1949 Douglas?Case # starts with a 9 so I'm assuming 1949.Movement is dated 1948(48).Back cover,BULOVA,10K GOLD FILLED AND SERIAL #.Inside caseback,BULOVA FIFTH AVE NEW YORK.Unsigned crown.
Hi again Den. First let me compliment you on how your photography is improving trememdously. You've got a beautiful Bulova here. It's a little strange also. A 1949 usually has a date code of "A9" stamped on the back. I don't see that in the photos. The dial doesn't exactly look like a "Douglas" dial to me. But it appears to have been refinished so who knows.
There's no date code on the back cover.I'm thinking 1949 because of the serial # and all the movement has is "48" and not A8 as usual.I'm just taking a stab at Douglas,it seems there were quite a few models using this case or very similar one.Thanks for the compliment,I just started experimenting with a light tent.Just not quite there yet.
Den. I don't think you should change the dial on this one. If you'll do a search on here for 1946 men's models you'll find another one exactly like yours listed Nov. 2014. It's an "unknown" but I think that would just about confirm your watch is an original, just hasn't been identified yet.
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