Hi everyone,
My name is Dennis and I have been a member for about a year and half. I would like to say thank you to all of the members for making this a great Bulova reference site and a special thank you to Admin. for all of your hard work in putting this site together and keeping it going. It has been an invaluable tool to me in my hobby of collecting, buying and selling Bulova watches.
My question is about crystals, In some of the BB catalogs (and others) they reference a Bulova number,
example; Bulova number 2231 BB number CMT 2293. It says on the top of the page that the Bulova (Gruen, Elgin,Hamilton etc. ) number can be found stamped on the inside of the case. I have looked at dozens of cases and on a few occasions have found the serial number but that is all. Do any of you know what this number is in reference to?
Thanks, Dennis
Dennis,
The number they are talking about is usually stamped inside the caseback, it will range from a 3 digit to 5 digit number, or letter/number combo.
Some manufacturers will stamp it on the caseback with a stamping die and others, (Bulova) will stamp it in ink.
Bulova didn't start doing this until the early 60's, so to ID a crystal before that, crystal measurment, shape, and curvature are needed to deterime the right crystal
In reply to Dennis, The number they are by OldTicker
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