Caravelle Set-O-Matic Devil Diver 666 Feet — 1978 Coke Bezel Automatic
$ 171.6
Description
Caravelle Set-O-Matic Devil Diver 666 Feet — 1978 Coke Bezel Automatic. This is a wear-it-and-enjoy collector piece, not a parts-watch. Included: Caravelle Set-O-Matic Devil Diver wristwatch with original jubilee-style integrated stainless bracelet. Confirm running before publish. A 1978-vintage Caravelle Set-O-Matic Devil Diver — Bulova's late-1970s Japan-sourced sport-diver line, instantly identifiable by the 666 FEET depth rating printed on the matte-black dial that gave the line its enduring 'Devil Diver' nickname. This example wears the Coke bezel variant: black with a red lower-third deco segment for the safety-countdown range. Dual-day window at three, central orange-tipped seconds, rotating diver bezel, original integrated jubilee-style stainless bracelet. Dial — the headline: Matte black with the iconic '666 FEET' depth call-out below the centerline that named the line. CARAVELLE / SET-O-MATIC at twelve, dual-day window at three (single English-day shown). Cream/aged-tritium hex indices and baton hands; lume retains warmth, no flaking. Orange-tipped central seconds. The font and layout are pure 1970s sport-diver design language. Movement: Japanese mechanical automatic, dual-day complication. Caravelle was Bulova's Japan-sourced budget line in this era — built by Citizen / partner Japanese makers using calibers like the 11DP. Manual-windable; date and day quickset via crown-pull positions. Case + bezel: Stainless steel cushion case ~38-40mm. Rotating 60-click diver bezel in the Coke configuration: black background with a red deco lower-third for the 50-to-10 minute safety countdown range. Original integrated jubilee-style stainless bracelet still present. Condition: Dial clean — '666 FEET' callout, dual-day window, and indices all crisp. Lume aged to warm cream/yellow patina, no flaking. Bezel insert intact with the red deco preserved (this is what collectors actually pay for; faded inserts knock 30-40% off). Crystal shows light surface wear consistent with 47 years of age, no cracks. Caseback engraving CARAVELLE / WATER RESISTANT / SHOCK RESISTANT / N8 sharp and legible. Bracelet original to the watch. The Devil Diver is the most-collected Caravelle line — the 666 FEET depth rating turned a budget Bulova into a cult vintage-diver piece. The Coke bezel variant sits between the more common all-black and the most prized Pepsi configurations in the collector hierarchy. Running, original-bezel, original-bracelet examples in this condition routinely clear in the $250-500 band on eBay; a near-mint serviced example at Cool Vintage Watches sold recently at $595. This is a wear-it-and-enjoy collector piece, not a parts-watch. Included: Caravelle Set-O-Matic Devil Diver wristwatch with original jubilee-style integrated stainless bracelet. Confirm running before publish.
