Early 40's Bulova Faux Military Watches

Submitted by plainsmen on October 18, 2011 - 12:43am

I thought maybe you guys would get a kick out of this.

Wayne Hanley
Posted October 18, 2011 - 3:05am

Nice collection of military style watches. Didn't you have a Medial Officer & Surgeon also? What are you calling the 2nd watch from left? Dial is different from the ads for the Air Warden & Nighthawk. I'm having trouble with ID on my watch also. My dial doesn't match the font in either of the ads.

 

 

 

plainsmen
Posted October 18, 2011 - 8:24am

Looks like there were two different versions of the Air Warden.  The watch in question matches this post card perfect down to the piratey looking numbers.

Wayne Hanley
Posted October 18, 2011 - 2:21pm

Ahoy Mattie! Hoist the mainsil, secure the jib, batten down the hatches! Far beit from me to have a disparity with a fellow buckinear! Your watch shows a pointed nine, my watch shows a rounded nine & the all of the Blackout or Air Warden ads show a flat top nine. Must we fuss, cuzz apart from the maddening crowd here, I tend to think that the details on the watch are more accurate than the ads.

Toss out the ads & we still have two different dials (font style) comparing our two military style watches. 

plainsmen
Posted March 2, 2012 - 9:40pm

I feel this needs more exploration!  haha... since of course we have the ad showing all but the middle "Minuteman" variant.

NOVA
Posted March 2, 2012 - 9:58pm

An awesome collection, Plains.  But I think you've got a few more to find, per this 1943 ad:

plainsmen
Posted March 2, 2012 - 10:04pm

You know the Air Warden looks like a variant of the Practitioner?

Reverend Rob
Posted March 2, 2012 - 10:51pm

Is it me, or does the "Blackout" case resemble a 40's Senator? I have a couple of them around here, it would be interesting to see if they match-or not.

plainsmen
Posted March 2, 2012 - 11:46pm

In reply to by Reverend Rob

That's what the Blackout is a variant of Rob...  

Blackhawk/Surgeon, Airwarden/???, ???/Minuteman, Blackout/RadioCity/Senator, General/President