Any way to figure out when my Bulova A17 was made?

Regards !Mark

Here is a web site with dating bulova starting at 1948 the date on the back cover is proberly close most likely 1959 check this site then check your movement they used a letter code for date's.Let me know if there is a L9 on movement for 1959.
http://www.thewatchguy.com/pages/BulovaSerial.html

Yep, L9 right by the winding wheel!

THANK you Mike! So, mine is a 1959 graduate! COOL!

MUCH appreciated!

HIGH regards! Mark

The AF-59 included in the MFR. Serial No. line indicates the date; 1959.

Kind regards,

Billy

I kind of figured it had to be somewhere in all that numerical/alphabet soup on the back cover, but I sure couldn't spot it.

Thanks, William!

Regards! Mark

The AF-XX in the serial number where XX is normally the last two digits of the year of the procurement the contract. The date of an actual timepiece with such a number is norally that year, but it can sometimes be a year or two afterwards if there were a series of deliveries under the contract. For your watch they are one and the same which is what is commonly found.