Case measures 39.5mm lug to lug x 32mm non inclusive of the Crown using Calipers. White Dial shows appiled Gilt Hour markers, Bulova signature and 23 Jewel insignia are printed in Black. Hour and Minute Hands are Gilt Alpha style and a Modern style Seconds Hand appears on a recessed 'cross hair' sub Dial fully obscuring the 6. Crown is signed. Snap fit Caseback is Gold and stamped as shown. vintage display ad Dated 1962
great photos and presentation. All the stuff to ID. Good style in DB entry. ...and a nice President too. Confirmed ID from me...and to me begs the question: if the Q is yellow gold, the R is white gold, and the S is White w/ black dial....did they have a yellow gold (like Q) w/ black dial? ....and it could be either mount, dial color, or who knows....which defines in other variant examples. We just don't know, and I can't vote based on "what might have been, or could be"- just on what we have to date. I'm wondering if the subject watch on leather occurs in an ad or list of models made...in which case there may not be an ad but something possibly indicating on leather. I know the Bulova model numbers have a rhyme or reason...I just don't know what it is.....yet.
In reply to You could always buy a "Q" by bobbee
Not sure if the Black Dial came in a Gold Case of this style, according to the ad No.
What surprised Me, and is surprising, is I had assumed that the 1960 'PRESIDENT' was limited to 4 styles. - With variants to at least "S" I'd say there were quite a few more.
Caseback is also stamped M0.
I am wondering about the variants on this. According to the 1960 Linebook BAWD0139 page 43 this is a B variant. There are no RS or Q variants from what I can tell so I assume the ad is incorrect. Interestingly the ad model numbers are very close to the 1960 Linebook 03331 vs 03334. I wonder if the ad is from a later year when the variants changed. I believe we have to go by the 1960 Linebook on this.
1960 Bulova President "B"
