Hello...I am sorry for the aweful pics(I will have to ask my son to take better ones for me)...I was curious about this watch, searching the web and came across this site. I think I found a " 1927 Lone Eagle" but I am not sure.
The pics I have seen look like this watch...The case has "Bulova Quality 14k American Standard Pat Jun 10 1924 7669320" and the works has the following: Bulova 10AN seventeen 17 Jewels Swiss Unadjusted.
Any information you can help with would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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12 years 10 monthsHello Schaeffer, welcome to myBulova. - 1927 was the cross over year from the Conqueror model to the Lone Eagle model so it is likely that you have a Lone Eagle. Clear photos of the dial side (front), inside case back and movement would be most helpful. Could we also get confirmation of the date code on the movement?
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12 years 11 monthsThe Case is 1927.
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14 yearsHmmm, interesting combination of parts here on this LE.
The dial suggests mid to late 1927 as does the case serial number, but the movement and hands suggest early to mid 1927.
So what we may be seeing here is next batch of release after the original 5000, or possibly even the tail end of the 5000 batch.
Seeing the movement and the inside of the back case may shed some light on the period.
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14 yearsIn reply to The Movement is Dated 1926, by FifthAvenueRes…
and that is yet another hic-up with this watch. Everything I have seen so far that is marked in a 1927 case is post 5000 and a LE.
What we might have here is a mix of a 1926/27 Conqueror parts and later 1927 case.
The combination isn't making a great deal of sense, based on my research and experience.
1926/27 Conqueror
- Hands
- Movement
1927 Lone Eagle
- Case (back plate seperated fromthe LE Bezel)
- Dial
HOWEVER...what is really throwing me is the statement that the case is marked 14K solid and not Gold Filled.
I'm really looking forward to seeing some better photos of the entire watch. I also note that the front bezel has seperated from the back plate. A common issue with the LEs of this era.