Bulova 1951 Academy Award

Submitted by GVP on October 29, 2012 - 10:18am
YY
Manufacture Year
1951
Movement Model
10BM
Movement Jewels
21
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
3961987
Case shape
Tonneau
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
GS CMY312-6 (Ac. Award)
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

1951 21 j 10bm model. The only crystal to fit is a CMY 312-6 for an Academy Award Model. The case is all 10k gold filled. The date, case, 21j movement and crystal all suggest it may be an academy, we know there are plain dial varients around. I can find no adverts for this model or hardly any other models the same as. So any ideas? Excellency or Academy are the two front runners at present!

Bulova watch
Bulova watch
FifthAvenueRes…
Posted October 29, 2012 - 10:25am

'AA'

JP
Posted October 29, 2012 - 10:53am

Agree. "AA"

DarHin
Posted October 29, 2012 - 11:10am

Crystal specs point to the AA "YY". No ad yet. I didn't go through the ads looking for it though.

GVP
Posted October 29, 2012 - 12:49pm

Been through 1949-1953 adverts and can see no sign of this model (or the AA 'yy') So powers of deduction may mean you are all on the right road....just need the elusive advert for confirmation

 

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted October 29, 2012 - 1:37pm

The only other piece of the puzzle I can add is this image.

Crystal Specs plus the Watch in the box should be good enough for a tentative ID.

'ACADEMY AWARD' "YY"

 

GVP
Posted October 29, 2012 - 3:21pm

Great work. I agree

 

William Smith
Posted October 29, 2012 - 6:42pm

I'm good w/ that.  Crystal specs work, the another in a box helps a bit.
AA "YY" from me.

 

JP
Posted October 29, 2012 - 7:03pm

Amend my vote to AA "YY"

OldTicker
Posted October 29, 2012 - 7:38pm

I only show the AA "YY" as taking the GS CMY312-18 crystal which is 24.2 X 22.8mm in the 1952 catalog.

I do show a CMY312-6 in the 1966 catalog fitting a AA, no variant listed, and it is a smaller crystal, 24.0 x 22.7mm

I would go with a tentative AA, but not the "YY"

GVP
Posted October 30, 2012 - 3:12am

That's interesting because I have a feeling that the 312-18 may just fit too, although I haven't got one to try. I know that fits the Brewster model also. I wonder if they used the same crystal then decided to amend it at a later date? Just a thought as I know gs liked to have different numbers for some crystals although these would be near enough the same and fit the same models...guess it gave them more money with watchmakers buying more inventory?