Bulova 1962 Leading Lady

Submitted by jackiesmith on January 9, 2023 - 4:47am
A
Manufacture Year
1962
Movement Model
5AR
Movement Date Code
M2
Movement Jewels
23
Case Serial No.
V12435
Case shape
Oval
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
23
Gender
Ladies
Watch Description

The watch is small with a band of metal links that stretch to fit. It's a small oval shape with "Bulova" written on the face above the hands and "23" written below the hands. There is no second hand. The back is etched with "Bulova 14k Gold M2". And the bottom says "V12435" which I'm assuming is the serial number. There was nothing on the inside of the casing. The mechanical parts on the inside had etched on it "U.S.A. 5AR Bulova 23 Jewels". I did not find any hidden symbols or codes anywhere, other than the code for the year it was made. I'm not positive if it works or not, I haven't messed with it much. I actually came to own this by accident at a garage sale this summer. I bought a small box with about 10-12 watches for about $4. I ended up finding two vintage Bulova watches and a vintage Bulova travel alarm. I think I got lucky. I just am still researching and learning about the products so I don't really have any history about the watch.

The face
The backbwith date code and serial number
The mechanical etching
Some of the band
neetstuf-4-u
Posted January 9, 2023 - 11:14pm

Very Nice! Thanks for sharing it with us. Your watch is a 

1962 Leading Lady "A"

Congrats, yours is the first in the database.

lla162lla2

$4 for a solid gold watch by itself is a heck of a deal.

Kathy L.
Posted January 10, 2023 - 1:16pm

Welcome to myBulova and thanks for sharing your great find with us!  That is a pretty little model.  Nice linebook match Bob!

1962 Bulova Leading Lady "A"

Geoff Baker
Posted January 10, 2023 - 9:03pm

1962 Bulova Leading Lady A

mybulova_admin
Posted January 11, 2023 - 4:32pm

A lovely little solid gold watch. Cost a bit in 1962. $71.50 is worth about $650 in todays money.

1962 Bulova Leading Lady "A"

jackiesmith
Posted January 12, 2023 - 10:05am

Thank you very much! 

neetstuf-4-u
Posted January 12, 2023 - 12:09pm

I just noticed something that I want to bring to your attention. It may be lighting, but it appears you may be missing a jewel dead center on the movement. Here is a photo from the database of an identical one.

5armovement

jackiesmith
Posted January 13, 2023 - 4:26am

Let me see if I can take another picture in different lighting. My eyes are so bad I can only see it clearly when it's magnified through the camera. I'll get another picture and add it to get your opinion. Thank you!