Curved shape, Omega date mark (1940), bought 1999 in Palo Alto, CA for $250. "B-10K Gold Fill" on case.
Watch has a white face, appears yellow through amber crystal. Watch is 9.5/10 functional and aesthetic condition. Crystal size is an exact match for MX432, which corresponds to the "Palm Beach", the original designation of this watch.
However, in August, 2012, an ad surfaced which almost certainly demonstrates that this watch is the 1939 Marshall model.
Pix of the movement and inner case are available in the comments section.
Many heartfelt thanks to the denizens of MyBulova, who generously shared their time and expertise to help ID this watch!
EDIT 2012.08.09. Changed from 1939 Palm Beach to 1940 Marshall by request of owner. Will Smith
In reply to Just noticed the datemark on by nbardach
In reply to Minute Man has my vote. This by NOVA
In reply to Looks like the Minute Man has by nbardach
Why don't you take a look at the ads and see what you think? They are under the Information tab, organized by year. You now know that the date of your watch is 1940, so you want to look at ads within a reasonable time before and a reasonable time after 1940.
The numbers in the seconds track could have been left off when it was re-dialed. That's the potential problem with re-dialing, i.e., you don't know if it stayed true to the original.
In reply to The Case is not even close to by FifthAvenueRes…
Nova,
there is One Minute Man Case in 1938, and this isn't it....
There is an obvious difference in the shape of the Glass,
The 'Minute Man' Case bezel does not have the raised feature around the Glass this Watch shows.
The lugs are totally different.
....and there is a Dial variation.
In reply to Nova, there is One Minute Man by FifthAvenueRes…