This Bulova Empress belonged to my grandmother; she received it as a college graduation gift in 1929. Watch runs, and loses less than 1 minute/day. The strap is a white gold/sterling LaPetite, with a 1941 patent number.
The interior of the case back is stamped "14K", and has two hand scribed figures; "M15218" and "210-D".
In reply to A very nice Bulova Empress. by Alex
For anyone interested in such things, that translates into over $700USD in today's money. The way I think about this, I compare the quality in watches today that are in the same price range. The major difference is, today we have quite a bit more choice- there are quartzes (32K) and superquartzes (262K) and auto-quartzes as well as quartzes that charge themselves with light, utilizing capacitors instead of batteries.
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That's a great old'gal.
1926 Bulova Empress it certainly is. You don't have anyone in the family to pass it on to? It would make a lovely family heirloom.
In reply to That's a great old'gal. 1926 by mybulova_admin