Of course, I'll clean up the dial! Any information about a potential replacement crystal would be much appreciated.
Agreed with Jim, good ID call.
17 jewels certainly put this as a 1939 Bulova Minute Man.
A little soap and watch and a lite brush might do a nice job of cleaning that dial. I'd be carful of the outer minute track, having been a little to eager with a previous clean....best not to talk about that....
Wonderful, thank you all for the information! Very neat to see the ad.
I'll get to cleaning the dial right away - will go as softly as I can on the outer track. Then just to find the right crystal. Ugh.
Regarding the inscription: my mother got a matching set for her and my father. I do hope the second watch shows itself some day (and is in recoverable condition).
Keep up the great work, everyone!