Bulova 1965 Snorkel

Submitted by BulovaBlueOcea… on March 14, 2014 - 4:20pm
Manufacture Year
1965
Movement Model
11ALACD
Movement Jewels
17
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
-
Case shape
Round
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
29 mm in diameter.
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Orange dial reads: "Bulova - Oceanographer - Automatic - Snorkel - 666 Feet - T S wiss T."  The "Bulova" name is raised, done with applied metallic coloured letters. Movement is signed: "Bulova Watch Co. - 11ALACD - 17 Jewels Seventeen - Swiss - Unadjusted - BXW -  M5".  Cross-haired dial with magnified date window and "starfish" style hands. Scre w-in caseback is signed "Bulova - Waterproof" with the figure skater motif.  Strap lug width is 18 mm.  All steel 35 mm diameter case (excluding the non-screw-down Bulova signed crown) with bi-directional, ratcheted dive time bezel. Original paint of the bezel indices possibly worn off. Inner side of case-back is signed "Stainless Steel - Swiss - MLB (inside a tombstone-shaped figure) - 386-1 - M5".

1965 Bulova Oceanographer Snorkel diver. Steel case, orange dial, signed crown.
1965 Bulova watch
1965 Bulova watch
1965 Bulova watch
1965 Bulova watch
JP
Posted March 14, 2014 - 7:29pm

WOW, an orange Oceanographer. That's a rare one and sought after by many collectors.

Geoff Baker
Posted March 15, 2014 - 5:44am

Great looking watch BulovaBlue. This one could be tricky. I'd say the case is a Snorkel. I don't think I ever seen a Snorkel though with anything other than black or white dial. I have seen Oceanographers of the 1970's with 'Snorkel' on the dial but I don't believe I've ever seen a 1960's Snorkel with 'Oceanographer' on the dial. 

I'm inclined to go with "Snorkel" for the ID on this beauty.

BulovaBlueOcea…
Posted March 15, 2014 - 5:18pm

Thanks for your comments, JP and Geoff. I had no idea it was such a rare and unusual model. 

mybulova_admin
Posted March 17, 2014 - 7:25am

Bulova Snorkel will work for me in keeping some level of consistency. Love that orange dial. That's a keeper!!!

BulovaBlueOcea…
Posted March 21, 2014 - 9:19pm

Thanks everyone for your valued input about this Bulova diver!

William Smith
Posted July 18, 2017 - 3:42pm

Do we have an add supporting orange dial for Snorkel?  I know there's adds stating available in black or white dial.

...or is this possibly one of those "Oceanographer" w/ Snorkel printed on dail.  I think we have some documentation for orange-dialed Oceanographer.