10an with center sweep second possibly 1934?

Submitted by Daca102090 on December 3, 2011 - 10:33pm

JUST... got this watch this afternoon.  I suspected in the sale photos that it was unusual but boy howdy.

Hinged case, case serial# 441508, movement serial # 637253 15 jewel 10 an movement.

The case is 10k Rolled gold plate and the only Bulova indication on the case is just above the 10k marking.  Nothing but service marks on the interior of the case.

By the word unadjusted on the movement is what looks like a circle date mark.  1934.

Of course nothing even close in the ad section.

 

 

bourg01
Posted December 3, 2011 - 10:44pm

1934 maybe but I'd guess 1944. I've seen an ad in the data base for this watch but can'y remember what year. I'd start looking in 1944, then go back 10 years. Case style just dosen't work for 1934. IMO but could be.

 

Daca102090
Posted December 4, 2011 - 7:02pm

In reply to by bourg01

I was figuring late 20s or early 30s because of the hinged case.  Those didn't seem to continue much past 34 or 45.

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted December 3, 2011 - 11:06pm

The Case style is '33 'TRIDENT' ..not certain who the manufacturer is.

Daca102090
Posted December 3, 2011 - 11:39pm

Did the Trident come in non-engraved? The two examples on here are both engraved on the side verticles although I agree the case shape is similar.

Also the movement database lists the 10AN being produced from 1925 to 1937.

simpletreasures
Posted December 4, 2011 - 4:26am

David, the movement data base is like the ad data base, not 100% accurate just yet. We have had to adjust some of the start/end years based on new movements discovered and watch/ad combinations.

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted December 4, 2011 - 5:09am

I'm not seeing an engraved Bezel in the ad - Circle would Date it to 1934

ad Dated 1933. The Center Seconds is a humdinger...

Daca102090
Posted December 4, 2011 - 7:00pm

In reply to by FifthAvenueRes…

With the description part about keeping time to the split second, that kind of covers the outer second track on mine as each second has 5 divisions in it, and each tick of the movement covers 1/5 of a second.

Oh, I forgot to mention that it is also keeping accurate time...;-}

vintagebulova.com
Posted December 4, 2011 - 7:30pm

Here is a different example which sports the same movement.  This one date codes to 1929.  The case is marked as Bulova.

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Jay

 

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FifthAvenueRes…
Posted December 4, 2011 - 10:32am

Marked as Bulova how Jay, stamped on the inner Caseback?