Bulova 1961 Military Issue

Submitted by dougedoug on October 14, 2013 - 2:16am
3818A
Manufacture Year
1961
Movement Model
10bnch
Movement Jewels
15
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
16948
Case shape
Round
Case color
White
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Todays $60 find on the way home from St. Augustine Greek Fest. Roadside Antique store had this beauty. Had to have her. She runs accurate with Hack feature. No tools to open her until I get home from the weekend. It had an expansion band  that I swapped with my 1968 Timex 600ft Skindiver I had packed with me for the weekend. 19mm Tropic will be arriving in the mail monday for the Skindiver.  Dont mind todays daily wearer in the photo shot.   

1961 Bulova watch
1961 Bulova watch
1961 Bulova watch
1961 Bulova watch
1961 Bulova watch
Jim Townsend
Posted October 23, 2013 - 4:58pm

The original statement still stands, how can you tell from two blurry pics this is an "original" or "Vietnam era" strap from a couple of blurry pics? You cant because it is not ask the man who posted it.
 

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted October 24, 2013 - 9:53am

"The Timex band was not an original band but a band I took from another one of my finds. A Stocker and Yale military ord. divers compass"

Jim,

Experience.

Jim Townsend
Posted October 25, 2013 - 4:34am

Smoke and mirrors Mark. You cant tell the strap is the one in your litttle sketch  by the pics.

OldTicker
Posted October 16, 2013 - 7:57pm

Agree on the 3818A ID, this one must have not seen much action...

Jim Townsend
Posted October 20, 2013 - 9:41am

Why do some say on the back of the case  U.S. Property and some do not ?

Jim Townsend
Posted October 20, 2013 - 9:46am

Reverend Rob
Posted October 20, 2013 - 4:58pm

My guess would be some were issued from stores QM, and would have to be returned if the serviceperson was discharged, whereas a watch purchased from the CanEx (Not sure what you call it in the US) would be a private soldier's watch. I bought mine from the Canex, and they were absolute crap.

bourg01
Posted October 20, 2013 - 10:26pm

Rob's up north here in Canada, Niagara Falls I believe. About 100 miles from me. I'm NE from there. Hey  Rob,  Hope I called that right, if so send me a PM with your shops addy and Lorraine and I will stop in to visit next time we hit the casino's.