doug sinclair
08-29-2000, 03:58 PM
Hi Robert,
Sounds to me as though you might be new to watch collecting. The first step in trying to find bracelets for your watches will be to haunt places like collectible ephemera shows and to look for vintage ads picturing watches similar to the ones you have. I like your chances on finding ads for Bulova (probably late-50s). Forget the Bulova company of today as it has changed ownership several times over the past 25 years, and most of their stuff is Oriental. For the Orvin, I don't know what to suggest. Pot-luck I guess. Over the decades since your watches were made, watch and bracelet styles have evolved. Bracelet manufacturers (now almost all in Asia) have continually changed their product to keep pace with modern style watches. Therefore, typical after-market bracelets will not be what you want. Find pictures of watches of the correct vintage to see what they were fitted with, then haunt the flea markets, watch dealers, NAWCC marts (if you are a member), and maybe even the shops of old-fashioned watch repair people who may just have NOS bracelets and straps of the correct style and vintage. Finally, when you have given up on finding bracelets, you probably can't go wrong with leather straps. Regards, Doug S.
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Sounds to me as though you might be new to watch collecting. The first step in trying to find bracelets for your watches will be to haunt places like collectible ephemera shows and to look for vintage ads picturing watches similar to the ones you have. I like your chances on finding ads for Bulova (probably late-50s). Forget the Bulova company of today as it has changed ownership several times over the past 25 years, and most of their stuff is Oriental. For the Orvin, I don't know what to suggest. Pot-luck I guess. Over the decades since your watches were made, watch and bracelet styles have evolved. Bracelet manufacturers (now almost all in Asia) have continually changed their product to keep pace with modern style watches. Therefore, typical after-market bracelets will not be what you want. Find pictures of watches of the correct vintage to see what they were fitted with, then haunt the flea markets, watch dealers, NAWCC marts (if you are a member), and maybe even the shops of old-fashioned watch repair people who may just have NOS bracelets and straps of the correct style and vintage. Finally, when you have given up on finding bracelets, you probably can't go wrong with leather straps. Regards, Doug S.
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