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Jul 11, 2017, 08:12 PM
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Jul 11, 2017, 09:11 PM
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Technical assistance anyone? Bulova help
Check the description on this ebay sale. It may help. Looks like a very nice watch!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VERY-RARE-BU...-/131370570440
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Jul 11, 2017, 09:15 PM
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I tried looking for a manual for it, but nothing I found specifically addressed the moonphase. My guess would be to pull the crown to position 1 and turn the crown the opposite direction (i.e. if hour advancement is achieved by turning the crown towards 12 o'clock, then turn it to 6 o'clock). Every watch I've had with an extra function like that has been set that way.
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Jul 11, 2017, 09:18 PM
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Last edited by is that my watch; Jul 11, 2017 at 09:22 PM.
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Jul 11, 2017, 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by
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Tried those and no luck. Thanks though.
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Jul 11, 2017, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by
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I tried looking for a manual for it, but nothing I found specifically addressed the moonphase. My guess would be to pull the crown to position 1 and turn the crown the opposite direction (i.e. if hour advancement is achieved by turning the crown towards 12 o'clock, then turn it to 6 o'clock). Every watch I've had with an extra function like that has been set that way.
Tried all of that. Something tells me it's super easy but there's probably an order like you see in quartz chronographs.
Thanks though.
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Jul 11, 2017, 10:33 PM
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Some extra Googling shows that the manual for that movement is 536M - and it is missing from Bulova's website. I did find a Wordpress site that claimed to have it but download attempts became very questionable with possible malware, so I stopped that immediately. It's an interesting challenge.
Too many watches, not enough wrists.
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Jul 12, 2017, 03:39 PM
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I sent the seller from that ebay listing a message to see if he remembered how to set it. Here is his reply. I will post the instructions once they are found.
"Hi Victor —
I know the watch you are talking about. The movement is actually manufactured by a company named "French Ebauche" and is also the same movement used in some of the Rip Curl Tidemaster watches. The following three eBay links should show you watches that are currently on eBay. You will notice that while the design of these watches is different than the Bulova Millennia tide watch, the placement of the tide subdials, moonphase and date are in the exact same positions on the watch face.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rip-Curl-Tit...AAAOSwwvZZPdH5
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Exc-Cond-Men...UAAOSwz71ZUAfc
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rip-Curl-ATS...AAAOSwhilZY4Xi
Anyway, the setting instructions are so rare for this movement, I had to create one from scratch. It is in PDF format and I just need to find it. I will follow-up later with another Email with a link to the PDF.
Take care,
Wayne"
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Jul 12, 2017, 05:51 PM
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Excellent. What a helpful bloke.
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Jul 12, 2017, 06:03 PM
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The RipCurl was a good tip. Have a look here:
https://webcube-general.s3.amazonaws...er-Watches.pdf
This is a 2 button version, so still no help, but I am looking through their PDFs linked here:
https://www.ripcurl.com/watches/
Last edited by skywatch; Jul 12, 2017 at 06:05 PM.
Too many watches, not enough wrists.