Bulova 1969 Diamond Empress

Submitted by Krandall on October 20, 2011 - 12:23pm
Manufacture Year
1969
Movement Model
unk
Movement Jewels
23
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
403510
Case shape
Oval
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Ladies
Watch Description

Originally wind-up, replaced with battery power only.

Bulova watch
Bulova watch
Bulova watch
Wayne Hanley
Posted October 20, 2011 - 5:03pm

The box says it's a Diamond Empress, but without the original movement I hesitate to give it a nice name. Is the crown original?

Krandall
Posted October 20, 2011 - 5:07pm

I know it's sad that the original movement is gone but the crown is original, with the "B" engraving.

mybulova_admin
Posted October 20, 2011 - 8:31pm

Do you have a photo of the inside movement? Sourcing an original Bulova mechanical movement may not be that hard.

Krandall
Posted October 21, 2011 - 11:02am

I'm just trying to get rid of it. But that would make it easier to sell.... Decisions....

OldTicker
Posted October 21, 2011 - 9:13pm

To a collector, the value is lost with the movement swap, so anyone that would buy this would look only at Gold melt value, and not consider the Diamonds.

I may have a 23J movement that will fit this watch, I will need the caseback measurments to be sure, in millimeters to be exact.

Greg

shooter144
Posted October 21, 2011 - 9:19pm

In reply to by OldTicker

worth checking into , its a nice watch, although as most of us know, the ladies models later than the '20's arent very sought after yet... make a good watch for the gf or wife for sure.

OldTicker
Posted October 21, 2011 - 9:24pm

In reply to by shooter144

Unless it is solid Gold and encrusted with real Diamonds with the original case,....that is a different story.

William Smith
Posted April 10, 2012 - 8:56pm

Too blurry to see case back.  ....or front for that matter.  Was the ID based on an ad or the box in which the movement-swapped watch may have originally sold?  How was 1969 date determined?  Seems unconfirmed w/o a little more info. 

William Smith
Posted April 10, 2012 - 10:32pm

In reply to by OldTicker

On my Lone Eagle w/ a 10AN movement swap from ten years after case date, I had changed to Non-conforming.  Admin and Plains had thought it was ok as Lone Eagle, that I just mentioned the movement swap in the comments field.  I remember there were exceptions surrounding non-conforming, but with a battery mvent in subject watch above, this is not an exception.  However it was unclear in my LE example.  So I agree non-conforming in subject watch, but it currently has two stars, so do I give one star for unconfirmed, or wait for the possibility that someone will change the record to non-Conforming?  ...or am I again taking this (and myself) to serious.