antique watch?
i have a bulova watch face. im not sure when it was made or where it is from, but it older and i can’t find it online anywhere, does anyone know where i can look up the numbers on the back of it? yes, i know jewelry store, but i don’t have a car right now, so i have to do it online. if anyone can help me, i’d appreciate it. thank you
Bulova mark their dates using a date code system . This can be found on the back of the case and on the movement. No need to worry about serial numbers!
The code consists of one letter and one number, eg. M7. They used the letter M to signify the decade 1960 to the end of 1969, and the letter N to indicate 1970 to the end of 1979. The digit represents the actual year in that decade. Therefore, M7 is interpreted as 1967.
L=1950s, M=1960s, N=1970s example: L3=1953, M4=1964, N5=1975, etc.
It is possible that you may have a watch in which the date code on the movement is different to the date code on the case. That is common, however, it has been known to never seen an original watch that had a variation of more than one year. If you see one that has two or more years difference in the date codes, I suggest that the watch has been re-cased or made from 2 separate watches. This probably doesn’t really matter unless you are a serious collector and are only interested in completely original items.
Here’s another list:A8 = 1948
A9 = 1949
L1=1951
L2=1952
L3=1953
L4=1954
L5=1955
L6=1956
L7=1957
L8=1958
L9=1959
M0=1960
M1=1961
M2=1962
M3=1963
M4=1964
M5=1965
M6=1966
M7=1967
M8=1968
M9=1969
N0=1970
N1=1971
N2=1972
N3=1973
N4=1974
N5=1975
N6=1976
N7=1977
N8=1978
N9=1979
P0=1980
P1=1981
P2=1982
P3=1983
P4=1984
P5=1985
P6=1986
P7=1987
P8=1988
P9=1989
T0=1990
T1=1991
T2=1992
T3=1993
T4=1994
T5=1995
T6=1996
T7=1997
T8=1998
T9=1999
found at: http://www.thewatchguy.com/pages/BulovaSerial.html
If this doesn’t work you can always go to bulova.com and e-mail the company or call the phone number on the site, I’m sure they wouldn’t mind looking it up.
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