This watch is fantastic and I believe NOS. Zero wear and tear... hang tag showing the: Accutron Calendar - AM - 21301 Wht. SS Strap $150 - The original black allegator strap with SS Accutron buckle is still intact with zero wear. I'm not opening it up as I don't watch to scratch it... Gotta love this one folks.
The Calendar 'AM', per ads, has a silver dial, which is quite different from the blue dial on this watch. The strap is a very good match to the ads, as is the case shape. I've found several 'AM' ads, and they all show the same silver dial. As for the blue dial, I've found one ad showing a similar blue dial, called the '261' with a different case design. I'm not sure this watch is all original, perhaps the dial was swapped in to this very nice case. Also, movement listed as 214 is not correct; should be a 2181 or similar. Is the crown working, because it appears to be protruding out much farther than normal in the set position? It is still a stunning looking Accutron Calendar.
In reply to The Calendar 'AM', per ads, by Andersok
If you read the sames ones I did it says silver luminescent dial and hands... of which I believe they mean the markers. Obviously the dial isn't going to be luminescent.
You're right.. should be the 218.. I'll change it.. was sleepy at 11:30 last night finishing these pics up.
The crown is functional.. I think it may have a new stem, or it was never cut down.
I'm inclined to agree with Ken (Andersok). A few thing going on here that make me question the originality and correctness of the watch.
The crown and stem shows that its been worked on and by someone that didn't know how to resize the winding stem. The 'AM' variant is shown with a different dial on many adverts. The hang tag might be original to the case, but I suspect someone has placed a donar movement in to.
Advert showing a perfect match for the dial and movement. If you look at this advert the case would require a longer stem which would explain why your's is sticking out so much.
All that said and done, maybe it is all legit and the reapir job was not finished.
For me though I'm at Non-Conforming....sorry Plains....
Ken and Stephen make some valid points. When I first viewed subject watch, I assumed based on pristine condition and presence of string tag that crown was pulled out in photos and would indeed nestle next to case in cutout.
This could be all original as it sits with an unfinished repair, but tag and pristine appearance makes one wonder why it required parts replacements.
Opening it up might confirm or deny, but maybe not. It is, as noted by color ad; possible that someone along the line in the last 48 years had 2 watches and made what they considered the "best of the best" from the two.
Sorry man, but based on available info and pictures, I gotta go non-conforming as well.
I did a comparison on the watch advert to see if the normal position of the crown as shown in the color advert for the Accutron 261, matches the position on the subject watch.
Subject Bulova Accutron with crown highlighted
Accutron 261. I tried to match the size and orientation of the dial as best I could.
And now the overlay...pretty near spot on.
I'd say the case is from a Accutron Calendar 'AM', but the movement, dial, hands etc are from an Accutron '261'