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Very nice!Here is another find...a 21 jewel Boliva "His Excellency"......1947. I really liked the copper tone dial and hands.....also has their advertised "basket weave" bracelet. Ads from the time show this selling from $52.50 with a leather strap to 62.00 and up with the strap I have.
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Thanks for posting yet another Illinois gem.Illinois "Model 250" 1931
There are between 7-15 known surviving examples of this Solid Gold watch.
There are only around 4 of these dials known to exist.
There are between 7-15 known surviving examples...
There are only 2 known examples with the subs at 6 like this.
I'm not much of a watch wearer, but how difficult (or easy) is it to find these antique/bordering on antique ones? Particularly the watches GJH has been displaying on this thread.
I'm not much of a watch wearer, but how difficult (or easy) is it to find these antique/bordering on antique ones? Particularly the watches GJH has been displaying on this thread.
Is your Rolex the one nicknamed the "Pepsi" model due to the blue/red bezel?Freakin’ love this watch. Rolex 1675 Gilt GMT Master circa 1964 on a custom Whisky Shell Cordovan strap. View attachment 116633
A forever piece...The only one getting old is me.
Is your Rolex the one nicknamed the "Pepsi" model due to the blue/red bezel?
It's sure good looking in any event, I'll bet it keeps great time.
Bulova produced such "jumping hours" or "wandering seconds" wristwatches in the late 1920s into the 30s. These Art Deco beauties came in a number of models & in varying versions eg. with analog hours/minutes coupled with wandering seconds. Your terrific find looks like a version of the "President" family based on the case design.I stumbled across this incredible watch on an Art Deco page, but there was no information on it nor was I able to find anything on the web about it (my Google Image search was a washout); hence, I thought I'd see if anyone here knows anything about it:
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Vintage Tudor 7965 from 1959. I was looking for something with a bit of warm patina and this happened to cross my path in somewhat rough shape. I sent it to my watch shop and it came back looking beautiful. I am loving it.
Bulova produced such "jumping hours" or "wandering seconds" wristwatches in the late 1920s into the 30s. These Art Deco beauties came in a number of models & in varying versions eg. with analog hours/minutes coupled with wandering seconds. Your terrific find looks like a version of the "President" family based on the case design.
Try Googling:
"Bulova jumping"
"Bulova wandering"
These types of time indications were also known as "digital" as distinct from "analog" back in the day however, if you Google accordingly these days expect to find several trillion hits featuring Bulova quartz watches.
Let us know what you find out!
"rugged as a battleship" ~ quite the selling point for an Art Deco wristwatch!Awesome - thank you - that worked. I had more luck with "jumping" than "wandering" with this site jump-hour being the best so far in my short search efforts.
Some info from that site ⇩
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Bulova 1932 Jump Hour
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Model ID rating explained.
Model ID Rating:
3
Manufacture Year:
1932
Movement Symbol:
T
Movement Model:
13AT
Movement Jewels:
15
Movement Serial No.:
730870
Case Serial No.:
2106128
Case shape:
Tonneau
Case Manufacturer:
Bulova
Crystal Details:
Thin plastic film
Gender:
Mens
Additional Information:
She's temperamental but almost 100%
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