Bulova 1979 -Unknown

Submitted by mhoward on December 14, 2020 - 5:26pm
Manufacture Year
1979
Movement Model
11AOACD
Movement Jewels
23
Case Serial No.
4470150
Case shape
Round
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

I don't have a set of calipers to measure the case width, however it has a 20mm lug width.

Front / Dial
Case back
Interior Case back
Movement
Andersok
Posted December 15, 2020 - 12:50pm

Is there a datecode to the right of the 'Swiss' on the rotor, N#?

 

mhoward
Posted December 15, 2020 - 1:51pm

Hi - yes it is N7

jabs
Posted December 15, 2020 - 2:22pm

May be some version Super Seville Calendar, here is mine

Geoff Baker
Posted December 15, 2020 - 9:52pm

My first thought as well Jaroslav. Case and bezel are very similar. It really is a classic look isn't it?

mhoward - by this point in their history Bulova was not giving proper names to their watches so it's unlikely we'll be able to give this beauty a model name, which unfortunately means it will be identified as an "Unknown" model. We'll still look to see if we can find anything.

PS - based on N7 which is the Bulova date code for 1977 I have updated the year of your watch.

mhoward
Posted December 16, 2020 - 9:39am

Thanks for all of your help - 

Does the difference between the movement's date code of N7 vs the caseback's date code of N9 indicate that it is a replacement caseback - or did Bulova use older movements for later case designs?

Geoff Baker
Posted December 17, 2020 - 9:30pm

OK - I missed the N9 on the caseback so it really should be 1979 (I'll change it back right after I clean my glasses). To answer you question mhoward, it is not unheard of to see a one or two year difference, Any more we suspect a replacement movement. As I recall the 11AOACD was a fairly common movement in this era. 

neetstuf-4-u
Posted December 20, 2020 - 7:52am

Sorry, at this point it's an unknown for me.

mhoward
Posted December 20, 2020 - 1:25pm

Was the Super Seville line not well documented in terms of advertisements and catalogs? I've been having a difficult time finding additional examples of this model without the "Super Seville" on the dial.

Geoff Baker
Posted December 20, 2020 - 9:41pm

I guess that's the point. The Super Seville was fairly well documented in the 1980's but we don't support watches made after 1980. I suspect it's an early iteration but we having nothing to support that, hence we are left to admit it as an Unknown model.