Used Rare item 1973 BVLOVA hand-wound watch unused vintage

This is a used item. Rare item 1973 BVLOVA hand-wound watch unused vintage ``BULOVA'' is a long-established American watch brand with a history of 150 years.

This is a vintage watch made in 1973. Vintage Bulova watches have a **2-digit alphanumeric code (date code)** engraved on the case back that indicates the year of manufacture. You can see the stamp "N3" below the serial number.

First alphabet (year):

⁠N⁠ means "1970s".

Second digit (ones digit of the Western calendar):

⁠3⁠ means "3 years".

This is a ladies' (or unisex) watch from the 1970s with a very nice atmosphere, with a simple bar index, the original price tag (¥39,000), and the original buckle.

At the time, 39,000 yen was a large purchase, accounting for approximately 62% (about two-thirds) of my starting salary. Applying this to the present, it is equivalent to approximately 143,000 yen.

At the time, the price tag of 39,000 yen meant it was not just an item worth around 100,000 yen, but rather, it was a coveted imported watch that a new employee had saved up for nearly two months to finally get.