Bulova 1966 Accutron SpaceView

Submitted by Mark W. on July 16, 2020 - 12:30am
Manufacture Year
1966
Movement Model
214
Movement Jewels
Unknown
Case Serial No.
A79113
Case shape
Round
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
29mm OD
Gender
Mens
Front view
Inside backing view
Geoff Baker
Posted July 17, 2020 - 10:10pm

This watch record has the Spaceview case number listing you were looking for Stephen. 2527 is not listed as original

Astronaut M2
Posted July 17, 2020 - 11:18pm

That is correct, if the watch in question is not on the spaceview list it's not a factory spaceview and therefore could not be converted (Bulova did not approve the watch for conversion) BUT that doesn't mean someone could make it into a "spaceview" anyways...  

Mark W.
Posted July 18, 2020 - 1:55pm

Admin,

News is continuing to come in as my aged father remembers more about the watch. In the 70s, he did send the watch to Bulova for cleaning AND to remove the dial/face so he could see the movement. So, they apparently installed the brass spacer ring as a replacement for the dial's thickness. Effort is underway to locate the original dial.

 

Astronaut M2
Posted August 18, 2020 - 3:22am

Those 218 rings that went between the pillar plate and dial are not the correct thickness needed to correctly take the place of the removed dial so you should get the correct ring Bulova P/N MR401 Dial Ring Spacer...

neetstuf-4-u
Posted July 17, 2020 - 2:00pm

ABC = Accutron, Bulova, Caravelle

Astronaut M2
Posted August 17, 2020 - 12:52pm

You know for as long as I've been working on Bulova Accutron 214 Watches (many years) I never knew what the ABC stood for until now! lol

 

Thanks! lol

mybulova_admin
Posted August 16, 2020 - 3:48am

Alternately you could get a chapter ring (see dial reflector above) in place of a dial. Whilst not an original Spaceview, I think the addition of the dial reflector would make it a correct conversion and would to some extent be just how your father wanted it.

AstroM2 might be able to confirm if a dial reflector would fit....I would imagine so.

Astronaut M2
Posted August 17, 2020 - 12:46pm

I'm sorry but a chapter ring can not be added to a non-chapter ring bezel as the bezel is machined for the CR and the bezel has a locating pin to index the CR,. The CR is retained with a press-fit armored crystal... 

mybulova_admin
Posted August 20, 2020 - 10:23pm

Thanks, that is good info to know.

I'm an Accutron novice when it comes to fixing them, and thought that might be a simple solution. Obviously not.