HELLO, I RECENTLY PICKED UP A BEAUTIFUL Bulova 1939 Ambassador WITH A 21J 10AE..MY QUESTION IS WHAT EXACTLY DOES THE AAA STAND FOR ON THE MOVEMENT...ALSO WOULD ANY PARTS FROM THE OTHER VERSIONS ON THE 10AE AND THE 10AX FIT ON THIS 21J TYPE OF A 10AE...I WILL POST PICTURES SOON...THANKS TOO ANYBODY WHO CAN HELP.... http://www.mybulova.com/watches/1939-ambassador-2213 ,.,,NOT MINE BUT DAMN CLOSE..I EVEN HAVE THE BOX COMING IN THE MAIL FOR IT...
I have the same AAA marking on my 1940 Ambassador 10AE movement. The AAA marking is not on my 1939 Ambassador with same movement.
I believe the subject has come up & had been discussed here before. The concensus was that it was an attempt to show off a top quality Bulova movement. However, some marketing genius realized that no one would see it except a watchmaker or some watch owner with tinkeritus. Not having turtle recall, this is not exactly but, that is what I recall.
the 'ACADEMY AWARD' discussion was related to Bulovas' use of the 21 Jewel 7 AA designated movement in relationship to the 7 AK movements found in the 'EXCELENCY' line.
AAA stamped on a movement has been seen in additon to the movements model stamp.
eg: 10 AE AAA
AAA could mean a miriad of things - All American Assembly for example.
All of the AAA marked movements encountered so far are 21 jewels. Which supports the first class, finest kind, quality, short-lived marketing magic. Latest movement with the AAA stamp so far is dated 1940. If anyone spots a AAA stamped movement dated after 1940 please copy & post.