Bulova 1939 Wilson

Submitted by plainsmen on March 6, 2024 - 10:58pm
Manufacture Year
1939
Movement Model
7AP
Movement Date Code
Shield
Movement Jewels
21
Case Serial No.
9551685
Case shape
Tonneau
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

This is a watch I've not had before.  Super curved and pretty long.  Lug tip to tip is 52mm.

Looks like a President or Minuteman but but longer and curvier.

Movement is marked "AAA", and rhe dial actually marked "21 Jewels".

Case & movement match for 1939.

 

1939 Bulova Curvex 3-6-24 Side

1939 Bulova Curvex 3-6-24 Case

1939 Bulova Curvex 3-6-24 52mm

1939 Bulova Curvex 3-6-24 F
1939 Bulova Curvex 3-6-24 R
1939 Bulova Curvex 3-6-24 L
1939 Bulova Curvex 3-6-24 M
1939 Bulova Curvex 3-6-24 IC
1939 Bulova Curvex 3-6-24 Back
plainsmen
Posted March 7, 2024 - 5:02pm

The pics don't do it justice.  This guy really is curved.

Curvex

1955mercury
Posted March 7, 2024 - 7:36pm

Never seen that one before that I can recall. I've been searching for the Bulova that this crystal fits for years. Could this one be it?

Crystal

 

 

1955mercury
Posted March 8, 2024 - 8:31am

The "Wilson" must be a rather rare model since only two examples have shown up here. Must not have been accepted real well by buying public either, since one ad in the other post shows them on sale at nearly 1/2 price. 

JimDon5822
Posted March 8, 2024 - 9:05am

This is what you call a "driver" watch.   The severe curve is so that you can wear the watch on the side of the wrist while driving.   Before power steering and with the roads being mostly still dirt or gravel you could not take your hands off of a steering wheel to see the time.   The hinged lug versions were far more popular as they could be worn on the side of top of the wrist.   Definitely a rare model.  

 

Kathy L.
Posted March 8, 2024 - 11:29am

Wilson looks like a good match.  Nice rare driver!

1939 Bulova Wilson

Geoff Baker
Posted March 8, 2024 - 8:49pm

Looks to be a match - 1939 Bulova Wilson

neetstuf-4-u
Posted March 10, 2024 - 5:54pm

1939 Wilson! Nice and uncommon find!