Bulova Ambassador Dress Watch 1960s
Ref. M7 · Calibre Bulova 12EBACondition — Lightly polished gold-filled case, original dial with even cream patina
Provenance — One of the pieces I bought online rather than in a shop.
What sold me on this one is the caseback: a full presentation inscription from "Eastern Drivers" to a George Haley, dated October '68, still crisp under the wear. The dial is the original silvered finish, warm rather than white now, with faceted gold-tone indices and dauphine hands that still catch light cleanly against it. The 10kt gold-filled case holds its shape well, with the corners of the lugs showing the expected thinning of gold fill rather than any reshaping, and the crystal has the gentle dome I associate with the period. Inside sits the Bulova 12EBA automatic, unopened by me, keeping this a self-winding Ambassador rather than the more common manual-wind versions from the line. I've fitted a new black leather strap with a Bulova-signed buckle, but everything else here is as it came to me. This suits someone who wants a dated, named piece of Bulova's history on the wrist, not a cabinet piece.
Buying from a stranger, in short. Every fault I know of is in the listing, and if you find one I missed, the return stands. Take the watch to a watchmaker of your choosing before you pay — I have never once objected. Fourteen days to send it back, for any reason at all.
Privatverkauf. Everything described above — case, dial, hands, lume, rate and service history — is agreed condition for this watch and I stand behind all of it. Beyond that, the watch is sold excluding liability for material defects, as is normal between private individuals for a vintage mechanical object of this age. That exclusion does not cover anything I have misdescribed or failed to disclose, and never covers injury or intent.
Fourteen days to return it for any reason — my own promise, not a statutory withdrawal right. Terms · How I describe condition
