Bulova 1961 Royal Clipper

Submitted by JimDon5822 on May 27, 2020 - 8:27pm
Manufacture Year
1961
Movement Model
11AFAC
Movement Jewels
17
Case Serial No.
F290114
Case shape
Round
Case color
Yellow
Crystal details
Round Domed Plastic
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Digging thru my pile of parts watches I found this 1961 Royal Clipper that had a severely rusted tension ring.  I had previously tried to work on it but but could not get it out of the case. I finally gave it another try and was able to get the movement out.   I was able to remove a whole bunch of rust dust from the movement.   After a service, polish and relume of the hands it turns out it is running quite well.  

This appears to be a 1961 Royal Clipper with a 10KT Yellow RGP case and case back.   The back has a M1 date code.  The movement is a 11ANAC 17J with a M0 date code. 

1961 Royal Clipper
1961 Royal Clipper
1961 Royal Clipper
Calgary Herald (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) · 4 Jul 1960
Kathy L.
Posted May 27, 2020 - 9:26pm

That looks like a nice match to me.

1961 Bulova Royal Clipper

mybulova_admin
Posted May 28, 2020 - 5:48am

Can't argue with the movement, case or ID.

1961 Bulova Royal Clipper

Andersok
Posted May 28, 2020 - 6:33am

Royal Clipper. Good work to get it back to running.

jabs
Posted May 28, 2020 - 11:09am

1961 Bulova Royal Clipper

neetstuf-4-u
Posted May 28, 2020 - 1:48pm

Well done.

1961 Bulova Royal Clipper