Bulova 1945 General

Submitted by JimDon5822 on April 2, 2019 - 12:36am
Manufacture Year
1945
Movement Model
7AN
Movement Date Code
Triangle
Movement Jewels
21
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
2037281
Case shape
Rectangle
Case color
Rose
Crystal details
domed acrylic
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

I must first admit I fall for personalized engraved watches.    This is what appears to be a 1945 President in 14kt rose gold filled.   It has an unusual 7AN 21J movement with triangle date code.  The dial is copper with lumed arabic hour numbers and lumed hands.  This model has the flat lugs as opposed to the round lugs on some President models.  The back is beautifully engraved "Presented to George Crane by the staff SaskPool Elevators Ltd 14/2/47."  It is currently on a yellow gold expansion bracelet that came with it but will be swapped to a period rose one shortly.  I am not sure what variant the rose with copper lumed dial is.   Can't seem to find one like it on the site.  I have no reason to believe this is not original but it kind of has me stumped. 

1945 Bulova General watch
1945 Bulova watch
1945 Bulova watch
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jabs
Posted April 2, 2019 - 4:45am

1945 Bulova President it is

Reverend Rob
Posted April 2, 2019 - 10:43am

That's a cool bit of Canadiana!

1945 President. 

Kathy L.
Posted April 3, 2019 - 11:49am

When I first started collecting I avoided inscriptions but I am with you now and enjoy them.  It ads to the individuality of these beauties and a little piece of someones history.  

Edit (per Ken's example):  1945 General

Andersok
Posted April 2, 2019 - 7:06pm

The radium Presidents were called General, I think...1943 example

Geoff Baker
Posted April 3, 2019 - 8:02am

Nice one

1943 Bulova General

Reverend Rob
Posted April 3, 2019 - 10:22am

1943 General by virtue of the lume, as Ken mentions.

mybulova_admin
Posted April 4, 2019 - 10:33pm

Good advert match team!

Bulova General watch