Sorry guys for the complete lack of information above.
New to the forum and will be happy to provide any more information if someone's willing to guide me along the way.
Outside: "14K Gold" Stamp.
Inside on Back Case: "14K" "8"
Inside Movement Area: 17 Jewels, See photos below
Additional Details: 14K Rose Gold, Automatic, 23.1 dwt, 10 Diamonds.
Fantastic condition as you can tell from photos.
There is an engraved love note on the back signed off with a date of 2/10/1946 - may or may not signify approximately the time the watch was purchased.
That's the best I got!
I think we'll deffinitely need to see the inside of this beauty. As there are no details on the case we'll need to establish a few thing in order to determine the correct age and model.
If poosible could you have the case opened and note down the movement details as well as any details inside the back case.
There's certainly alot of gold there :-)
In reply to I think we'll deffinitely by mybulova_admin
In reply to J9 = 1949, 17 = 17 Jewels, by mybulova_admin
Hello favorite watches, welcome to myBulova. This certainly is a beautiful watch. Bulova didn't make a lot of solid gold watches so when we see one we have both a special treat and a special challenge identifying and dating it.
In the era of your watch we find date codes and manufacturer markings on both the case back and movements. Solid gold cases however, don't always have manufacturer marking and rarely have date codes. The personalization gives a place to start on the case.
A movement date of 1949 and the personalization difference of three years seems to indicate that either the movement was changed for some reason or that the two components were married together at some point down the road. It is possible that the watch isn't all Bulova and that the case was custom made and fitted with a Bulova moment. Photos of the outside and inside of the case back would further assist us in identifying it.
By the way, I also suspect that your watch is a man's watch. Ladies watches of this time period were very small and mens watches were much smaller than they are today. The beauty of this is that mens watches of the period are considered unisex today.
I've looked through our adverts and haven't found a match yet.
In reply to Hello favorite watches, by Geoff Baker
Hi Geoff,
Thanks so much for the welcome and your thorough response. I really appreciate your time and expertise. A challenge is always exciting for everyone, haha.
You are absolutely correct in that the solid gold casing not having the manufacture marking and date code.. I checked and there is no sign except for a "14K" mark and an "8" mark written underneath it. The envgraving on the back case reads: "With Love. To Gloria From Harold. 2-10-46." The "To Gloria From Harold" have these beautiful tree branch-like underlining.. definitely not your average envgraving skills.
I also had entertained the idea of the '46 referring to the marriage date, but have still given some thought of the possibility of the case being custom. I do have to admit, I find it quite strange that someone would get such an extravagant solid rose gold and diamond casing and go through the trouble of pairing it this way..
Geoff, thank you so so much. Should I just sit tight and keep waiting?
In reply to Hi Geoff, Thanks so much for by favorite_watches
In reply to Are there any markings on the by Geoff Baker
In reply to Only "14K" and "8" marketing by favorite_watches