Bulova 1948 His Excellency

Submitted by shooter144 on March 4, 2011 - 9:30am
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Manufacture Year
1948
Movement Model
7AK
Movement Date Code
48 (A8)
Movement Jewels
21
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
9584324
Case shape
Rectangle
Case color
Rose
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
Straight edge high non domed
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

10K Rose RGF with 1/20 10K RoseRGF top  Scissors type expansion band. Signed dial, case back, case interior, movement. Movement marked 7AK 21j USA. Light wear, scratches, near perfect crystal, dial shows patina ,high  wear. Improper minute hand (gold but should be blued as the minute and sec) . Sub dial seconds fully obscuer '6' Runs strong keepts good time (+-3-4 min per 24hr) watch sets and winds well but movement has NOT been serviced. Any other defects will be noted as discovered

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shooter144
Posted March 4, 2011 - 9:35am

There are 2  '48 Statesman in the data base, this matches one of them...The raised corners of the case differ between the two...

 

Thanks to Plains for the info on the light tent...not bad at all !!

All of these backgrounds are personal family members...Gotta love the '55 Roadmaster....sweeeet chrome !!

plainsmen
Posted March 4, 2011 - 9:49am

Nice bro... your pictures will only get better from here on out...

I recently picked up one of these with a variant dial, but the case looks pretty much the same... I haven't got it yet but curious to see it's shape...  Looks to have a little brassing, but advertised as 21 Jewels

WatchCrystals.net
Posted March 5, 2011 - 1:57am

In reply to by plainsmen

The (earlier) '46+ STATESMAN is 17J... and the Excellency "SS" is your 21J... I believe???

GOOD Images/themantics!

 

:-)  Scott

 

shooter144
Posted March 11, 2011 - 10:36pm

In reply to by WatchCrystals.net

Looks to me as if this ad of the Excellency has a hooded lug....otherwise appears the same, could be the only diff between the two....hard to say with an artist rendition .

shooter144
Posted March 4, 2011 - 10:08am

Whats the crystal on yours? Raised straigh up from case with flat top???

plainsmen
Posted March 4, 2011 - 10:17am

Dunno... don't think this one has a crystal. I'll have to snag one.

WatchCrystals.net
Posted March 5, 2011 - 5:36am

The believe the correct glass+ (the 48 G-S & '49 Perfit catalogs read as much...) are as follows:

MODEL   GS   SUC   BB   PERFIT

 

His Excellency "SS"    CMX326-36   RMS129-30C   CMX2160C   HMC216/4F

 

Best :-)  Scott

WatchCrystals.net
Posted March 5, 2011 - 7:21am

I don't have an Excellency "SS" here... but I do have it's father, the 21J mid 40s "President," in a nearly IDENTICAL... RGF case config, even! I added the correct "Excellency SS"  G-S acrylic (see above 21.6mm x 17.6mm) beveled "CMX" crystal over the bezel opening... even though the Pres takes the fractional mm smaller, 21.5 x 17.5mm glass+ (The style you have in your images, above...)

 

Cheers :-)  Scott

Wayne Hanley
Posted July 23, 2011 - 10:14am

In reply to by WatchCrystals.net

Scott

The dial above was used on 1940s Presidents, but the case is not a President case. This case is used on Director, Excellency SS, Statesman & Duncan.

 Correctiom: Scratch the Duncan. Thanks Shawn