My new Bulova MIL-W-22176 USN dive watch
As some of you have been following an ebay auction of a very early Bulova US Navy about a month ago. I was lucky fly to Las Vegas to pick up the watch in person this week. I ended up with a very cool and early Tr-900 style watch made by Bulova in 1958. If...
First of all, congratulations, Brian. You just caught a sea snake!
A Myth, a legend, if you prefer. Now tell me, I alwauys thought that this Bulova was a proto, and that there were only a few, maybe 3, maybe 4, maybe a little more, made. Does that mean that there were not only protos, but " definitive " watches? Best, Ni...
This is the first issued Bulova!
Nico you are correct about the rarity of this watch(only 4 total). The three other watches were all prototypes but this one is a issued watch to the US Navy. In 1959 some of the watches were tested and this is what they had to say about the Bulova: "The c...
Congratulations, Brian.
Good to know that this one went to a good home. As far as only 4 watches being made, if you add up the serial numbers in the NEDU reports, there are at least 8 different serial numbers mentioned. Not that that suddenly makes the watch common! Manual dive ...
only 4!
I never said they made only 4. I said there are only 4 known! They might have made a couple hundred of these beauties? Who knows?
Crazy find Brian!! Super congrats!!
Would love to get together sometime to see it in person!! When I get my few other pieces, let's set up sometime ;) Best, Jon
incredible find
congratulations brian. i love it. great job! can't wait to see it with the bezel. rich
perfect, brian! i was in contact with the seller for a while, but...
he seemed a strange character and i´m too far away to trust him with that kind of money. he was asking 15 k for a non bezel example... then he wanted to buy one of my bezels, but could not come up with an offer. i do not sell them and need them for restor...
Welldone Brian, you did very well!!....
I followed this story of the seller / watch as well, and you managed to get through all the mess. Can't wait to see the end result!! Again, big congratulations my friend. I'm glad a Purist Fathomisti has captured this beautie! Cheers Tony
Thanks Tony he has
burned many people. I feel very lucky to have picked up the watch! Brian
Congratulations!
A very rare watch! May be impossible to see another one... I will wait for your photos when the watch will have the new bezel. Thank you!
