Bulova...what's the view on collectibility?

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tapaptpat

·Aug 21, 2017

What year is your Bulova made can be found here.
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f705/bulova-manufacture-date-charts-2657577.html

Cheers

 

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TexOmega

·Aug 22, 2017

LED driver watch has to be on a Bulova Collectors list.

And a diver

or two

and a quirky styled one

and a Military one

then a recent one

or two

 

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PhilN

·Aug 23, 2017

TexOmega

LED driver watch has to be on a Bulova Collectors list.

And a diver

or two

and a quirky styled one

and a Military one

then a recent one

or two

Great collection. Also have the "other Moonwatch" from Bulova.

 

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TexOmega

·Aug 23, 2017

And one from Bulova that screams 1970's...........

in a funky sorta way.

 

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Larry S

·Aug 23, 2017·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

This watch is so ugly its beautiful! Funky is to mild a word. Love it!

 

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ahsposo

·Aug 23, 2017·Most fun screen name at ΩF

But that diamond! Makes me wonder if it's is paired with a pinky ring...

 

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rcs914

·Aug 23, 2017

I think the perception of Bulova as a brand suffers due to how ownership bounced around for so many years, and how there are American made Bulova, Swiss made, Japanese made, etc. I'd love to have an Accutron Space View - always have loved them. Another interesting one is the Bulova "Royal Oak", which was rumored to have pre-dated the AP Royal Oak, but this is apocryphal and likely not true at all.

http://www.woundforlife.com/2014/06/02/opinion-bulova-royal-oak-myth/

 

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redpcar

·Aug 23, 2017

Vintage Bulova has always been above average across the board for build quality. The high production numbers keep the resale lower that some of the counterparts. The beauty of collecting them is the availability of parts. Many cheap "donor watches" carry the same parts that I need for the quirky more valuable examples.

 

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GuiltyBoomerang

·Aug 23, 2017

@gatorcpa - that price made me go searching for something similar - will have to wait for this one to arrive and see whether those scratches can be buffed out of the crystal! (And yes it was relatively cheap too...apart from the missing lume plot :> )

 

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gatorcpa

·Aug 23, 2017·ΩF InvestiGator

That's why they call me "The Enabler".
gatorcpa

 

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Nikoicon

·Aug 23, 2017

Hi All- I am new to the forum and just jumping in randomly.. I recently just purchased a Minty early 60s super compressor and it has been taking tons of wrist time. I think it they are becoming more collectible as of late, but in this instance it doesn't matter to me as I think it's just a gorgeous watch!!

 

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TexOmega

·Aug 23, 2017

Larry S

This watch is so ugly its beautiful! Funky is to mild a word. Love it!

Think big, flair collared shirts, huge bellbottoms and platform shoes, baby! And gold chains to here.....perfect ensemble with the pinkie ring.

On second thought, don't think any of that, it was a tough decade on many levels.

 

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Larry S

·Aug 23, 2017·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

I was there. The things we did for the opposite sex! Including disco. I drink to forget!

 

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Larry S

·Aug 23, 2017·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

So adding this Spaceview Homage to the gallery. Purchased in a weak moment after being ripped off on E-Bay with a franken spaceview. I honestly don't know what to do with it.

 

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redpcar

·Aug 23, 2017

ok. ok. Now we are going to show them off. I'm in.

 

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TexOmega

·Aug 23, 2017

And I see you a silvered/white dial

Edited: Aug 23, 2017

 

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Waltesefalcon

·Aug 23, 2017

Someday I will need to get myself an Astronaut.

 

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Tony C.

·Aug 25, 2017·Ωf Jury member

Waltesefalcon

Someday I will need to get myself an Astronaut.

There appears to be pretty good selection at the moment, though I can't speak to availability.

 

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STEELE

·Aug 27, 2017

Here's mine from the 30's. Inherited it from my grandparent.

Looks big but it's on my 11 year old daughters wrist 😀

 

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albertob

·Aug 27, 2017

This post made me want to buy one.
Especially the Seville date, similar to the DJ.
If I find a good one, you might see a lost in WRUW 😁