Any thoughts before I log this as an unknown?
10AN, 17J dated 1930
Movement serial: 608365
Case serial: 2049691
Bulova signed case, movement, and dial
Round slightly domed crystal measured approx. 20.6mm
Case, lug-to-lug, measures 34mm (26mm without lugs) x 26mm without crown
In reply to Cute little thng. Three by Wayne Hanley
In reply to Cute little thng. Three by Wayne Hanley
There's probably no patent date on the case because it isn't a Bulova patented design. Its a nice little watch. I've seen a few of these and have always been fascinated by the center sweep 10AN. I've seen these put into 1920's deco cases and passed off as a Doctors watch.
Jay
In reply to There's probably no patent by vintagebulova.com
It has the Bulova signature but Bulova didn't patent it? Is that common? Wouldn't it have to state who did patent it, or are you suggesting that no one did? And what about the fact that, after some point, Bulova stopped putting patent dates on their cases? Could this watch simply have been on the cusp of that? Please, tell me more.
In reply to It has the Bulova signature by NOVA
I just took an educated guess on this one. This seems like a very common case design.
Jay
In reply to It has the Bulova signature by NOVA
The 2 patents we normally see for 1924 and 1927 relate to the dust proof cover and associated components. As this watch didn't have that feature on the case there was no need to include the patent information.
The case itself is a fairly common cushion case used by a number of watch makers.