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Bulova Snorkel 666 Devils Diver. 1963 , M3 Vintage Watch.
 
What a stunner in great condition
 
Just check that immaculate dial very hard to find in this condition & condition is key when talking about original dials.
This particular Snorkel variant has the sunburst  Silver dial that has aged  to a stunning champagne hue, those bold Arabic numbers having reached a  lovely deep vanilla lume color as have the 5 minute markers all intact  with no crumble or loss.
 The date at 3 o'clock has the inverted Cyclops magnification lense brilliantly making the date the same height as the numerals. It has  the metal lumed sword style hands with a long minute hand  with the famous iconic Automatic water proof 666 feet, at 6 o'clock, original signed Bulova crown.
 
The bidirectional rotating coin edge bezel is also a symmetrical success with  15, 30, 45 numerals etched into the recessed numerals on the bezel and matching  minute markers between the triangle and 15 minute mark.
 
I have paired it with a new £30 French handmade  Rochet Calf skin rally strap with red lining that works well against the style of this watch and the colour of the aged  numerals and lume.
 
Its running strong on the timegrapher and is ready to wear. This  is  just a beautiful example and is going to be hard to find one in this condition.
Do not mistake these vintage Bulova's for the reissue of the modern Bulova owned now by Citizen group and nothing to match this original sixties in house calibre, by the original Swiss made Bulova company.
 
These were when Bulova would use cases  made by CBSA .Centrale Boîtes S.A. (Propriété d'Om the same company who made the Omega speedmaster case.
The dials were made  by Singer who made dials for Omega & for the  Rolex Daytona. The movement is the in house Bulova  11ALACD Automatic calibre.
 
One of the early “Snorkel”-designated watches that were famously produced by Bulova beginning in the early 1960’s. For fans of the brand, this is undoubtedly one of the iconic models with perfect vintage styling and 666ft, depth rating.
The movement is the Bulova 11ALACD automatic with that Buliva  B emblem cut into the rotor, no cost cutting on this calibre.
 
The watch is dated to 1963 denoted by M for the Decade 1960 and 3 for the year. This is all original from the crystal, case, movement, hands, crown & hard to find in this like for like condition with the automatic calibre version as there seems to be more manual wind versions then Automatics. 
 
It's a real piece of watch diving history from a golden decade for dive watches and has so much charm & character as all vintage collectors will appreciate from this piece.
 
This Bulova offers a great cross-section of beautiful looks and honest age that many people in the market are seeking out these days and is  increasing in value. Check against some prices out there for like for like spec & condition. You will have trouble locating a clean one full stop let alone in the U.K.
 
Movement: Bulova Automatic 11ALACD, 17 jewels, 18,000 bp
Case:  stainless steel
Case Width: 35.3 mm (38.1mm incl. crown)
Length:  lug to lug  43.1 mm Lug Width:  18 mm
Thickness:  12.9mm
Crystal: Domed acrylic w/ magnifier
Crown:Signed original, non-screw down.