Bulova 1964 Regatta 23

Submitted by GuyMontag on January 31, 2022 - 9:04pm
Manufacture Year
1964
Movement Model
10BZACD
Movement Jewels
23
Case Serial No.
A35796
Case shape
Round
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
1127-2
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

I can't seem to find this one in the database or ads. It also looks like a first for the 10BZACD movement.

10K RGP, 23 jewels automatic with date, water proof, 2378 case number.

Front
Back
Case Number
Movement
GuyMontag
Posted January 31, 2022 - 9:09pm

Forgot to add that it has a date code M4 on back and M3 on movement.

Geoff Baker
Posted January 31, 2022 - 10:09pm

Guy Montag, it's been nearly 50 years but this week I re-read the book! Now I know why your User ID sounded familiar. Are you a fireman too Guy?

GuyMontag
Posted January 31, 2022 - 11:33pm

No, I'm not a fireman, I just really liked the book as a kid. I'm a voracious reader and the frightening idea of a world without books really left a mark on me. Here we are in 2022 and the book is just as relevant today. I think when I first signed up here I thought I was going to be 'one and done' and just used the first name that came to me as I wasn't really into watches and was just trying to ID a watch I had bought 15 years prior and had been sitting in a desk. But a year and 70+ Bulova's later I probably should have just used my real name :)

 

- Dave

mybulova_admin
Posted February 1, 2022 - 3:01am

Based on the case M4 I'd date to 1964.

Accordingly the closest I could find is the Bulova Regatta 23 "W", although the linebook photo dial color is throwing me off that variant.

1964 Bulova Regatta 23 "W" watch

Andersok
Posted February 1, 2022 - 6:33am

Model 03516 looks to have changed to the Date King "Z" by 1965.

LB1965_DateKingZ

Both images appear to not be a white dial. "Calendar" was also a used model name for these 23 jewel calendar models.

I don't find any of these as a great match to that white color dial.

Geoff Baker
Posted February 2, 2022 - 9:15pm

so.....1964 Bulova Regatta without a variant, right?

JimDon5822
Posted February 2, 2022 - 11:49pm

1964 Bulova Regatta and assume the variant is A with the linebook just being shading on the white dial but will go with no variant until we can confirm dial color. 

neetstuf-4-u
Posted February 5, 2022 - 8:54am

1964 Bulova Regatta -  no variant for now.