VINTAGE BULOVA chronographe & divers

hmmmcamu · Nov 1, 2017

Bulova Oceanographer Snorkel 666ft.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/vintage-bulova-accutron-caravelle-bezel-handset-information.145929/

the photos i have shared are vintage pieces [Bulova is considering a reissue for 2018 for 3 of their vintage models, the Bullhead, The Red and White Surfboard dial Diver Chronograph, and last but not least ... the Devil Diver]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/208317149698549/

alam · Nov 1, 2017

Just in case you need their services. 😁 btw, cool watches! 👍

dx009 · Nov 1, 2017

Very interesting choice for indexes... Do they have lume underneath ?

hmmmcamu · Nov 1, 2017

dx009
Very interesting choice for indexes... Do they have lume underneath ?

yes ... the LUME was placed underneath the Baton [posts] ... causing the entire marker to glow when it was new

alam · Nov 1, 2017

hmmmcamu
Bulova and reissues ...

http://votebulova.com/home/

My vote went to the Surf Board Chrono...

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hmmmcamu · Nov 1, 2017

alam
My vote went to the Surf Board Chrono...

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I would be inclined to say .... that they might re issue all 3 models .... .... their re issue of the so called MOON watch was done in quartz .... I hope they do these in mechanical Automatic this time ....

Archer · Nov 1, 2017

I prefer the 60's version - mine is from 1963...

But if they do a decent job on the re-issue I might consider it.

Cheers, Al

hmmmcamu · Nov 1, 2017

if the re issues are done in quartz .... it would be a NO BUY for myself

Larry S · Nov 1, 2017

I voted Surfboard...

kippyk · Nov 1, 2017

Surfboard then the Devil...

WYO_Watch · Nov 1, 2017

I would be down for a Devil Diver myself. Love the looks of the no date. Missed a good example offered here a while back, but I do own a beat up version of the Caravelle. I love it, someday should find an example that isn’t so beat - but maybe it would no longer be as cool?

hmmmcamu · Nov 8, 2017

into the DEEP ...

w154 · Nov 10, 2017

I jumped on a buy-it-now Bulova 666 chrono a few weeks ago on US eBay and it just landed here in Germany. It was clear from the sellers pics it was going to be problematical, but I think it isn't as bad as it could have been and it was only €100 so it didn't break the bank.

Anyway, now it's here I wondered if it's worth the cost to get it fixed. I actually quite like the dial, but I think it's fair to say that it's damaged rather than tropical. There's been a leak by the crown / pushers as there's rust on the movement, but I have a 7733 donor so I reckon I could get it fixed and serviced for around €250-300, so €350-400 all in. Do you guys think it's worth the effort ? And is there any love here for this knackered dial, or should I try and go find a good condition or NOS one to replace it ?

WYO_Watch · Nov 10, 2017

w154
Do you guys think it's worth the effort ?

I love the dial and think if you can get it going all in around $500 you have yourself a pretty awesome piece. I wouldn’t do a dial swap or bezel swap, leave it all original (minus the rust on the movement). When it’s done, post pictures. If you hate it, I call preemptive dibs.

hmmmcamu · Nov 10, 2017

w154
I jumped on a buy-it-now Bulova 666 chrono a few weeks ago on US eBay and it just landed here in Germany. It was clear from the sellers pics it was going to be problematical, but I think it isn't as bad as it could have been and it was only €100 so it didn't break the bank.

Anyway, now it's here I wondered if it's worth the cost to get it fixed. I actually quite like the dial, but I think it's fair to say that it's damaged rather than tropical. There's been a leak by the crown / pushers as there's rust on the movement, but I have a 7733 donor so I reckon I could get it fixed and serviced for around €250-300, so €350-400 all in. Do you guys think it's worth the effort ? And is there any love here for this knackered dial, or should I try and go find a good condition or NOS one to replace it ?

Valjoux 7733 ... a great workhorse of a movement ... also the handset in ur watch is correct for the piece

TexOmega · Nov 10, 2017

WYO_Watch
I would be down for a Devil Diver myself. Love the looks of the no date. Missed a good example offered here a while back, but I do own a beat up version of the Caravelle. I love it, someday should find an example that isn’t so beat - but maybe it would no longer be as cool?

Mine’s fading to chocolate very nicely

But yours has the lolipop

Alpha · Nov 11, 2017

I have always liked my lowly piece which I confess was purchased on a well known auction site in the early hours of the morning after a somewhat sociable evening with friends 🤦

Fritz · Nov 11, 2017

and then there were these things... from 1980, at least it has a cool depth gauge, sorta makes up for it being quartz!

that and it was real cheap, NOS, from a retired Bulova dealer.

w154 · Nov 11, 2017

Fritz
and then there were these things... from 1980, at least it has a cool depth gauge, sorta makes up for it being quartz!

that and it was real cheap, NOS, from a retired Bulova dealer.

That just reminded me of something that I'd completely forgotten about...

Back in the Spring there was a big auction in Switzerland that was selling off watches and watch parts as a liquidation of some company. One of the lots contained a really interesting looking Bulova Accutron diver with perhaps a bezel lock. I searched at the time and came up with nothing, and as it looked NOS and as the dial was rotated (and as it came from an industry liquidation) I figured it might be a prototype. I bid but was the underbidder, and forgot about it until the post above triggered something in my mind...

Anyway, has anyone here seen similar before ?

WYO_Watch · Nov 21, 2017

w154
Anyway, has anyone here seen similar before ?

I have not seen one before, but I like the fancy red button 👍 there are a bunch of these devil divers - I just passed along a Pepsi bezeled oceanographer 333. And also have a woman’s and man’s white track Caravelle Devil Diver set.

Anyone have any devil divers with Germany dials? I saw this one on Ebay not sell a few times before the seller dropped the price. Wife is out of town... so I bought her a present 😗

VINTAGE BULOVA chronographe & divers

hmmmcamu

alam

dx009

hmmmcamu

alam

hmmmcamu

Archer

hmmmcamu

Larry S

kippyk

WYO_Watch

hmmmcamu

w154

WYO_Watch

hmmmcamu

TexOmega

Alpha

Fritz

w154

WYO_Watch

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