Bulova 1960 Train Timer

Submitted by Steve Ford on September 5, 2021 - 4:49pm
Manufacture Year
1960
Movement Model
17AH
Movement Jewels
17
Movement Serial No.
None
Case Serial No.
V627348
Case shape
Round
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Pocket Watch  date code L9. Montgomery style dial  Spade and pointer hands Bulova 10K Rolled Gold Plate  New York   V627348 Inside back cover. 

Nice Clean Montgomery dial, Bright Blued Hands
Clean movement, Running well.
Date code
Inside back cover
Case back
neetstuf-4-u
Posted September 5, 2021 - 5:42pm

Wow, nice one! The movement is dated 1959, but the case is dated 1960 (M0). I find your watch in the 1961 linebook

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1960 Bulova Train Timer

 

neetstuf-4-u
Posted March 11, 2022 - 5:22pm

The linebooks are not currently available for public viewing. They would take an immense amount of digital memory to publish on site. It's basically 24 years of Bulova Corp. internal documents that they graciously allowed us (mybulova) access to, in order to help us in our quest to identify as many watches as possible for the collector community.

Steve Ford
Posted March 12, 2022 - 12:16pm

Thanks! that's about what I expected.

It's good to know the info is out there for you to access!

 

Steve

Andersok
Posted September 5, 2021 - 5:48pm

This one looks to be a match to the Train Timer model.

1961 linebook has the matching dial; 1962 linebook shows a different dial, lacking the outer numbered minute track - so not sure it qualifies as Montgomery style as noted.

LB147_1961_TrainTimer

plainsmen
Posted September 5, 2021 - 5:50pm

Wow... That's awesome.. and pretty rare.  I've not seen one before... Great find!

mybulova_admin
Posted September 5, 2021 - 7:23pm

Even though it's a standard pocket watch (still a very good movement), and not an official Railroad timepiece, it's in beautiful conditiion and not very common.

1960 Bulova Train Timer.

Steve Ford
Posted September 7, 2021 - 8:17pm

It may not be railroad grade, but after a COA and face cleaning, and case polishing, it is looking like new and keeping time within 1 second in 48 hours. 

 

Geoff Baker
Posted September 5, 2021 - 9:36pm

1960 Bulova Train Timer, sweet find

JimDon5822
Posted September 5, 2021 - 9:42pm

Thank you for posting Steve.  This is the first Train Timer pocket watch in the metal we have in the database.    Always awesome to see a new model get archived.  

1960 Bulova Train Timer