Wearing one this evening,

 

Just checking, $15 shipping was first class international with no insurance right?

 

What did you end up doing? It looks like it would cost me over $60 ship to Thailand insured. I am leaning towards using Ernie Goodman at Starfindings to avoid international shipping. I don't think I have got the stones to ship a watch uninsured.

 

Watch is still sitting in a drawer- back burnered until I find someone in the US that actually wants to work on it.

 

Right, no insurance. There always a risk, but for me the buy in was low so I didn’t worry much. But he says in his website he’s never really had issues, but there’s always a first time...

It really was worth it though. But if you can find someone local that is the same price then that would be easier for sure. For me it was the cost and reviews of his service, everyone local wanted more. Maybe it’s still cheaper even with insurance?

 

55 years ago, the first two-men Gemini spaceflight mission launched from Cape Canaveral...
Although the Omega Speedmaster had just passed the NASA-tests done by engineer James Ragan, the Speedmaster wasn't announced until June 1, 1965 as the flight-qualified wristwatch for NASA manned space missions.
We know astronaut Leroy Gordo Cooper compared a Speedmaster CK2998-4 with an Accutron Astronaut tuning fork wristwatch on MA-9 "Faith-7" in May 1963... but in March 1965 during Gemini-Titan III both astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young also wore an Accutron Astronaut on steel mesh bracelet.
More photos: https://moonwatchuniverse.tumblr.com/archive
Let's mention in the same breath that's 60 years ago since the first X-15 flight during which the hypersonic rocket aircraft carried the NASA logo for the very fist time. X-15 Flight 9 on March 25, 1960 was Joseph Walker's first free flight and Walker was one of the seven, out of 12 X-15 testpilots, who 1961 onwards started to wear the Accutron Astronaut tuning fork microsonic wristwatch
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(Photo: MoonwatchUniverse & Time4aPint)

 

Vintage Bulova Snorkel " G " variant @ 41mm minus crown

• 1970 Oceanographer Snorkel date only and 1973 Snorkel day / date models

 

Beautiful! ; these look as new as the re-issues !

 

my long gone devil diver;

 

Here's my Bulova Deep Sea Chronograph "A", and here's news that Bulova is issuing homages in automatic and quartz varieties: Introducing The Bulova Chronograph A 'Surfboard' Editions.

 

I must say that is way cool.
I've just been looking over various factory refurbished Bulova chronographs and none had the eye popping style of your example.

 

1949 His Excellency.

 

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Bulova Snorkel J
1967

 

It was my grandfathers. I don't know much about it or if it is original and correct but here it is!

 

I haven’t seen this dial before. What is the date code on the outside of the case back? It should be a letter, most likely an “M” or an “N”, followed by a single digit.

 

Only thing I recognize as even being close to a date is 10-51?

 

What national market was the watch purchased in? Most Bulova watches sold in the U.S. during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s have a letter-digit date code on the case back exterior. That said, some have a letter-digit date code on the interior of the case back -- e.g., I have a 1968 Snorkel with an interior case back date code. There are two good Bulova dedicated web sites that are useful for doing research www.mybulova.com and www.watchophilia.com. I took a quick look on both for 1951, but didn't see a similar watch. You have piqued my curiosity. If I find anything about your watch I will drop you a line. Cheers!

 

Thank you my friend. I would appreciate that a lot because I have no information on this watch. I dont even know if its real or not lol. I will also do my own research and see what I can find.