Bulova 1945 -Unknown

Submitted by William Smith on August 5, 2012 - 5:08pm
Manufacture Year
1945
Movement Model
10AK
Movement Date Code
Triangle
Movement Jewels
15
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
5090058
Case shape
Cushion
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Case: 10K Yellow Rolled Gold Plate Bezel/Stainless Steel back New York
Movement: 10AK 15 jewel USA with the triangle date code symbol over circle date code symbol?
Dial: gold applied hour markers and sword hands, signed BULOVA
case measures 35mm from lug to lug

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DarHin
Posted August 5, 2012 - 5:27pm

Will, this appears to be the same case as Mark's "44 Tildon but different hands and dial. How do your crystal measurements compare?

Darren

William Smith
Posted August 5, 2012 - 6:31pm

Yea I entered it cause it looked like Tildon. Gotta dig out the watch. I may have sold it (poor organization for these watches I haven't "seen" for years).  I'll check my notes if I can't find the watch.

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted August 5, 2012 - 6:51pm

'TILDON' - ID based on Crystal info.

The GS Crystal is listed as fitting the 'TILDON' and the 'REGULATOR' - (at one time) We had an ad for the 'REGULATOR' which showed this Case with a Center Seconds type Movement.

William Smith
Posted August 5, 2012 - 6:56pm

subject 15 jewels, Fifth's Tildon 17 jewels.

bobbee
Posted August 5, 2012 - 10:58pm

Dammit, Clipper has 17 jewels. Identical case though.

EDIT: Fifth's Tildon might be the Clipper though!

bobbee
Posted August 6, 2012 - 8:15am

Could be the "Tildon", as the 17 jewel black dialled models seem to be "Clippers".

Geoff Baker
Posted August 9, 2012 - 7:03pm

Unknown

I could be persuaded to vote Clipper but see no ad for Tildon. Until ad surfaces I could not support Tildon ID, crystal data is not enough for me.

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted August 10, 2012 - 8:23am

I'm not seeing an ad that shows this Watch as a 'CLIPPER' - 15 Jewel Movement, Dial differs.

* Crystal spec ID's alone are now off the table for Me personally as far too many have been debunked by ads and IMO are best left to aid the 'close calls'.

'UNKNOWN'

bobbee
Posted August 10, 2012 - 8:20am

Agreed, Unknown.