11ODC ⚙️ 17 jewel ⚙️ 18,800 A/h ⚙️ 1967 Simple modified ETA 1686 centre sweep second movement. Note the M7 stamp denoting the year 1967. Full article on the watch here.
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Caravelle Watches – Zero to Hero Bang for your buck Introduced in 1962 Caravelle was aimed at the lower price point market for watches and jewelry. Bulova saw a need to capitalise on the affordable watch market without devaluing the Bulova brand. They quickly became America’s best-selling jewellery brand. They
Watch Homage – Bulova, Breitling and Genta Gerald Genta – Design Deity There’s no doubt that sometimes a single person can have a monumental impact in their field. It’s almost like they have been embedded with some ability to see and do what others cannot. Giorgetto Giugiaro being named car
Skin Diver The 666 range of Bulova models began in 1963 with the Bulova Snorkel. This all steel cased watches with an automatic 11AFACD movement were Bulova’s entry into the skin diver category. Skin diving is swimming without a wet suit or breathing apparatus – snorkeling around a reef or
Bulova SkyStar World Timer from 1969 “The Bulova SkyStar knows what time it is no matter where you aren’t” Bulova produced the SkyStar for just 1 year in 1969 – making it quite a rare piece. There were three variants; orange dial, black dial and white dial – all featuring
11BKACB ⚙️ 17 jewel ⚙️ 21,600 A/h ⚙️ 1968 This is inside a super clean Bulova Sky Star from 1969. The movement is a peach. Like it? Only used in the Bulova SkyStar for one year in 1969.
Inception 1866. 154 years ago. Alfred Nobel invents dynamite. SS Great Britain lays the first transatlantic telegraph cable. Otto von Bismarck narrowly escapes assassination. Louis Francois Clement Breguet files patent number FR 73414 A. Patent 73414 describes a mechanical pendulum clock using a tuning fork as the oscillator. One prong
This is a close up of the 14EB movement. In focus is the balance jewel and it’s golden colour shock spring. Shock springs come in many different shapes and allow the mechanism to resist knocks and harsh movements without damaging or breaking the balance shaft. The purple circle is a
If you can cast your mind back to 1977 (if you’re not old enough like me – just google it) there were a myriad of questionable design choices and fashions. I find it difficult to pick a handful of cars from the 70s that were good – your average daily
2423.10 ⚙️ 0 jewel ⚙️ 3,600 A/h ⚙️ 1977 This early quartz movement featured a super neat function called “Accuset”. Because it had a little drift in time keeping it was possible to hit a button on the side of the case when you found a reliable time source that