Bulova 1945 Douglas

Submitted by jabs on December 17, 2013 - 2:45pm
Manufacture Year
1945
Movement Model
8AE
Movement Date Code
Triangle
Movement Jewels
21
Case Serial No.
5233921
Case shape
Rectangle
Case color
Rose
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
19,1 x 21,8 mm
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

1945 Douglas

1945 Douglas
Bulova watch
Bulova watch
Bulova Watch
Bulova Watch
plainsmen
Posted December 17, 2013 - 3:47pm

I'm good with the Douglas... what year did this become the Brigadier?

Geoff Baker
Posted December 18, 2013 - 5:54am

Hmmm, this is a Douglas, the Brigadier seems to pop up in 1948 in the watch data base, The Douglas shows up in ads from 1945 to 1948. The only thing we have on the Brigadier is a thumbnail taken from a undated snippet. It appears in the watch db but not in the adverts. We have three or four watches ID'd from it that might need to be reviewed.

jabs
Posted December 29, 2013 - 8:37am

ad for Douglas in our db whitch i used for identification :

http://www.mybulova.com/sites/default/files/vintage_ads/bulova-ad-1946-gift-of-a-lifetime.jpg

another ads for this time period:

http://www.mybulova.com/sites/default/files/vintage_ads/Bulova_AD_1946_3.jpg

http://www.mybulova.com/sites/default/files/vintage_ads/Bulova-Ad-1946-4-new.jpg

http://www.mybulova.com/sites/default/files/vintage_ads/1945-Bulova-ad-03-11.jpg

William Smith
Posted December 30, 2013 - 12:03am

I'm good with Douglas ID.  The date is in line w/ the ads.  Is the subject watch Rose Gold?  I can't tell from the photos, but the dial kinda says Rose Gold, as do the four Douglas ads linked above.

jabs
Posted December 30, 2013 - 7:30am
case and dial are the same color rose or pink (not yellow), dial only has a darker shade
FifthAvenueRes…
Posted December 30, 2013 - 7:40am

'DOUGLAS'

Reverend Rob
Posted December 30, 2013 - 8:43am

Douglas it is.

William Smith
Posted December 30, 2013 - 4:41pm

I don't know about 1945, but by 1946 we see Model variant is "A" for red gold, "B" yellow gold.

1946 Ads showing one dial configuration.  Click on left  snippet for full ad.


Second 1946 ad w/ dial variation.

I'd go for a tentative 1945 Douglas "A" based on gold color and ad text above.