Bulova 1946 Dewey

Submitted by JohnB on March 5, 2019 - 5:14pm
Manufacture Year
1946
Movement Model
8AH
Movement Jewels
17
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
6268083
Case shape
Rectangle
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Engraving on back:  "IVAN LOVE RUTH  5-10-47"

1947 Bulova watch
1947 Bulova watch
1947 Bulova watch
neetstuf-4-u
Posted March 5, 2019 - 10:09pm

Right side number on both movements is 53. I'm at a loss.

Panel?

JohnB
Posted March 6, 2019 - 5:50am

I played around with the picture in Lightroom, too many shadows on that part of the picture, but I would say the second digit is a 6, the first one is hard to tell, but it may be a 4. I will try and get the case opened to get a better picture.

 

 

Geoff Baker
Posted March 6, 2019 - 6:19am

I agree on the Dewey ID, s/n for year dating is appropriate here as well,

1946 Bulova Dewey

jabs
Posted March 6, 2019 - 6:35am

1946 Bulova Dewey it is

JohnB
Posted March 6, 2019 - 7:28am

Something else I came across; my watch is very similar to this Cambridge:

https://www.mybulova.com/watches/1948-cambridge-10016

and this:

https://www.mybulova.com/watches/1949-cambridge-5309

I think the 1948 one may be a Dewey; on the 1949 the crown is recessed, so there is a slight difference between the two. Man, Bulova had so many variations!

On second thought, the case on the Cambridge seems more like a square. Here are is a picture of a crystal for sale on Ebay:

 

The dimensions on my watch for the crystal are approx. 22 x 18 mm.

Kathy L.
Posted March 7, 2019 - 12:13pm

Yes it would seem they are very close in appearance and it comes down to the size and shape.  If your crystal is 22x18 I think Dewey would be correct after reading through the other threads with similar watches.