Bulova 1955 Craftsman

Submitted by WatchCrystals.net on December 19, 2010 - 10:51am
A
Manufacture Year
1955
Movement Model
8AC
Movement Jewels
21
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
A135687
Case shape
Rectangle
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

The BULOVA "CRAFTSMAN," Circa 1955. 17 jewels, 10 karat gold filled. 

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JP
Posted June 7, 2013 - 1:08pm

Craftsman

shubaj
Posted August 7, 2015 - 5:01pm

It is a 21 jewels, not 17 jewels. Its says it right on the movement picture above.

William Smith
Posted August 7, 2015 - 5:20pm

In reply to by shubaj

Good observation.
FYI
William (Scott) use to enter watches in the database, and there were sometimes inconsistencies between the info entered and the pictures which he used.  It was early in our genesis of model ID'ing, and we were grasping for "valuable" data from many sources which we now don't necessarily use now.

He may have used a movement picture from another similar watch, or more likely he may have entered his jewel count information in comments based on what the ads said this watch "should contain" vs what movement was in the watch.

I agree, some things don't match in this watch record.  The Craftsman were advertised w/ 21 jewels, as the movement picture shows.  Several Craftsman records in the database show 21 jewels also.
 

William Smith
Posted August 7, 2015 - 5:25pm

In reply to by shubaj

I'll edit the root record to reflect whats in the pictures, and leave his 17 jewel comments in the comment field, but it looks like that "comment" is incorrect.

JimDon5822
Posted July 24, 2023 - 7:49pm

Confirming variant 1955 Bulova Craftsman "A". noting center shading possible cleaned off.

Craftsman A