Bulova 1951 -Unknown

Submitted by neetstuf-4-u on November 10, 2016 - 11:08am
Manufacture Year
1951
Movement Model
8AC
Movement Jewels
17
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
1940566
Case shape
Rectangle
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
21.2 x 17.1mm Flat top
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

 I have been unable to ID this one,  anybody else want to give it the old college try? White gold plated with a Gemex band. Diamond face and no engraving on case. Movement is L1, caseback is L0. My first thought was a Tuxedo variant or Diamond Excellency, but I find no relevent ads in the database. Crown is unsigned and may be a replacement.

1951 Bulova watch
1951 Bulova watch
1951 Bulova watch
1951 Bulova watch
1951 Bulova watch
jabs
Posted November 10, 2016 - 2:03pm
Well, case might be HE 'LL', Tuxedo has engraved case, while the movement and dial look like from Suton, but dial is original non black (look as redial)
 
I estimate the non-conforming
JP
Posted November 10, 2016 - 6:06pm

Ditto

Geoff Baker
Posted November 14, 2016 - 5:37am

Wow, this one has a little bit of everything. Not 100% sure it Non-Conforming but for now it's Unknown to me.

Neetstuf - 'Non-conforming' is how we classify watches that are comprised of all Bulova components but appear to be assembled using parts from several different Bulova models.

 

Andersok
Posted November 14, 2016 - 7:20am

I have not found an ad to match this watch, and it does sort of appear to be a mix of a couple different models. I see a notch at the 12 position of the dial, indicating a possible re-dial at some point. It also seems odd to see the white gold case with the yellow gold dial and hands. Not sure what to make of this one...Unknown for now.

plainsmen
Posted November 26, 2016 - 9:52pm

Hrmmm... this is Unknown to me.... but I really think it's legit.  There were so many variants of these models in these years.  We've all seen the partial pages of several of the different dials.... and cases.... 

neetstuf-4-u
Posted April 7, 2017 - 4:36pm

In reply to by plainsmen

For what it's worth, since I posted this watch, I have found 2 other examples identical on eBay. Same setup: white gold with yellow gold hands and YG details and 3 diamonds on black face. I actually emailed both sellers and got confirmation of S/N to make sure it wasn't the same watch twice. That certainly indicates to me it's a legit model.