Vintage Bulova Watches Serial Number

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These symbols are used on watches mostly for pre-1950 models and some could have serial numbers on their movements too. Symbols of Dates of the Years 1924 – 1949. Table of Bulova Date Codes: 1950 – 1999. Then in 1950, Bulova came out with a 2 digit date code system which you can find on the case back or on the movement of the watch. Dec 22, 2020 Bulova watches made between 1950 and 2009 are marked with a two-digit alpha-numeric date code. This code is typically found on the outside backcase of the watch, just below the serial number. Opening the watch should not be necessary. Note that these codes only specify the manufacture date of the watch.

Dating your Accutron is really quite a simple procedure.
Bulova mark there 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 long serial numbers on these!

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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.

MyBulova.com is an online community based forum that helps people identified their vintage Bulova & Accutron watch. MyBulova.com houses the world's largest vintage adverts, showing Bulova & Accutron watches dating from the 1920s through to the 1970s. Many recent models have a serial number on the back that you can type in to see if it is a real Bulova. Turn the watch over and look on the back. If your watch was made between 1924 and 1945, there is a symbol near the stem set screw of some Bulova watches.

L=1950s, M=1960s, N=1970s example: L3=1953, M4=1964, N5=1975, etc.

The era of the Bulova watch does not usually mean higher value, but it at least gives you a clue as to the style and quality of the interior works. Beginning in the 1940s, Bulova put serial numbers on the interior case of the watches. An ‘A’ indicates a watch made in the 1940s and ‘L’ codes show a watch.

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 three 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.

The dates codes started in 1948 with'A8' and carried on in sequence with a few exceptions , they missed O out I suppose because of the confusion with zero and then missed 'Q,R and S' out for what reason I don't know maybe someone at bulova just didn't like those letters , after 1999 to my knowledge they reverted back to the 'A' series numbers again I'm not a 100% percent sure but I had a very modern quartz bulova which clearly beared a date code of 'A0' so that's what I'm baseing it on

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LIST OF DATE CODES FOUND ON BULOVAS FROM 1948 UNTIL THE MODERN DAY

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[American Waltham |Audemars Piguet| Blancpain | Breitling|Bulova | Cartier |Corum| Ellesse|Fortis]
[Girard Perregaux|Gucci |IWC|Jaeger le Coultre|Longines]
[Movado|Oris|Omega| Patek Phillipe|Rolex|Seiko | Tag Heuer]