Bulova 1929 Ambassador

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12 years 4 months
Submitted by Daca102090 on April 15, 2012 - 9:43pm
Manufacture Year
1929
Movement Model
10AP
Movement Jewels
15
Movement Serial No.
614690
Case Serial No.
9392855
Case shape
Square
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Interstingly I couldn't find any date code on this movement so I am basing the year on the first digit of the case serial number.

Hinged case is 14K White Gold Filled

Bulova watch
1929 Bulova watch
1929 Bulova watch

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13 years 7 months
William Smith
Posted May 21, 2012 - 12:11pm

This is our only 15 J 10AP in the database.  Did 10AP occur as late as 1929?

We have two 17J 10AP in 1926 Conquerors.  One of these 10AP's has a date symbol triangle to 1926.  One doesn't. 

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11 years 8 months
JP
Posted September 2, 2012 - 11:33am

Will, I have the same watch with the 15 jewel 10AP movement and it looks like a square symbol on the barrel bridge. Movement serial number is 1.050.194. Inside case back is Bulova 14K Gold Filled American Standard Pat June 19, 1924 and serial number is 9623081. Case is white gold. My other one is yellow gold and has the 10A in it.

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13 years 7 months
William Smith
Posted September 2, 2012 - 6:14pm

JP Cool you have white and yellow gold.  I see an 1926 ad snippet provided by Jim Robson? 

and 1927 ad snippet:

I noticed the corners where the horizontal/vertical bezel meet. In the ads above, it's kinda angled.  Subject watch has that vertical "bar" that runs the full length of case, through where these angles appear in the two ads above.
 

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13 years 7 months
William Smith
Posted September 23, 2012 - 2:53am

Ambassador....or unknown?
I'm thinking unknown

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12 years
bobbee
Posted September 23, 2012 - 4:56am

It looks like the same case as in this 1929 ad, but minus the engraving. Still "Unknown" to me.

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12 years
bobbee
Posted September 23, 2012 - 5:17am

....OR, is it this one, looks like it says "BANKER" but can't be sure, and it looks unengraved compared to the other models in this 1930 ad. Anyone know for sure?

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13 years 7 months
William Smith
Posted September 23, 2012 - 1:59pm

subject watch Unknown IMO

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13 years 7 months
William Smith
Posted December 30, 2013 - 2:50am

Still wondering about the date of production for this 10AP movement......

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6 years 7 months
dougindoors1957
Posted July 6, 2018 - 12:51pm

I have just obtained a similar one the raised edges are in yellow gold and the rest of the case is white gold, I will post pics, movement has shield date code and serial number is 615363, 10AN 15J case number 9356179