Bulova 1969 President

Submitted by agruber on March 7, 2022 - 11:26pm
G
Manufacture Year
1969
Movement Jewels
17
Case Serial No.
Z290656
Case shape
Square
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Please help identify, if possible the model of this Bulova watch.  The caseback has serial number Z290656 placed on bottom of the case.  Top of case  first line; BULOVA M9, second line; 0015 GOLD, third line; ELECTROPLATE BEZEL, fourth line; RGP Back Face has two hand and ROMAN NUMERALS.  NO second hand. I was unable to open case to look at movement - I did not have appropriate tools. Thanks for your help

face is Roman numerals no second hand. Case is gold plated . Watch has code M9 which I take to be 1969. Upload date is march 7 2022
Back of Case serial number Z290656. upload date is March 7 2022
JimDon5822
Posted March 8, 2022 - 12:24am

Thank you for posting your watch.  This one is a rare one indeed and the first for our database.   Based on our 1969 Linebook BAWD0172 page 13 this apperas to be a 1969 Bulova President "G".  All depends on the dial.  If the dial is silver then it is an F and gold it is a G.  It looks gold to me so I am going with G

President FPresident F

agruber
Posted March 8, 2022 - 12:19pm

Thanks so much for identifying the watch and to everyone else that commented.  it is indeed gold so it must be a model G.  I am pleased to have contributed to the data base

agruber
Posted March 8, 2022 - 4:37pm

Hi JimDon5822

I was looking again at the description of the watch and I have a couple of questions that maybe you or anyone else might be able to answer.

1) When was production of this model ended, or is it still available?

2) There were 2 prices; $29 and $65.  Does the first refer to 1969 cost of model F and the latter to model G?

3) the band looks metallic- do you have any idea where I could get one?

Thanks

agruber

neetstuf-4-u
Posted March 8, 2022 - 5:04pm

Production ended a long time ago. I haven't dug into it, but if I had to guess based on how few of these any of us have encountered, it was likely a one to three year production. Band is flexible metal links with a scissor or Speidel style  expansion in the middle. Similar to this,

bandex1

bandex2

Best bet is ebay to find one close.

The prices in the linebook are dealer cost and suggested retail for both models described. Based on inflation $65 in 1969 is the equivalent of $498 in 2022.

mybulova_admin
Posted March 8, 2022 - 4:27am

Wonderful linebook match and it's nice to have another 'first' for the sites database.

1969 Bulova President "G".

The President model goes back to 1925 and was consistently in Bulova's lineup for many decades.

Andersok
Posted March 8, 2022 - 6:27am

President "G"

neetstuf-4-u
Posted March 8, 2022 - 9:38am

Always great to identify a previously unseen variant. Thanks for sharing.

I agree, 1969 President "G"

JimDon5822
Posted March 8, 2022 - 10:41am

The funny thing I was looking at this watch in the linebook about a week ago and thought to myself why don't we see any of these.  Then here it is.   Funny.
 

agruber
Posted March 8, 2022 - 12:12pm

Thanks for looking.  By the way watch runs well and I wear it occasionally

Kathy L.
Posted March 8, 2022 - 6:06pm

Wonderful!

1969 Bulova President "G"