[Derids]

I have the opportunity to buy a NOS Duchess bracelet for a Bulova Woody. Asking around $190 USD including postage to Australia. What do you guys think?
And also are all Woody's the same lug width? He says the bracelet is 17.5mm. Heres my Woody.

 

[Spaceview M2]

I have bought several bracelets off him. No issues. I have also bought off seller "timesofplenty" . Both reputable watch band sellers.

 

[Derids]

Thanks for the peace of mind, Spaceview M2, but what about the price he's asking?

 

[accutronredux]

The seller is quite reputable. A bracelet for an Accutron "Woody" almost never comes up for sale, so you pay what the market comands. However, if you notice this bracelet is stainless and gold with the rosewood inlays. If this is not a concern I think the bracelet would greatly improve the looks and value of your "Woody". A couple of pictures of my watch with an original Duchess bracelet.

 

[oliverb]

I believe I bought a band from him last year although not one that expensive or rare. As you probably already know, most Men's Accutron cases don't actually have an 18mm lug width but 17.5mm. I have that band on a GMT but the inserts on my band are vinyl not wood. AFAIK, it came that way on my model. It does, indeed, make the watch!

 

[Derids]

I believe I bought a band from him last year although not one that expensive or rare. As you probably already know, most Men's Accutron cases don't actually have an 18mm lug width but 17.5mm. I have that band on a GMT but the inserts on my band are vinyl not wood. AFAIK, it came that way on my model. It does, indeed, make the watch!

Thanks Oliverb, are all the bracelet inserts vinyl? Or just some?

 

[Magnetchief]

I was looking at a watch recently, this was the band. My guess is this one is vinyl.
I had wondered if it was worth repairing.
Looks like some sort of faux animal skin.
Obtaining that would be the hard part.

 

[oliverb]

Thanks Oliverb, are all the bracelet inserts vinyl? Or just some?

Mine are all vinyl to match the dial color. Color is solid on mine, no wood graining. I believe on the correct bands for The Woody, the inserts are all real wood - as mentioned above.

 

[Derids]

So the band I am looking at buying has vinyl inserts? Can anyone tell?

 

[oliverb]

So the band I am looking at buying has vinyl inserts? Can anyone tell?

Ask the seller.

 

[Derids]

waiting on a reply, thanks.

 

[Derids]

Ok, seller says it looks like it is a man made material. Did the Woody originally only come with real wood inlays in the bracelet or was there a vinyl option also?

 

[accutronredux]

I have always assumed the inserts were wood, but after close examination I am 75% certain the inserts are vinal. They simply do not have the depth of inclusions the wood bezel has. Can't find my loupe at the moment, but would bet the inserts are 'man made material'.

 

[akkatron]

They made that band with vinyl, wood, and gold-fill insert. The wood is GP, the vinyl I'm not sure, and the gold insert is SS. They are all mesh. The one listed looks vinyl but I'd ask the seller. The stretch band posted above, it just painted, I have the same one. It came SS and GP with brown and black vinyl paint I believe. Every once and a while you'll see an NOS woodie dutchess bracelet.

 

[akkatron]

Looks like they had some with just pieces of gold and ss crimped onto mesh with nothing inside of them.

The wood looks vinyl the more I look at it. I know people have had pieces fall out before...

 

[Derids]

OK, great info guys thanks. So all variants are Bulova originals? Made by Duchess.

 

[accutron]

I bought a large coffin link band from him. He must not have known what he had because he had it listed for $99 buy it now. I was the first one to view the auction and jumped right on it. He never listed one for that price again LOL

I think it looks pretty good

 

[PeterHBne]

So the band I am looking at buying has vinyl inserts? Can anyone tell?

Errrrrrrr....the mesh is silver. Wrong colour. I saw this on fleabay too and got excited, until I saw the colouring. I need one. Mine has broken links in important areas.

But it would look silly in silver. IMHO

 

[oliverb]

Errrrrrrr....the mesh is silver. Wrong colour. I saw this on fleabay too and got excited, until I saw the colouring. I need one. Mine has broken links in important areas.

But it would look silly in silver. IMHO

Yes it is but this is what Bulova put on the gold color cases. I have an ad of my GP 218 GMT/Astro Mark II showing it with that band.

 

[cuad]

Yes it is but this is what Bulova put on the gold color cases. I have an ad of my GP 218 GMT/Astro Mark II showing it with that band.

Maybe on the Astro, but the original band on the Woody is gold plated. FWIW I've never seen a Woody Duchess band with wood inserts. Mine has inserts of the same vinyl/plastic wood grain material the watch bezel insert is made from.