Lot 396

Bulova Watch Co.

Super-Compressor

A diver's iconic vintage wristwatch with super-compressor case

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This charismatic timepiece has a black dial and with luminous hour-markers, numerals and luminous hands. It features a central second and a bidirectional inner bezel with a 60-minute division that indicates the decompression time. The 36 mm case has two large, signed crowns where crown at 2 o’clock sets the bezel and the other at 4 o’clock winds the watch and sets the time. The case back is heavy with an inner, super compressor area, which increases watertightness in greater depth and compresses it further under higher pressure.