Bulova 1953 Berkshire

Submitted by bobbee on June 16, 2012 - 10:26am
Manufacture Year
1953
Movement Model
10BT
Movement Jewels
17
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
6661252
Case shape
Round
Case color
Yellow
Watch Description

L3 on both caseback & movement. Notice the pitched Dauphine hands, with matching Dauphine seconds hand. The amount of wabi on this watch was phenomenal, and took 3 hours to remove, but on the upside it protected the bezel and upper surfaces from wear and they are in very good condition. Unfortunately, the caseback has a little hole and bad plate wear. The movement is in good order apart from the hairspring being bent, stopping it from working.

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FifthAvenueRes…
Posted June 16, 2012 - 11:47am

Wabi ? 

bobbee
Posted June 16, 2012 - 4:05pm

The crud that builds up on a watch, usually a tough brown crust, made up of dead cells, sweat and dirt, best removed by removing the movement and crystal, placing the case in the mouth and sucking it like a sweet. ; )

Jim Townsend
Posted June 17, 2012 - 3:31pm

Lmao bobbee yuck! tell me you dont do that really he he he he

bobbee
Posted June 17, 2012 - 6:00pm

Full of natural goodness! But really, don't you just love scraping that crud off, and finding a nice watch there? $33, but customs and excise nabbed another$19. :(