Bulova 1944 Officer

Submitted by PA_Watch_Hunter on June 13, 2013 - 11:10am
Manufacture Year
1944
Movement Model
10BC
Movement Jewels
15
Case Serial No.
4521052
Case shape
Rectangle
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Just looking for some information about this watch. Don't really know anything about it. Forgot to check the movement symbol so just wondering what year it is as well. Thanks.

Bulova watch
Bulova watch
FifthAvenueRes…
Posted July 11, 2013 - 7:02am

In reply to by alien Ant

The statement above "All watches in the war years with luminous hands also had luminous numbers regardless of the dial colour." is made without basis, in fact it denies real examples.

The Military issue Watches of era also came with luminous and non-luminous Dials.

Simply because a Watch is not showing a lumionous Dial does not indicate in any way that the lumionous has been 'cleaned off'.

I've also been around Watches long enough to recognise a re-Dial when I see one, the last image posted above by adam Ant is a redial and not a very good one I might ad (double Check the subsiduary Dial)

These were War Years, given the circumstance the Civilian market was lucky to get any Wristwatches, reguardless.

alien Ant
Posted July 11, 2013 - 8:33am

In reply to by FifthAvenueRes…

Wrong hands on the above Clipper posted by filthavenuerestorations and lume is missing.
I was not including the pure military watches in my post, only civilian.
All watches available to buy at the time with lume hands had lume numbers.

mybulova_admin
Posted June 15, 2013 - 2:26am

You would imagine that if the hands were lumed so would the numbers. It's far easier to relume hands than it is numbers, trust me I've tried :-)

OldTicker
Posted June 16, 2013 - 1:21am

In reply to by mybulova_admin

Just take a couple of stiff shots of your favorite hard liquor Admin, give it 10 minutes, and that will help...works for me!

mybulova_admin
Posted June 17, 2013 - 8:36am

In reply to by OldTicker

I don't see how dipping the brush in liquor works.....oh....now I see. :-)

William Smith
Posted June 17, 2013 - 5:34pm

I'm good with tentative Officer.

Geoff Baker
Posted June 26, 2013 - 5:18am

Tentative Officer also

JP
Posted June 26, 2013 - 12:15pm

Tentative Officer works for me.

Reverend Rob
Posted July 11, 2013 - 11:13am

I seem to recall a discussion about this in which it was postulated that Radium was reserved during war years for Military issue, and fewer civilian models were available with lume. Radium would have been sorely needed for re-dialing shot up plane instrument panels, etc etc, and might have been closely rationed.

JP
Posted July 11, 2013 - 3:59pm

I am still comfortabe with 44 Officer