FOR SALE IS A RARE AND ALL ORIGINAL 1969 BULOVA SEA-KING WITH CRAZY COOL DEEP BLUE DIAL.
CASE: NEAR MINT ALL-STEEL BARREL SHAPED CASE MEASURING 34.8mm NOT INCLUDING CROWN BY 40.5mm LUG TO LUG. CHECK OUT THAT ORIGINAL FACTORY BRUSHING ON THE TOP OF THE BEZEL. ALL THE ORIGINAL SHARP LINES AND EDGES ON THIS BEAUTY ARE WONDERFULLY INTACT. I LOVE THE WAY THIS CASE WEARS ON THE WRIST WITH THE THIN BEZEL/WIDE DIAL. THOSE LITTLE STUBBY FANG-LIKE LUGS ARE SO GROOVY.
DIAL: THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT A NICE DEEP BLUE DIAL TO GET THE HEART POUNDING. I LOVE THAT DARK MATTE HUE WITH THOSE KILLER CROSS-HAIRS. CHECK OUT ALL THOSE COOL WHITE ACCENTS FROM THE HANDS TO THE ALTERNATING MARKERS AND LET'S NOT FORGET....THE WHALE!!!! I'M A SUCKER FOR A TWO/TONE DAY-DATE WINDOW, AND THIS ONE IS A PARTICULARLY GOOD LOOKING ONE.
MOVEMENT: THIS GENTLEMAN RUNS ON A BULOVA IN-HOUSE 17 JEWEL SWISS MADE AUTOMATIC. DATE IS SEMI-QUICKSET. WATCH HAS BEEN RECENTLY SERVICED AND IS RUNNING SUPER SMOOTH.
WATCH COMES ON A SUEDE TAPERED VINTAGE STYLE STRAP BY RUEWATCHES WHICH REALLY LOOKS SPIFFY ON THIS WHALE. IF YOU ARE A BULOVA FANATIC...OR A VINTAGE WATCH COLLECTOR OF GOOD STANDING, YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO JUMP ON THIS HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE PIECE. I JUST LOVE THE BULOVA SEA-KING LINE, AND THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE AND UNIQUE EXAMPLE.
