Bulova Serial
numbers indicating production dates
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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!
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.
L=1950s,
M=1960s, N=1970s example: L3=1953, M4=1964,
N5=1975, etc.
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
LIST
OF DATE CODES FOUND ON BULOVAS FROM 1948 UNTIL THE
MODERN DAY
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A8
= 1948
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N5
=1975
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A9
= 1949
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N6
=1976
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L0
= 1950
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N7
=1977
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L1
=1951
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N8
=1978
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L2
=1952
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N9
=1979
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L3
=1953
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P0
=1980
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L4
=1954
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P1
=1981
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L5
=1955
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P2
=1982
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L6
=1956
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P3
=1983
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L7
=1957
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P4
=1984
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L8
=1958
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P5
=1985
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L9
=1959
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P6
=1986
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M0
=1960
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P7
=1987
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M1
=1961
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P8
=1988
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M2
=1962
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P9
=1989
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M3
=1963
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T0
=1990
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M4
=1964
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T1=1991
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M5
=1965
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T2
=1992
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M6=1966
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T3
=1993
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M7
=1967
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T4
=1994
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M8
=1968
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T5
=1995
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M9
=1969
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T6
=1996
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N0
=1970
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T7
=1997
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N1
=1971
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T8
=1998
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N2
=1972
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T9
=1999
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N3
=1973
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A0
= 2000
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N4
=1974
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A1
= 2001
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Please
remember that this is just
an approximate guide and
can not be used as a 100%
accurate outlook as per
how old your watch might
be.
Should you require
a more conclusive valuation
of
your time piece then please
do not hesitate to email
us.
To
determine the approximate age of your
watch, the serial number should be located
either on the case back
or on the inside of the
watch stamped oto the movement
Simply
match up the number on the
watch to the nearest number
on this page to determine
the APPROXIMATE age.
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