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<\/a><\/p>\nI have had this piece for quite some time now, but I have not had a chance to actually review it.\u00a0 It is a Bulova dress watch from 1960<\/a>.\u00a0 It has an M0 date code.\u00a0 The dial is wonderfully simple, silver, with alternating finishing at the cardinal points.\u00a0 The hour markers are gold plated applied sticks, except for 12, 3, 6, and 9 o’clock, which are diamond shaped.\u00a0\u00a0 There is no luminescent material anywhere.\u00a0 The dial is only marked Bulova and Swiss.\u00a0 Clean and simple.\u00a0 The hands are gold plated lancette, hour and minute only.\u00a0 I am not sure if this watch ever had a second hand, but it is long gone in the last 53 years.\u00a0 There is no chapter ring, but the bezel has 60 flutes for the minute markers.\u00a0 The crystal is domed acrylic and required very little polishing.\u00a0 The lack of lume is probably a saving grace of this watch, since there was none to degrade, the dial is in amazing condition.\u00a0 It is hard to believe this watch was made when Eisenhower was president!<\/p>\n The case is base metal(?) with a very healthy gold plating.\u00a0 Being a hand wound watch, it is pretty darn thin.\u00a0 0.205 inches (5.25mm), without the crystal, 0.355 inches (9mm) thick, with the crystal.\u00a0 The lugs are 19mm, so pretty easy to find a replacement band.\u00a0 The crown is unsigned and quite brassed over, really no gold left on there.\u00a0 To be expected with a hand wound watch half a century old.\u00a0 The watch is currently on ostrich pattern leather and suits the watch well.<\/p>\n The case back is screw down and stainless steel.\u00a0 Simply marked on the outside with Bulova Swiss.\u00a0 The movement is a work of art, an 11 AFC, 17 jewels, made in Switzerland.\u00a0 The plates gleam like they are brand new and the gear train appears to be possibly gold plated, or brass with a hell of a shine.\u00a0 The balance has micro adjustment screws and shock protected jewels.\u00a0 It is a shame this watch does not have a seconds hand, it appears to be very accurate, but is hard to tell without the running seconds hand.\u00a0 There is no markings of the last service date.\u00a0 The movement is held in place with a metal spacer ring.\u00a0 This was a very nice quality watch when it was produced.<\/p>\n All in all, a very nice dress watch to wear.\u00a0 It keeps excellent time, is fairly thin, and easy to read.\u00a0 It has no complications, but, it is the lack of gimmicks makes this watch a real classic.\u00a0 Sometimes I wonder about what history this watch has seen.\u00a0 Is the original owner still alive?\u00a0 (Probably not.)\u00a0 Was someone wearing it when man landed on the moon?\u00a0 Was it worn to their or or a daughter’s wedding?\u00a0 Who is to know?\u00a0 I know that I will take care of this little machine until I can pass it down to my own son.<\/p>\n Features: <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bulova Dress Watch I have had this piece for quite some time now, but I have not had a chance to actually review it.\u00a0 It is a Bulova dress watch from 1960.\u00a0 It has an M0 date code.\u00a0 The dial is wonderfully simple, silver, with alternating finishing at the cardinal \u2026 Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCase: 34mm,\u00a0 gold plates base or stainless.
\nBack: Stainless Steel, screw down
\nCrystal: Acrylic, domed.
\nMovement: Bulova 11 AFC, 18,000 BPH movement, 17 jewels Swiss Made, shock protected, hand wind.
\nComplications: None
\nOther: On Ostrich Pattern leather band,\u00a0 19 mm lugs.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>by <\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"