This 1967 Bulova belonged to my Great Uncle. A quick look around leads me to believe that it's a Sea King (based on the case shape and numeral fonts). However, I have not seen any examples that have a sub-second hand like this one does. I'm hoping you and your team can be of assistance.
In reply to Nice watch to have; looks to… by Andersok
Thank you. That's very helpful. A few questions:
- was it normal for Bulova to release a variant with a sub-second hand and still consider it the same model? Would that not require a different movement to accommodate the placement of the hand?
- when did Bulova start using the whale logo on the Sea King? After this period or were they just on some models and not others?
- were all versions of this model made in the Swiss factory (as this one clearly is)?
In reply to Thank you. That's very… by Styles Bitchley
If you ever get the watch movement out of the case, there should be on the inside wall of the case the location it was made, perhaps W Germany. We also may see Swiss or Japan for case manufacturers.
Most Sea Kings had a center seconds hand, but a few had the sub hand or no seconds hand.
Actually, a bit of searching with this new information brought me to this page on the site with similar questions on the same watch: https://mybulova.com/watches/1967-centennial-8158
Conclusion: Bulova 1967 Centennial "I"