Bulova 1952 Co Ed

Submitted by mercurym on February 20, 2012 - 4:17pm
Manufacture Year
1952
Movement Model
6BS
Movement Jewels
17
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
025475
Case shape
Tonneau
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Ladies
Watch Description

Thanks to OldTicker, this is being corrected to a "Coed".

The second ad from 1954 shows one that looks virtually identical to this one.

On the movement itself, just below the word Swiss, is what looks like L1, which would be 1951.

And, thanks to William Smith, what I thought to be a box and the letters MX, actually is BXW, an import code.  I was looking at it upside down. . .

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1952 Bulova watch
1952 Bulova watch
1952 Bulova watch
1952 Bulova watch
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Kathy L.
Posted June 1, 2018 - 10:39am

In reply to by Reverend Rob

Good catch Reverend Rob.  Looked at a watch in the database named Diana and the lugs match the ad so that does it a match and this one probably something else.  Maybe they made a change to it in the 50s.

neetstuf-4-u
Posted June 1, 2018 - 12:25pm

Good catch on a 6 year old thread, Kathy. I agree with Rob on the lug difference as compared to the Diana in ad, close but no cigar. May be a artist interpretation, may be a slight variance over the time period from 1949 (ad) to 1952 (watch) but maybe not as well. Flat as opposed to rounded transition to crystal edge. I also agree that per the ads referenced from the relevant years  time frame that it's not a CoEd. CoEd shows more angular surfaces on lugs.

Pending further ad research, I have to vote this one back to "not confirmed" or unknown.

Kathy L.
Posted June 1, 2018 - 12:40pm

In reply to by neetstuf-4-u

I was looking through all the Co Ed and Janet ads and watches because I am getting one and found this one.  Wasn't sure if the panel wants to revisit IDs as new ads or info comes up or not but thought I would comment.  It is not a Co Ed for me and doesn't match Diana close enough on the lugs so I think I would vote for a change to Unknown.

neetstuf-4-u
Posted June 1, 2018 - 1:10pm

In reply to by Kathy L.

I'm revisiting ads right now looking for a match, no luck yet. I agree this isn't a coed. Here is a 1951 CoEd - no match.

No match from 1950 -1954 full ads or 1950-59 partials that I ca find. Unknown