Bulova 1939 Lady Bulova

Submitted by djpollock on October 31, 2014 - 9:45am
E
Manufacture Year
1939
Movement Model
6AM
Movement Jewels
17
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
8830452
Case shape
Tonneau
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Ladies
Watch Description

Found in my grandmothers house, unfortunately I know nothing of the history of the watch. It is in full working order.On the back it says '10k gold filled' and 'Bulova' with a shield symbol next to it. The shield was the only thing that I could see which may date it I couldn't find anything on the movement or any of the codes mentioned on the site so this could be wrong. I would love to find out more sbout this beautiful watch

djpollock 1939 Bulova Lady Bulova 10 31 2014
1939 Bulova watch
1939 Bulova watch
1939 Bulova watch
jabs
Posted October 31, 2014 - 10:58am

look as Lady Bulova "E" from this 1939 advert

JP
Posted October 31, 2014 - 11:18pm

LB "E" from me. Good find on the advert Jabs.

mybulova_admin
Posted November 1, 2014 - 2:36am

 

Nice advert match. Lady Bulova 'E' it is.

Geoff Baker
Posted November 1, 2014 - 6:43am

Hi dj, welcome to myBulova. You are most fortunate to have this wonderful keepsake of your grandmother. I'm a big fan of family heirlooms like this. I agree that the D of your watch is Lady Bulova E. You can see from the advert jabs linked there were a couple variants of the Lady Bulova in 1939. Based on the case serial number, I suggest this might be a 1938 watch ( s/n begins with year = 8), the shield on the case is not a date code - Bulova didn't date code cases until 1948. There might be a date code on the movement but I can't see it in the photo. The watch is in very nice condition, it was treated well. Based on the present value of a 1938 dollar, this watch would be about $800 today. $50 was a lot of money in 1938!

William Smith
Posted November 1, 2014 - 3:53pm

Looks like a match to me.  Watch on right, 1939 ad on left.