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BULOVA DEEP SEA 666FEET DIVER CHRONOGRAPH variant B circa: 1973 (N0)
1973 BULOVA DEEP SEA 666FEET DIVER CHRONOGRAPH variant B
Chronographe from the early 1970s with black dial, safety red seconds pylon, 2 white sub dials located at 3 and 9 position, it has a friction mounted rotating "Coke" bezel (black and safety red) with a 20-minute safety red zone and a tritium luminous dot at 60 for divers to measure elapsed time and assess decompression time, with black dial, safety red seconds pylon, 2 white sub dials located at 3 and 9 position.
The watch is powered by a Bulova caliber 14EB , which is an In house Bulova-branded modified Valjoux 7733 movement that is electroplated with copper beryllium to minimize galling of the moving parts, this also reduces oxidisation / discolouration / rust / and has anti magnetic properties.
Vintage DEVIL DIVERS have BOTH the watch mvmnt and the watch case stamped with year manufactured BOTH should match.
Paired with vintage expandable stainless steel bracelet made by the American company Jacoby-Bender (JB) CHAMPION USA nick named THE NASA BRACELET.
JB Champion USA bracelets were widely used by major watch brands in North America during the 1950s–1970s. They were manufactured for brands such as Omega, Rolex, Bulova, and Accutron, often serving as original equipment. The bracelets were especially famous for being worn by NASA astronauts on their Accutron Astronuat and Omega Speedmaster cal. 321 watches during the Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab missions.
That really is a stunning looking Bulova Deep Sea 666 Feet Diver Chronohraph.
It looks to be in incredible condition and that doomed crystal is just insane, it really is a piece of history and a great looking divers watch.
Marc