Is This An American Clipper?

I'm gonna go with 1936 American Clipper. What say you guys?

Bob

No.

American Clipper has an engraved Bezel, never seen it without one although I have both versions dated 1937 and both have the 17J 10AE  I consider the plain bezel an unknown. - also this case bezels horizontals and verticles seem slightly wider ? unless it's the camera angle.

Dial and movement are right on.

Ben Hur possibly.

Get this, not an American Clipper but a 1938 Canadian Clipper.

Here is another one...this one is 1939 Clipper and out of the Sears Catalog.

and another 1938 Sears.

All have plain bezels.

1938 Sears ad clearly shows the plain bezel version as an American Clipper - what's with the other two? lol

Stephen,

Let Me run this one past You.

At this time Sears Roebuck and Co was a retail giant, number one in the U.S.

Could they possibly have reserved the right to name the Bulova models sold through them ?....

Looks like the American Clipper 'B'  (white dial) and Ameriacn Clipper 'C' (black dial) were both released with plain cases.

http://www.mybulova.com/watches/1936-american-clipper-717

No doubt, available in a plain bezel.

I'm looking at the width of the horizontals and verticles, particularly the verticles, to Me they seem wider on the OP's watch, again I own one of these and the American Clipper detail is slender.

Dial, Hands and movement all match the Clippers.

Optical illusion or real difference??

Also, for the OP, is Your watch Yellow of White Gold??

Tony,

Most likely an optical illusion on the case, too many of the watchs' other details are the same.

I agree with Bob and Stephen, it's a Clipper.