Bulova 1943 -Unknown

Submitted by Rbikid on March 21, 2017 - 2:33pm
Manufacture Year
1943
Movement Model
10BS
Movement Date Code
X
Movement Jewels
15
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
3341986
Case shape
Round
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

10K RGP Bezel

Sterling Base

Stainless Back

1/20-12K GF B/R Bracelet

I'm thinking Nighthawk...

1943 Bulova watch
1943 Bulova watch
jabs
Posted March 23, 2017 - 5:51am

+1

Geoff Baker
Posted March 24, 2017 - 6:08am

Night Hawk and Air Warden are the black dialed, round military themed watches of this era. Both had luminous dial. I don't think this is either. Bobbee brought us this ad several years ago. It's not quite clear enough but the dial does not appear luminous.

I'm tentative on Sky Hawk.

mybulova_admin
Posted March 24, 2017 - 11:34pm

In reply to by Geoff Baker

Found an advert that says the Sky Hawk had a lumious dial and hands as well. 

Buloba 1943 Sky Hawk watch

Geoff Baker
Posted March 25, 2017 - 8:24am

Back to Unknown then........

mybulova_admin
Posted March 27, 2017 - 6:43am

All the adverts we see show the radium dial with a big square 'non closing' 9. We have a few of these models now like the subject watch that are all 'closed' 9's and is hard to tell if they were lumed at some point.

Rbikid, can you see any evidence of radium on the numbers?

Geoff Baker
Posted March 31, 2017 - 8:36pm

Panel  members - Any suggestions?

Andersok
Posted April 3, 2017 - 12:25pm

Not sure what to make of this one, these tend to look a little like one or another model in the ads, but not exactly; Unknown at this time.

jabs
Posted April 3, 2017 - 1:45pm

Unknown