Nice Academy Award "ZZ" with four quadrant raised crystal. JB Champion appears to original to watch.
Added 9/18/2011 - Photos Updated 12/14/2023
Geoff, I agree with the AA determination.
We've moved on, I believe, from the 1951 supposed end date for the AAs. We know that Bulova was not ordered to quit using the name, but rather agreed in an Oct. 1952 FTC stipulation to change the way they advertised the AAs. We believe that the contract between Bulova and the Academy ran through 1954. We now have ads showing AAs in 1952 and 1953.
I have this same model that dates to 1953, and I will be listing it as an AA.
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I would be looking for a display case. Mine came with the display ans there have been a few others in display sold as well. I think that this is no coincience, and that this a legit AA id. I would be looking for a case. They can get pricey though, I've paid as much as $70 bucks for one or as little as $15. It all boils down to how much you really want it.