You will see that the dial is not original, it has been redone - this was on the recommendation of a Manhattan jeweler in the 1980s. I was in my 20s and stupid, and agreed. However, the dial is the same as it looked before - no numbers, just 3 stones for 3, 9, 12 - rubies? From the photos and advertisements on your site, it looks like a 1945 Patriot, but again, with the gemstones and not numbers. I thought it was the most beautiful watch I had ever seen when I bought it in the early 1980s.
The case material is pink gold, 14k filled.
Neat watch, welcome to mybulova. I don't believe this is a Patriot, it most resembles a Conrad, which had swiveling lugs. Here is another dated 1945. Do the lugs on your watch move? The lug shape is wrong to be a Conrad and at this point, I don't find a match with or without a jeweled or "blinged" face. I suspect it might be a Conrad that has had a jeweler replacement of the lug assemblies and jewels added to face, but at this point that's a guess. There is always the possibility it's one we have never encountered but that's unlikely. Still looking.
I do like it, it's a handsome watch.
Thank you for your comments! Yes, the lugs do move, although they have a slightly different shape than what I have seen for a Conrad. I guessed Patriot based on the image of the dial from the mybulova.com site in a Canadian ad (http://www.mybulova.com/vintage-bulova-watch-ads?page=4#). But you're right, the Patriot has fixed lugs....
