Bulova 1929 Miss Liberty

Submitted by VerenaBerhan on December 17, 2012 - 6:31am
Manufacture Year
1929
Movement Model
6AP
Movement Date Code
Shield
Movement Jewels
15
Movement Serial No.
87612
Case Serial No.
9027874
Case shape
Tonneau
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Ladies
Watch Description

Just bought this watch, the case and bracelet looks to be the 6-blue-sapphire "Miss Liberty" type of pre 1930 with two emeralds on the bracelet, but the movement itself is a bit of an odd one - I've looked through most of the adverts pre-1950 but couldn't find a similar style of a two-tone blue-on-gold dial with blue hands. 

The movement no. is either 87612 or 67612 or 87812. 

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1929 Bulova watch
1929 Bulova watch
1929 Bulova watch
1929 Bulova watch
Geoff Baker
Posted December 27, 2012 - 5:43am

In reply to by VerenaBerhan

To answer your 'additional information' question, there is no way other than what we and like minded Bulova enthusiasts are doing elsewhere. The Bulova name has changed hands a couple times (currently owned by Citizen - yes, THAT Citizen, the watch company) and really doesn't have an historian per se. The company states that during an office move many years ago, all of the 'old records' were lost/destroyed/misplaced or 'fell off a truck', which means that we are trying to reconstruct that history through print ads and other ephemera we can dig up. We think we have a pretty good method of identifying production years by case serial numbers and movement codes although we can never know for certain that there hasn't been 'swapping' over the years since many of these movements fit several case sizes. Since Bulova didn't produce every part they used we do have facts on base movement suppliers as RevRob states as well. It's all a bit of detective work and bit of speculation (but not Rob's comment - that IS fact). Thanks for stopping by, hope we've helped. By the way, if you're not sure of the service record on your watch, be sure to have it serviced if you're going to use it regularly. It's lasted all these years, let's make sure it still works a couple generations down the road!

Reverend Rob
Posted December 26, 2012 - 11:01am

The movt is an Aurore-Villeret 8,  produced 1926-29.

VerenaBerhan
Posted December 30, 2012 - 2:09pm

Dear Geoff et al. , 

thanks for your detailed explanation - considering how bad the 'official' records situation appears (I was wincing when I read the 'possibly' "fell off a truck" part) , it's all the more awesome that websites like this - and the enthusiasts being part and parcel of this community - exist, making them all the more valuable! 

And don't worry - as a lecturer of medieval history I've got a deep-set appreciation for all things historical, including this beautiful watch. 

Thanks again!