Title: Extra Nice Big SS/10k White Gold Bulova Oceanographer

Description: EXCELLENT condition. This is a really nice (probably closer to near mint) vintage watch made in the late 1960's when watches and watch movements were the best they have ever been. Few improvements have been made since. A quick set date is one as this only has the old style where you can change it by moving the hour hand past midnight, back to nine and repeat. The in house Bulova 11BLACD automatic movement which features automatic winding in both directions via a Breguet coupling device, visible through a triangular cutout in the rotor, a two spoke Glucydur balance with Nivarox hairspring, Kif Ultraflex shock resistance (a small spring protecting the balance staff) and has been checked out and gone through by Wayne. He has also buffed and polished the case and has done a real nice job returning the satin finish to the lug tops. He does this by hand, not on a buffing machine and it is near perfect as far as the way it looks compared to original. Original finish is nice on watches of this type (lower value) but not as important as high end rare stuff like Patek or even Omega and Rolex. The bezel is fluted and made of solid gold. The crown is signed and the original. It is large and easy to grip. The crystal is brand new and original crystals always had a date window magnifier. Would another dealer tell you that? Not in your lifetime. Again, in these price ranges, refurbished versus original is less important. I would argue even that well done refinish or refurbish work adds value, especially if the dial was ugly. We sent this in to the guys in Canada who are doing well so far but they did paint the chrome date window border black with the dial and the cost was double because of the nice lum in the indices. So, I've got almost $100 in the dial, $75 in refurbishing work and $20 in the new Hadley Roma black padded MS 882, oil tan strap. So, unless this watch fell off a truck somewhere, my price is about what I have in it. Also comes with my personal guarantee which is why we have so many customers. This is the largest version of the dress style Oceanographer with longer lugs and wider diameter. The overall appearance is superb! Great watch for the money! Measures 37 mm wide (not including the crown) x 46 mm long x 13 mm thick. {$369} Item #6031 SOLD