Bulova 1971 Clipper

Submitted by slsummers on May 23, 2024 - 2:49pm
S
Manufacture Year
1971
Movement Model
11A0ACB
Movement Date Code
N2
Movement Jewels
17
Case Serial No.
H808864
Case shape
Cushion
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

I'd like to gain insight into this 1971/1972 watch.  The case serial number led me to guess Clipper, but others (outside this site) suggest it's a Sea King.

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neetstuf-4-u
Posted May 23, 2024 - 3:28pm

An interesting one to be sure, thanks for sharing. We date watches by case date stamp, which makes yours a 1971. The 1971linebook177 shows a match with "Sea King" on the dial, but identifies the watch as

1971 Clipper "S".

If I am correct, this is a first for the database.

clipper s1clipper s2

mybulova_admin
Posted May 23, 2024 - 8:39pm

It would make sense to drop the 'SEA KING' from the dial if they changed the model name to 'Clipper'. The linebook maybe used an old photo of the model when is was a Sea King. We see a few of these pop up with SEA KING on the dial but ID'd as another model in the linebook.

I'd certainlly agree with a 1971 Bulova Clipper "S" as per the linebook and lack of SEA KING on the dial.

Geoff Baker
Posted May 23, 2024 - 10:04pm

I agree - 1971 Bulova Clipper S is a good match.

slsummers
Posted May 24, 2024 - 9:17am

Thanks for the review and verification!

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted May 24, 2024 - 10:10am

The movement is stamped N2

 

1972

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted May 24, 2024 - 10:18am

Why?

A watch could not have been cased in 1971 if the movement is dated 1972, the movement didn't exist in '71.

'back in the day' the site always dated watches by the latter date, within reason. 

Andersok
Posted May 24, 2024 - 10:06pm

Good match to Clipper 'S"

JimDon5822
Posted May 24, 2024 - 10:37pm

1971 Bulova Clipper S is a good match.