Hi all, Is this case a Ranger? 1932 date code, and case number starts with a 2... I realize it's a redial, but was attracted to the neat two-tone case. I didn't see a two-tone Ranger in the database or otherwise, but I may have missed it...
Thanks, David
EDIT: 2014.08.09 Case Serial Number changed from outside number (211943) to inside case SN 2128000
http://m.watchophilia.com/photogallery/bulovas-1930-1939/a1933-maxim/
nothing else like it.
In reply to http://m.watchophilia.com/pho by alien Ant
Thanks. The link in the Maxim listing to Lisa's article/blog entry about variations of models in the 1930s is also very insightful. So, maybe this is a Maxim, but a two-tone variation, and we don't have an ad to confirm it so it goes as "unknown"??
A presumption that the subject Watch is the 'MAXIM' is speculative at best. 'MAXIM' is advertised as having a 15 Jewel Movement, the subject Watch is entered as being 17 Jewels.
A Case Color for the 'MAXIM' is not known, nor is the engraving pattern.
edit: Below is a cleaner view of the 1933 'MAXIM' (which hardly resembles the linked Watch above and coincidentally is also dated 1933.)
'UNKNOWN' is the correct ID (for both) at this time
In reply to A presumption that the by FifthAvenueRes…
The watch in your Maxim ad is actually the Ambassador, it is named as such in three different ads, two on page one of the 1930's paper ads and posted by plainsman. The other is here:
http://m.watchophilia.com/vintage-advertisements/a1930-1939/a1933-newspaper5/
two are from 1933 and one from 1934.
mistaken identity, the ad is wrong pal sorry.
Not sure I understand you. In what way has a sky king or lone eagle ad got anything to do with one ad for a maxim that contradicts three exact same ads that name it the Ambassador? If you are talking about a XX case ad versus a rosebud case ad for sky kings there are differences there. What do you mean by lone eagle?
"aha"??? LOL!
Here are theambassador ads.
here is the maxim ad you posted
notice the three hands position in all four ads? exactly the same in all watches means all same watch
XX case sky king ad
rosebud case sky king ad
They are engraved differently just pointing out how wrong you were about your maxim ad.
Maxim.
The advert matches Lisa's example. If you look at the links in the bracelet, they match the one in the ad with lighter links on the outer edge of the band.
http://m.watchophilia.com/photogallery/bulovas-1930-1939/a1933-maxim/
So we have three Ambassador ads (above) and one Maxim ad (from Fifth) which appear to be using the same Bulova-produced image/copy. It is assumed the Maxim ad Fifth posted (below) is in error. Do we assume the text description stating 15 jewels is suppose to be associated with Ambassador and the only part in error is the name MAXIM? Of those four ads, the ones which state jewel count say 15. Subject watch is 17 jewels as entered. Too many unknowns...
I'm also not seeing the "steps" on the ad above. I guess I'm seeing steps on the smaller grainy ad from Lisa (in Bobbee's comment box above). I checked the example Lisa has listed, and it has yellow gold on both the horizontal and vertical bezel. Subject watch does not appear to have horizontal yellow gold.
It also looks like Lisa's example watch has one step, while subject watch may have two steps. Also note the "two tone" part of the lugs in Lisa's watch example compared to the subject watch.
I don't think subject watch and Lisa's example are the same case, and I think the grainy newspaper ad is not conclusive of two tone, and is...well....too grainy.
I'm still at unknown.