Hello All,
I picked this one up at auction last week. I thought it was interesting enough to post, and worthy of restoration. I thought I had seen something similar on the site, but can't locate it. Notice the Hallmark on the side of the case near the crown. I am not sure if we will be able to pin this one down.
In reply to Inside case is stamped BULOVA by timerestoration
It has a name in this ad but I can't make it out.
Conquistador? It is definitely too long to be "President", too many letters!
http://www.mybulova.com/sites/default/files/vintage_ads/1925-AD1.jpg
Here is the ad for the same watch as the 39744.
http://www.mybulova.com/sites/default/files/vintage_ads/1924-Bulova-ad-27-9.jpg
In reply to It has a name in this ad but by bobbee
1924 ad looks like it. Well, the case shape/lack of sub-dial.
Oh, and the jewel count, case material too!
Dial variant could be explained by case material. Advert could be showing solid gold version, silver could have different dial to make it easy to distinguish between case metals without opening up the watch. This possible explanation would also account for other dial variants not seen for non-solid gold/platinum models in other ads from the 1920's.