Bulova 1956 Midnight Clipper

Submitted by davep on April 15, 2024 - 1:36pm
Manufacture Year
1956
Movement Model
10CSC
Movement Date Code
L6
Movement Jewels
17
Case Serial No.
B288130
Case shape
Round
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Bulova Midnight Clipper I think but showing its age, a bit green round the gills , missing the seconds hand , crystal crazed , grubby face and dodgy ‘selfwinding’ lettering, all of which Ihope to get fixed . Still it runs sweetly and keeps time . This style must have have been popular as it seems to have been available for ages. (Some adverts for the Yankee Clipper simply add ‘also available with a black face/dial )

Bulova 1956
Bulova 1956
Bulova 1956
Bulova 1956
Bulova 1956 ad
neetstuf-4-u
Posted April 15, 2024 - 2:01pm

Good ad match, davep - I agree.

1956 Midnight Clipper

I'm going to speculate that the dial was refinished at some point in the distant past.

davep
Posted April 15, 2024 - 5:48pm

Yes , the seller did indicate as much , but it was a bit of a steal !.

JimDon5822
Posted April 15, 2024 - 7:14pm

1956 Bulova Midnight Clipper is a good match.

mybulova_admin
Posted April 16, 2024 - 12:03am

Green around the gills is right. This guy has been lovingly worn to death, yet the stainless steel back looks brand new.

1956 Bulova Midnight Clipper

1956 Bulova Midnight Clipper

davep
Posted April 16, 2024 - 7:37am

Yes the back is nice and shiny but it's not without a few  tiny dents and  ripples not evident in the photo, as you say worn to death! Does anyone know the crystal size/number ? 

mybulova_admin
Posted April 16, 2024 - 8:07pm

I suspect you'd be able to replace the crystal with a generic crystal of the same outer diameter. Just measure the original as best you can down to 0.1 of a mm and look for a replacement on eBay. If you can match the diameter you should be able to pop the ols one out and friction fit the new one.