1960s Silver Bulova Folding Travel Alarm Clock With Original Box

$112.00
A compact 1960s Bulova folding travel alarm clock with a textured silver clamshell case, gold-tone trim, and a warm amber interior that opens into a little mid-century bedside timekeeper. The square dial features Roman numerals, a brushed gold chapter ring, green luminous-style accents, and that clean Bulova branding right at the center.

This clock is a mechanical wind-up travel alarm and comes with its original green Bulova box. It has been tested and is working: the clock ticks, keeps time, and the alarm works.

📚 Historical Context

Before a phone could wake you up, flash the weather, and ruin your attention span before breakfast, there was the travel alarm clock. Small, sturdy, and made to be tossed into a suitcase, these little clocks had one job: get you up on time.

Bulova, already a major name in American timekeeping, offered a wide range of compact travel clocks during the mid-20th century. By the 1960s, many of these small mechanical alarms were being produced in Japan, where precision manufacturing was becoming a serious force in the clock and watch world. This example sits right in that transition era: still fully mechanical, still wind-up, still designed for a nightstand in a hotel room and just before quartz clocks began taking over the travel market.

✨ Condition Notes

- Clock ticks: yes.
- Clock keeps time: yes.
- Alarm works: yes.
- Original green Bulova box is included and shows age-related wear, discoloration, edge wear, and surface scuffing.
- Textured silver outer case shows visible vintage wear, dark speckling, spotting, and age marks throughout.
- Gold-tone trim and metal areas show normal patina and surface wear consistent with age.
- Dial presents nicely with Roman numerals, gold-tone chapter ring, and green luminous-style accents.
- Interior amber/brown panels show surface marks and light wear.
- Back of the movement is marked Japan.
- A charming working vintage travel clock with honest cosmetic age and a great original-box presentation.

📏 Measurements (approximate)

Closed clock: 3.25 in wide x 3.25 in tall x 1.25 in deep
Open/displayed: 3.25 in wide x 3.5 in tall x 2.75 in deep

📦 Packaging

Clock will be professionally padded and boxed with care.
A compact 1960s Bulova folding travel alarm clock with a textured silver clamshell case, gold-tone trim, and a warm amber interior that opens into a little mid-century bedside timekeeper. The square dial features Roman numerals, a brushed gold chapter ring, green luminous-style accents, and that clean Bulova branding right at the center.

This clock is a mechanical wind-up travel alarm and comes with its original green Bulova box. It has been tested and is working: the clock ticks, keeps time, and the alarm works.

📚 Historical Context

Before a phone could wake you up, flash the weather, and ruin your attention span before breakfast, there was the travel alarm clock. Small, sturdy, and made to be tossed into a suitcase, these little clocks had one job: get you up on time.

Bulova, already a major name in American timekeeping, offered a wide range of compact travel clocks during the mid-20th century. By the 1960s, many of these small mechanical alarms were being produced in Japan, where precision manufacturing was becoming a serious force in the clock and watch world. This example sits right in that transition era: still fully mechanical, still wind-up, still designed for a nightstand in a hotel room and just before quartz clocks began taking over the travel market.

✨ Condition Notes

- Clock ticks: yes.
- Clock keeps time: yes.
- Alarm works: yes.
- Original green Bulova box is included and shows age-related wear, discoloration, edge wear, and surface scuffing.
- Textured silver outer case shows visible vintage wear, dark speckling, spotting, and age marks throughout.
- Gold-tone trim and metal areas show normal patina and surface wear consistent with age.
- Dial presents nicely with Roman numerals, gold-tone chapter ring, and green luminous-style accents.
- Interior amber/brown panels show surface marks and light wear.
- Back of the movement is marked Japan.
- A charming working vintage travel clock with honest cosmetic age and a great original-box presentation.

📏 Measurements (approximate)

Closed clock: 3.25 in wide x 3.25 in tall x 1.25 in deep
Open/displayed: 3.25 in wide x 3.5 in tall x 2.75 in deep

📦 Packaging

Clock will be professionally padded and boxed with care.