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[coolhandluke]

Lucas
Thanks for that info. As you can see from the photos there’s nothing that tells that it was an A-11 as the wartime owner must have had all the info buffed off . How did you know that this is a Bulova ?

Some Bulova's had railroad track dials. Elgin and Waltham do not. Does the case look nickel plated like your Waltham or is it sterling?

There's an example of a sterling cased Bulova in the link below for reference.

SOLD - 1943 US Army Air Force Bulova A11 Sterling Silver Cased Pilot's Watch

Sold A hard to find Sterling Silver Cased Bulova 1943 US Army Air Force A 11 The A 11 is considered to be "the watch that won the war" Most A 11 WWII...

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[mlong0519]

So as most of you know I picked up a nice original Waltham A-11 at the Show of Shows .
After wearing it for a while I fell into my same habit of trying to preserve the watch, since it was an original in nice shape . After talking to Pete ( PA12) he told me about a repro that looked really good. So I search it out and found a company in the UK that sells them and here it is . The price is reasonable at $60.00 . So it anyone is interested PM me and I’ll give you the website . Better yet I’ll post it here

"The G.I." US WW2 A-11 Pattern Military Service Watch in Presentation Box | eBay

These are high-quality reproductions of the WW2 A-11 Military service watch. Early in the conflict, it was recognised that Allied personnel would need a wristwatch that could stand up to the rigors of combat.

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Wow, looks like a great repro, thanks for mentioning it! I'm ordering one myself. As others have said, cheap enough to not care if something happens to it (as opposed to a Bulova repro).

Shame that the original bands are just a bit too skinny to fit nicely on there. Wonder if there's some workaround, though bushings/spacers would probably look "off". The repro band seems nice enough though.