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Bulova Oceanographer Snorkel 666 FEET
Variant " G "
Day and Date - case ref# 7095-1
Date only - case ref# 714

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though similar in appearance the 2 cases are ..... NOT INTERCHANGEABLE .... as they house different movements and use ... DIFFERENT BEZEL RINGS ....... which can not be swapped ...
Case 7095-1 has a friction [ no click ] bezel ring
Case 714 uses a 60 click bezel ring ...

 

Yesterday I met with Wayne @allwoundup
In Princeton for some libations and watch conversation... Since this was the first time we’ve met; I tried to be play a joke by flashing my Newark NJ FOP Detective Family badge and tell him that “we were on to his meeting and that we would protect him and his watches” from this arriving con man . I never really had a chance to articulate all this as Wayne started cracking up - inducing me to start laughing too. Good times looking over a few watches and discussing our love for vintage Bulova ... Even the very young bartender joined in and showed us a pic of his Omega Seamaster 300M ... Wayne was nice enough to forward both my Longines Ultra - Chron ( I had cracked the case) as well as my Bulova 23 ( off a few minutes a day ) to his watchmaker for repair. All in all a lot of fun; Wayne is a great guy and I’m happy I got to actually meet a fellow OF member!

 

Hmmmm ...

 

Just a quick question on battery change... My Astronaut went dead the other day, so it is time for a battery change. I recall having read somewhere a very specific kind of battery is needed for the swap. Can anyone confirm this, and advise the battery type?

 

You could try this site
https://www.energizer.com/specialty-battery-finder/bulova-watch-battery-replacement?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=BCM_ENR-US-SB-Watch Batteries-Unbr&utm_term=which watch battery&utm_content=2kwlyY7N-dc_pcrid_81913653304386_pkw_which watch battery_pmt_bp_slid__productid__ptaid_kwd-81913691457952:loc-190_pgrid_1310618013408350_&msclkid=8d342416a405197f3d0e78fc05f25f35

You might also find this interesting.
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/b...cia-for-pilots-of-the-fastest-plane-ever-made

"The main difference between the Accutron Astronaut and other Accutron models of its era was the inclusion of a 24-hour hand, and a 24-hour bezel. Like other Accutrons using the 214 movement, the Astronaut has no conventional crown and is set using a recessed key set into the back of the watch, adjacent to the battery door. Changing the battery and servicing an Accutron movement in general required specialized tools and training as the movement, while surprisingly robust in use, is very delicate on the bench (the same could be said, to some degree, about any watch movement, even quartz) and it would be exceedingly easy to destroy the delicate index wheel teeth or lever-and-pawl mechanisms with even a slight miscalculation with one's tweezers."

Sounds like a job best left to a pro.

 

Bulova Deep Sea Chronograph 666 FEET " B "

 

Ready to celebrate 60 years since the first (glide) flight of the X-15 hypersonic research rocket plane... More @ MoonwatchUniverse
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Newly arrived. 1958 Bulova 23 ...

 

Accutron Astronaut GMT 214HN
by: Bulova
ca. 1966

 

The more I see this watch, the more I like it.

 

While theorectly the modern quartz watch movements are a hair more accurate than the Accutron movement, and certainly far less expensive to mass produce, I've often run across very inaccurate and/or unreliable quartz watches.
Wonder if it would be feasible to market a line of Accutron watches these days?

 

Just off the bench: 1938 Bulova Doug "Wrong Way" Corrigan.

Doug Corrigan is a 1930's aviator who wanted to fly across the Atlantic non-stop (à la Lindberg) but was denied authorization because of the unsoundness of his aircraft. He had a flight approved for a westward flight (to California?) from the East Coast, but instead actually went across the Atlantic. He blamed a navigational error for the mishap. Here's a terrific newspaper headline celebrating the event. Bulova named a watch model after him. What attracted me to the watch was the lovely art-deco case.

 

Congratulations on a great looking watch....the pig skin strap works perfectly with it.

 

The “Flying Irishman” took off only a few miles from where I was born ; Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett .... His “ruse” of claiming his wrong way trip to Dublin was caused by a faulty compass - was just part of his brash character. He seemingly thumbed his nose at authorities most of his adult life. I like the story of Corrigan stunt flying (chandelles) in San Diego with company planes. Management would read him the riot act and he’d just stop stunting there; but instead at a small field near the Mexican border. Gotta love his spunk. BTW, great Bulova there.

 

Doug Corrigan was also one of the engineers who worked on preparing Lindbergh's 'Spirit of St. Louis' for the Atlantic crossing.
Great watch, I too have one!

 

I would like to mention that @Canuck was a terrific help in restoring this watch by providing a replacement yoke for the movement.

 

Test pilots wore a Bulova-Accutron flying the Lockheed A-12 (pre SR-71 spyplane) or the North American Aviation X-15 hypersonic rocket plane
As announced, more info at https://moonwatchuniverse.tumblr.com/archive
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