GROOVY~1969 RED WHALE BULOVA SEA-KING

GROOVY~1969 RED WHALE BULOVA SEA-KING

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FOR SALE IS A RARE AND ALL ORIGINAL 1969 BULOVA SEA-KING WITH CRAZY COOL RED ACCENTS AND AWESOME ORIGINAL BULOVA SIGNED COFFIN-LINK BRACELET.

 

CASE: NEAR MINT ALL-STEEL TONNEAU STYLE CASE  MEASURING 33.5mm NOT INCLUDING CROWN BY 40mm 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 AND LONG LUG TO LUG WHICH MAKE IT FEEL MORE LIKE A 34-35mm WATCH.  

 

DIAL: MINIMALISM AND SIMPLICITY DEFINED.  I LOVE THAT RICH DARK SEMI-MATTE BLUE-BLACK FINISH WITH THOSE BLOOD RED ACCENTS THROUGHOUT.  THE TRITIUM LUME PLOTS ON THIS ONE ARE IN PERFECT PRESERVED CONDITION AND MATCH THE LUME ON THOSE PERFECT SANDWICH STYLE SIMPLE STEEL STICK HANDS.  SUPER SLICK CROSSHAIRS REALLY MAKE THIS ONE A STUNNER. BUT, WHAT MAKES THIS DIAL STAND-OUT IS THAT TRADEMARK SEA-KING WHALE ABOVE THE 6 MARKER. THIS ONE IS JUST SO CLASSY.

 

MOVEMENT: THIS GENTLEMAN RUNS ON A BULOVA IN-HOUSE 17 JEWEL SWISS MADE 11BLC MANUAL WINDER WHICH HAS BEEN KEEPING EXCELLENT TIME AND RUNNING FLAWLESSLY.  SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN, BUT THIS BULOVA HAS BEEN BEHAVING LIKE A CHAMP OVER A WEEK OF ON/OFF WRIST OBSERVATION.

 

WATCH COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL MINTY ALL-STEEL COFFIN-LINK WITH SIGNED BULOVA CLASP WHICH CAN FIT UP TO A 7.3" WRIST.  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.