I am very interested in your collective opinions of this ladies 23 jewel Swiss movement Bulova with a tuning fork on the dial and stem. I assumed it was an Accutron but found a mechanical 23 jewel 5 BD movement inside. The exterior back is stamped Bulova and N7. The interior back is pad stamped 9920-1. The case has a dedicated articulating strap stamped 1.D France on one link. I do not see any metal type or content on the case or strap. Your assistance in identification is appreciated.
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I was thinking along the same lines as Kathy with the dial and crown sporting the logo.
During this period most watches sporting the Accutron Tuning Fork were exclusive to Accutrons.
I know it became their main company logo, but didn't think it was this early on.
I think the dial might be off an Accutron Mini....then again I could be totally wrong:-)
I've come back to this one several times and come up empty. It could be a potential non-conforming (mix of parts, all Bulova) but with no substantial proof via ads I'm leaning towards Unknown for the time being.
It's definitely a cool watch, I like it.
1977 Unknown
Thanks for the additional feedback. Another thought I had is if the case and strap are a dedicated unit and a link is stamped 1.D France, does this mean the case and strap were made in France? And that pad printed number inside the case 9920-1; does that mean anything?
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9920-1 would be the case style. Movement doesn't appear to have a 3 letter import stamp to enter the US as parts. This would seem to indicate the watch was assembled outside the US. That paired with the France marked casing would suggest the watch was produced outside the US for the non-US market.