Bulova 1965 Accutron Astronaut

Submitted by timekeeper on August 12, 2012 - 5:43pm
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Manufacture Year
1965
Movement Model
214
Movement Jewels
17
Case Serial No.
C51661
Case shape
Round
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

I'm not sure about the year of this watch. The case is dated1965, and the movement is dated 1967. When a watchmaker friend of mine died, I bought some of his parts from his widow. Included in the lot was 2 boxs of odds and ends and junk. In one box was this empty case, and in a small can was the movement with some missing parts, such as hands and hour wheel. The band was in the 2nd junk box along with some other bands and case parts from other watches. Recently I had an  Accutron watchmaker put it together and service it. It could be that these parts came from more than one watch. Which doesn't matter to me personally, because it is such a good looking watch, and run s so very well.

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Geoff Baker
Posted April 30, 2021 - 10:04pm

No concern, I would suggest 1965 for the record though, based on the case.

mybulova_admin
Posted May 2, 2021 - 3:55am

So yes Accutron Astronauts came standard with a hack feature meaning it should have a 214HN movement, confirming that the M7 movement shown is a replacement.