Caravelle bezel

[Sad]

I have a caravelle set-o-manic with N9  that I got for my 18th birthday.

But I lost the outside ring. does anyone here know where I can find it by chance.

Thanks for your time.

[jdm]

6 minutes ago, Sad said:

I have a caravelle set-o-manic with N9  that I got for my 18th birthday.

Not everyone is familiar with any watch just by naming. So, you should post a picture of your watch to help others help you.

That being said, lost bezel is a common issue, unfortunately these are not normally available as spare. If plastic made, people often 3D prints them.

 

 

[xyzzy]

N9 sounds like a Bulova/Caravelle date code, 1979.  AFAIK, Buolva didn't mark any case or movement codes on the outside of the watch.  Just a serial number, and no one knows what those mean if anything, and the date code.   There will be a caliber code on the movement, like "10AX".  The watch itself is now ID'ed by some name that was found in vintage advertisements, those being the only records remaining.

There is no source of replacement NOS case parts.  You'll have to find a matching watch somewhere, e.g. ebay, to take the bezel from.  The lack of a code on the outside of the watch, unlike e.g. Seiko, means most sellers won't know what to call it, making searching far more trouble since you have little more search for than, "vintage Caravelle".

Edited December 9, 2021 by xyzzy