Mike Ford
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Great find!View attachment 74166 View attachment 74167 View attachment 74168 View attachment 74169 Something you don't see everyday. Mint Bulova 17 Jewels. In original box and case. Never worn with original Bulova band. Has original price sticker, hang tag and warranty card
Great find!
I can't make out the price tag, what did this gem cost back in the day?
Did the warranty cover it for 1 year?
That's a very nice Bulova, Vintage. The hands aren't radium though. It's probably tritium. Your watch is a Bulova "President Madison" model made in the late 20's. It's suppose to have Gothic style hands.Bought this stunning late 1920s/early 1930s Bulova yesterday for a hundred bucks It's beautifully engraved and has enamel work on it, and has the original radium hands, which still glow. It's 17 jewels. View attachment 75097
You're most welcome. $60 in 1929 would be equivalent to $847 today, so you did well. It should have the Bulova 9AT movement in it which was made from 1927 to 1931. The correct style hands would be Cathedral hands and not Gothic. I made a mistake on them. If you open the case back you should see a 7 digit serial number. The first number in the serial number is the year in the decade it was made. For example if the first number is an "8" your watch was made in 1928.Thank you! I thought the hands didn't look right... I was told they were original, but looking at similar models, I knew they were replacements. And thank you for identifying the watch model, too. Sure saved me a lot of research. Was $100 a good price to have paid?
I HAVE also seen multiple watches with the same kind of hands I've got, so unless a good portion of people have replaced their hands with the same kind I have, it seems unusual.You're most welcome. $60 in 1929 would be equivalent to $847 today, so you did well. It should have the Bulova 9AT movement in it which was made from 1927 to 1931. The correct style hands would be Cathedral hands and not Gothic. I made a mistake on them. If you open the case back you should see a 7 digit serial number. The first number in the serial number is the year in the decade it was made. For example if the first number is an "8" your watch was made in 1928.
this looks like an aesthetic post. i'm sure most of you would agree this XD