Description:

Bulova Accutron with date wrist watch, attractive gold metal dial with raised gold and black enamel markers, luminous 5 minute markers and brushed finish has a few light scratches at edge (not distracting), black Continental advertising script in center of dial and date aperture at 3 o'clock, heavy fancy gold steel wedge-style hands with luminous inserts and a black sweep second, attractive yellow base metal (YBM) & stainless steel (SS) cushion-shaped water resistant case with heavy faceted bezel and short extended lugs is just starting to show some wear on corners, measures approx. 33mm in diameter x 40mm lug to lug, crown at 4 o'clock, textured black leather band. This watch also comes with a dark brown solid wood Bulova box with gold velvet interior and Accutron display, unfortunately the usual Accutron emblem on the top of the box has been removed, but otherwise box in excellent condition. A handsome Continental presentation piece in excellent condition throughout!

Item Specifics:

Age Description: 02Vintage (1940-1980)
Company: Bulova
Setting/Movement Type: battery-powered
Model/Grade: Accutron
Serial #: (case) #N6
Movement Details: date display
Dial Material: metal
Dial Color: gold
Dial Details: Continental advertising, luminous markers
Hand Style: wedge, skeletonized - luminous, sweep second hand
Case Style: cushion-shaped
Case Material: Base Metal - Yellow, Stainless Steel
Case Details: water resistant (WR)
Case Width, without crown: 33mm (1.30 inches)
Case Length, lug to lug: 40mm (1.57 inches)
Case Thickness: 10mm (0.39 inches)
Interior Lug Width: 18mm (11/16")
Band Size: 7in. to 7.99in.
(measurement range includes watch length & band)
Band Material: leather strap
Crystal Material: plastic
Box Info: wood Bulova box
Condition: Excellent
Gender: Gentlemen's

Logo Info:

On all but a few of the advertising logos, mainly Packard from the Hamilton company and Studebaker from South Bend, the logos would have been commissioned through a professional dial company after they left the factory to have the logo applied. For instance, a car dealership might have them added as a promotion, a motorcycle club would have ones done for each of their members, etc.

On the watch/logo combinations that may not match up on a timeline (the watch was made prior to the automobile company being formed, for instance), what we understand could have happened is, say for a car club, the members would need to provide their own watch to which the emblems would be added. Someone might have wanted a Harley logo on "Grandpa Bob's" old pocket watch, and would have had the dial pulled from that. Other than the Packard/Hamilton & Studebaker/South Bend arrangements, it was a free-for-all on the pairings and you could find just about any combination of manufacturer with the different logos.

We do also have a pretty good selection of the vintage dials that have emblems on them, but that are not attached to a watch yet. Often in the past, a customer would want a watch without the advertising, so we would just pull the printed dial and replace it with a similar-style plain dial, then set the printed one aside. If you have something specific you are looking for, please drop us a note to see if we have anything in our stock that might work for you.