Bulova 1929 Templan

Submitted by FifthAvenueRes… on November 21, 2010 - 8:20am
Manufacture Year
1929
Movement Model
13AF
Movement Date Code
Shield
Movement Jewels
15
Movement Serial No.
709669
Case Serial No.
9363646
Case shape
Tonneau
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Bright finish case dated 1924.

N.O.S. Glass Crystal fitted 4/2011.

Rare 15 Jewel 13AF

Non - running and under restoration.

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1929 Bulova watch
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shooter144
Posted March 25, 2012 - 11:58am

Sry Wayne, didnt see this post for awhile. Could be a swapped dial or artists rendition, or a change from ad print to actual manufacture of the dial, or an outsourced dial made incorrectly for Bulova.  Who knows.

I just mention it because it IS a discrepency, how much of one is the question.

 

DarHin
Posted March 25, 2012 - 2:17pm

In reply to by shooter144

The seconds hand is lower on Marks watch than the ad watch, thus, the seconds track obscures all of the 6. Different movement?

We already know the ad watch dial is full on tonneau and Marks dial is tonneau shaped but everything else says rectangle. I don't think it was a rectangle dial cut down to fit a tonneau case because there's too much real estate beyond the 3 & 9.

 

 

bobbee
Posted June 22, 2014 - 8:08am

One tick incorrect ID from me.

The dial clearly is a mis-match to the advert.

William Smith
Posted June 22, 2014 - 6:08pm

Agreed, as we have more than one ad showing Templan for this time period, and none of them have a square minute track dial in a tonneau case.  Probably just a dial replacement with other than original (or very close) square minute track dial.  
So is it better to leave as lower tick Templan w/ probable mis-dial replace than a Non-Conforming?  

mybulova_admin
Posted June 22, 2014 - 10:44pm

 

Whilst the dial may or may not be original to the watch, this case (as far as we know at this time) was only used on the Templar model. The dial is not the key to the ID of this watch IMO.