Bulova 1942 President

Submitted by tmaca on April 23, 2016 - 10:35pm
Manufacture Year
1942
Movement Model
7-AK
Movement Jewels
21
Case Serial No.
2497906
Case shape
Rectangle
Case color
Rose
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Date of manufacture is only an estimate, no date code on back, but the vintage watch dealer it came from believes it was from the 1940s.

Unknown model Bulova women's watch, 14K Pink Gold filled, original Pink Gold  filled early scissor expansion bracelet, original Cylinder Thick Glass crystal.  3 enameled hour numbers (3, 9, 12, and 8 what appear to be round crystal markers for 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, and 11.  Rectangular second hand window at 6 o'clock position.  The case shape is actually what Cartier introduced and christened a "Tank" case in 1917, but nobody can legally use that trademarked term except Cartier.  So whatever model designation Bulova gave this watch, it wasn't "Tank".  Tear Drop lugs.  23mm wide by 38mm lug to lug.  Overall condition 90%.  If anyone knows just what model this watch is, please contact me.

President Bulova watch
1942 Bulova watch
1942 Bulova watch
tmaca
Posted April 25, 2016 - 1:05am

In reply to by Andersok

AHA!  That may be why I was having trouble reading some of the digits.  If I read it from the side opposite the crown, it's 2497906, and is MUCH easier to read.  And having 7 digits is consistent with when Bulova used the first digit of the SN for the year.  But if I use the SN dating method, that'd make it a '42, and I've only found images of Pink Gold Presidents, with the exact same dial, that have been labelled '44 or '45.

Andersok
Posted April 25, 2016 - 7:11am

In reply to by tmaca

Thanks, I would date it to 1942 unless the movement is dated to 1943.

1942 President

mybulova_admin
Posted April 24, 2016 - 8:42pm

Could you please recheck the back serial number I think its been read upside down...looks like 2497906 to me, or something similar.

I'd say it's a 1942 Bulova President. The band is a male band not a female but in this day and age  these could be easily worn by both men and women.

1940 Bulova President watch

 

William Smith
Posted April 25, 2016 - 2:51am

Dots and Dashes.  With the case SN starting with a 2, I'm in with 1942 President.   

tmaca
Posted April 26, 2016 - 6:03am

HOW can I either add another pic (someone's requested another one of my Accutron 2181) or edit a listing, to change this to a man's watch?  Also, I was thinking of a different watch when describing part of it, I'd like ti fix that, too.

mybulova_admin
Posted April 26, 2016 - 7:43am

In reply to by tmaca

Due to a few members deleting watch content from the site we recently had to implement a restriction on editing a watch once it had been ID'd.

Please feel free to correct the information via a comment here against the watch.

tmaca
Posted April 26, 2016 - 9:48am

OK.  But is there some way to add another picture to a watch?

mybulova_admin
Posted April 28, 2016 - 7:13am

In reply to by tmaca

Please add your picture in a comment here, using the 'Image' icon in the toolbar on the comment field.

tmaca
Posted May 24, 2016 - 12:16am

Mybulova_admin:

 

As far as I can tell, that cannot be done unless the image is already online and has a web address.  I read the instructions, which said I should select "browse server".  I did that, and what I got did not give me anyhting that allowed me access to my own computer's files, which is where all my images are.  There was something labelled "user 2---", which I assume is me, but clicking that or the plus sign next to it also does not get me into my own files.  As far as I can see, the ONLY time I can uopload pics is when adding a watch, and once that's done I cannot add any pics that do not have their own web address.  I'd include an image of what I get when I click "browse server" but, again, I cannot upload any pics in a comment, although the instructions claim that I can.