Received back in 2012 from member Wayne Hanley.
Note the lack of a case serial number.
Great watch, Stephen. Have you been able to get it functioning or are you still on the hunt for a unsalvageable donor movement? The lack of a s/n is interesting, I wonder if that was for a reason? Non-production prototype? The other 3 existing examples of 1932 calendar Bulovas that I am aware of are your square case, Ken's (same casing as this one) that is now in the possession of the Bulova Museum and mine. Ken, do you recall if yours has a case serial number?
A true treasure!
1932 Calendar
In reply to Great watch, Stephen. Have… by neetstuf-4-u
It's a unicorn, might be three of a kind but a unicorn nonetheless. This is just amazing. The lack of serial number is interesting, I note that the patent date for the dust cover is also missing. Again, I think we'll have to tag it as 1932 Bulova Calendar.
I don't see the one Ken owned in the dB, here's a photo I took in the museum of a display tray, I suspect this is the watch?
I believe the above mentioned watch in the Bulova museum is one the Richard sold them, meaning there are 5 'known' examples.
- Stephen - Tonneau
- Stephen - Square
- Richard (Museum) - Tonneau (same as 1)
- Ken (Museum) - Tonneau (same as 1)
- Bob - Tonneau
In reply to I believe the above… by mybulova_admin
In reply to I believe the above… by mybulova_admin
Not sure if Richard had another one, but I sold mine to him (along with a few others) and he then put it in the museum. The one in the museum photo above is the one I sold Richard.
I never added it to the database, since it belonged to another member of the site. I can add it if that is okay.
In reply to Not sure if Richard had… by Andersok
Ah, that's good to know, meaning that they are one in the same.
Updated list (25 Jan 2022).
- Stephen - Tonneau
- Stephen - Square
- Bulova Museum - Tonneau (same case as 1)
- Bob - Tonneau
- Lisa - Square
Movement serial numbers:
10AC: 575796, 575800, 575937, 576625
13AC: 727851
In reply to Ah, that's good to know,… by mybulova_admin
Working towards the big picture and understanding these watches, we should also include the partial 13AC movement listed in the movements category without a case. Both known examples are stamped with a "T" and "shield"
13AC: 727851 (whole watch), 727763 (movement - loose)
EDIT 02/07/23: 3rd example of the 13AC spotted and missed on eBay. Mounted in a 3rd party case (Duro)
s/n 727768 - with Shield and "T" date stamp.
In reply to Working towards the big… by neetstuf-4-u
There is a 10AC movement on eBay. It only has the diamond by the click and no other date symbol. The movement sn is 575?10. The 3rd digit is difficult to see. It’s a 6 or 8 or maybe a 9. The dial on the movement does not have a date window so it’s not the correct dial. The movement is not in a case.