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Bulova Oceanographer Snorkel 666ft. Automatic (vintage)

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Introduced in 1960/61 as the " BULOVA SNORKEL " 1968 a new case was introduced which was designed in Germany and made in Switzerland by Centrale Boîtes S.A. (CB hallmark) this company also manufactured the case for the original OMEGA Speedmaster moon watch . The Dial with red cross hair and self contained tritium pips was designed and manufactured by " SINGER " the very same company who at the time designed the premium line of ROLEX dials.
The IN HOUSE movement 11BLACD is a 17 jewel unadjusted non-hacking with rhodium-plated Swiss bridge movement, Rubin anchor escapement, compensation balance with Nivarox spiral steel cadratures, polished and bevelled, Automatic and perpetual Manual wind (bully alloy spring and barrel assembly with BRASS center wheel pivots).
The Curved form fitting case design was well thought out for a dive timer. It made it very comfortable over the wet suit, the crown was protected by the sloping case sides to prevent any error [crown movement] and from water infiltration during underwater activities, the same case design principle is utilized by another PROFESSIONAL DIVERS watch made by DOXA. The bezel design was ahead of its time, when most of the dive watches had a friction mounted bezel the snorkel had a 60 click count bezel. The now famous nick name " DEVIL DIVER " was coined by American G.I.'s in Vietnam for the " CARAVELLE Seahunter " and for the " BULOVA Selfwinding Waterproof 666 " ... but eventually the name ' DEVIL DIVER ' found a home with the Snorkel and the later Oceanographer Snorkel as well.
[ model with red second sweep hand is from 1970 ]


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