Bulova Two-Tone Champion

Overall Condition: Great condition overall showing light wear consistent with age and use. Dial is clean and legible.

The 1970s was a golden age for creative industrial design, with watchmaking being particularly fertile ground for innovation.

Oversized cases, bright colors, strange complications — the confluence of the hippie movement with new sporting and leisure activities resulted in specialist timepieces whose fun-loving designs are finding new life today as beloved vintage goods.

This particular funky ‘70s timepiece is from beloved American-founded brand Bulova. Housed in a 40mm x 36mm two tone stainless steel electroplated yellow gold geometric case with a brilliant multi-link two tone bracelet with a signed blade clasp, an acrylic crystal, a signed crown, and a softly vaulted flat bezel. It features a cool two tone dial execution with a date function at 3 o'clock.

Powered by the automatic Bulova Caliber 11AOACB movement providing a signature sweep second action and a not-so-common for the era quick setting date function with about 40 hours of power reserve, this humble Bulova is a prime example of creative early ‘70s watch design that nevertheless remains moderately inconspicuous.

Try it on for size and see what we mean!