VINTAGE BULOVA Divers 666ft. ... the devil diver ...

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Single Crown Compressor Selfwinding
BULOVA SNORKEL SKINDIVER SUPERWATERPROOF 666ft.


CASE REF.# 272 @ 36MM [ BREVET ] solid plastic resin bezel
MOVEMENT REF.# 11AFC [17 jewel]
LUG WIDTH: 18MM

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FOR PARTS INFORMATION and REFERENCE

BULOVA SNORKEL CRYSTAL w/ date Magnifier
REF.# 714AWD @ 29.7MM
water resistant

for use on:
BULOVA Oceanographer Snorkel " G "
case ref.# 714
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Coincidentally my new crystal showed turned up today.


CONGRATS ... awesome u also shared the packaging of the crystal ... this will help other ppl
 
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FOR PARTS INFORMATION and REFERENCE

BULOVA SNORKEL CRYSTAL
REF.# 825AW @ 31.7MM
WATERPROOF

for use on:
BULOVA DEEP SEA CHRONOGRAPH " B "
case ref.# 895
 
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CONGRATS ... awesome u also shared the packaging of the crystal ... this will help other ppl

Credit should go to @JwRosenthal who pointed out that the inside case back reference is the also the part number, great system!
 
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I really like the look of these watches and someone I know actually has one for sale. It’s in very decent shape and he is asking a fair price. I got this thing though, I think it’s bad ju-ju or mojo or whatever to wear stuff with 666 on it. I’m not like a crazy religious guy but I worked in jails for a while and seeing all the 666 tattoos and graffiti I don’t know it’s like a bad vibe, maybe I should get the 333 and stick to snorkeling
 
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I recently pulled out my grandfather's old gold Bulova 218 Accutron dress watch and as I replaced the battery I felt bad that it just sits in it's box (too small for my liking). Around the same time I stumbled across this Devil Diver thread and saw all these really nice, classic diving watches with the red/black "Coke" bezels. So in honor of the man whos lap I would sit on as a kid and listen to his watch humm.... I've picked up a similar tuning fork movement but in the bigger, chunkier version.

And here she is.... a few character adding bumps on the bezel but it didn't break the bank & I'm amazed as to how accurate it is! Overall, really pleased to now have a wrist-worthy Bulova in my collection. Cheers Grandad!!

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