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Hi, Thought I would jump in here for a bit. Your spaceview does appear genuine. The converted one typically do not have the chapter ring. The ring is made to fit the case and will not fit into a regular 214 case. Some people have taken to cutting the outside part of 214 dials off to make chapter rings but you can easily tell the difference. On these when you remove the movement from the case the ring also will come out. A factory spaceview ring can only be removed by removing the crystal. The original spaceview case also does not need a spacer ring installed to make up for not having a dial. Now that I have said all that I would like to include that many of the converted spaceviews actually came from the dealer that way. To keep up with the demand for the spaceview Bulova developed a conversion kit so that their dealers could build them in their stores. This kit typically consisted of a mr 401 spacer ring to allow removal of the dial, a crystal with chapters printed on it and a set of white alpha hands. Charles

Hello Lee, The dating for the Bulovas is quite easy the first ones were A9 - 1949, then L was 1950 with a number ie L9 = 59, M -1960 ie M6 = 66 and N - 1970 ie N5 = 75. In my experience cases and Movements are often swapped out especially with the price of gold currently. For a proper check refer to http://members.iinet.net.au/~fotoplot/accspace.htm Cheers, Vic

All finished bar a bit of a polish before I hand it back.

I've only been working on watch movement for a couple of months, and am really enjoying it. Here's what I recommend to you do and have before you start. 1. Watch LOTS of Marks videos on youtube and get familiar with the Keyless work system BEFORE you start. 2. If you don't have a Loupe for you eye (3x or 3.5x )... buy one, they are cheap and needed. Also make sure you have good lighting. 3. Take LOTS of photos with a digital camera ... and I mean LOTS. Every step you do removing parts, document it with photos from it least 2 angles ... use the "Marco" setting on your camera if it has it. 4. Proceed slowly, carefully and gently. 5. Be confident, and enjoy the adventure :)