Bulova 1957 Surfmaster

Submitted by brandall54 on April 26, 2019 - 3:02pm
D
Manufacture Year
1957
Movement Model
8AC
Movement Jewels
17
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
C366095
Case shape
Square
Case color
Yellow
Crystal details
22.8mm x 22.8mm square
Watch Description

1957 Surfmaster A  After reading both threads for the surfmaster and the surfmaster, I'm going with the Surfmaster A. IMHO, the 57 Surfmaster in the database should be an A  and the Surfmaster A should be a Model 23 U. Just sayin. I just got this bak from Kurt after an oiling and servicing so I dare not open the case. I used the movement info from the database for this one and Kurt said the gasket was dried out and in pieces and he didn't have a replacement so he pieced the original back together....don't get it wet lol. Definitely my prized possession to date. Will be wearing it daily with great pride. Oh yeah, it came in the original box with the tags but unfortunately its band was replaced with a very sharp looking duchess half expansion band that fits the watch very well.

1957 Bulova watch
1957 Bulova watch
1957 Bulova watch
Geoff Baker
Posted May 22, 2019 - 8:07am

I agree Bob - the referenced watch has been updated, this, I think is still Unknown.

brandall54
Posted October 6, 2019 - 8:42pm

Well I have an Update. And now I'm still at Unknown. I found this 1957 Surfmaster ? on ebay. Complete with the sweep second hand. So this one looks like it will be staying on the Unknown list for a while longer.

JimDon5822
Posted March 2, 2020 - 11:30pm

This looks like a 1957 Surfmaster "D" based on the 1958-1959 Line Book BAWD0136 page 25 of 130.  The description shows waterproof but is missing from the dial. Otherwise looks like a good match.

1958 Surfmaster D1958 Surfmaster D