Received this as a hand down from my father. Looks like a mens watch, although he claimed it was my grandmothers probably due to the size. Appears to be a 1946 Douglas with a Brunswick face. On the inside backcase corner are the numbers 091039 hand engraved and under the Bulova New York stamp there appears to be another hand engraving which I can't make out but appears to be the number 14 followed by a couple letters. Any additional info/help with ID is appreciated.
Thanks!
Hi bv, welcome to myBulova. I think these family treasures are priceless. I would be delighted to have a watch from any of my grandparents. I might go so far to suggest though that this was your grandfathers watch as it is a mans size for the period. It is possible though that grandma wore it or even owned it originally, either way you are most fortunate.
The case, I agree is Douglas and the movement is 21 jewel as a Douglas should be. As you know we do not have any ads showing this dial in a Douglas case. The clip below shows the Brunswick and the Douglas together. I'm stretching here but I see grandpa or grandma in a jewelry store with these two watches next to each other on the counter and someone saying, "I like this case and that dial...........", well it's possible I guess.
There is one other possibility, This is the 1946 Engineer. It's a bad clip at best.
It's also 21 jewel but in all the discussion we've had around this one the dial is said to have Roman numeral,
I'm up in the air on the ID, we have a tendency to label watches that don't match as Non-Conforming, it's possible that this beauty will end up there. At any rate, be proud of the fact that you have a wonderful heirloom.
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Thanks for the input. One of the interesting things on this face is the font. On most Bulova watches I've seen online and on this site, it's hard to come across this font. In particular, my eye always draws to the number "9'. Most 9's are open, whereas this one is closed. I've only seen this on the ad for the Brunswick on this site.