I have a 1930 ladies watch here in perfect condition with a white gold looking case. The back inside says Bulova Quality curved at top & Pat Jun 10 1924 curved to meet it at the bottom, like most do of this era.
In the middle of this, where there is usually a blank or '14k' 'or 'gold filled' and so on this case simply has 'AAA'.
I have never come across this before and have no idea what it means or what the case is made of. Anyone? (i'll get a photo soon, haven't had the time yet)
I don't recall seeing AAA on case backs, but I have a 1940 21j 10AE movement with AAA on the bridge, located between the jewels. I tend to believe was a quality symbol with no marketing value, realized the customer doesn't normally see it, before or after a sale.
NOTE: I make no claims to understanding marketing physcology, just my opinion.
Wayne
I wonder if thats a sly way of denoting (on mvmnt) that its actually adjusted ...The only reason they are mostly marked unadjusted is to get around the trade policies of the time that heavily taxed completed complex goods, being 'unadjusted' leaves the movement technically incomplete ( no one believes they were not adjusted, just marked as such)