Description:  1929 Unknown 18K

Model Name

Unknown

Case Date

1929

Case Serial

4910

Signature Locations

Inside case, movement, dial

Case Signature Format

"Bulova W. Co, Swiss"

Movement

9AN, 17 Jewels, Unadjusted

Movement Date Code

1929

Movement Serial

202861

Case Material Description

18K (solid, white)

Case Dimensions

33.5mm lug to lug x 25.5mm without crown

(25.5mm without lugs)

Case Type

Single hinged, square

Crystal Specifications

19.8mm x 19.8mm, square

Other Details

Inside case includes large symbol of a pickaxe and what may be a woman's head

Non-standard case signature may be indicative of a sub-contracted case (due to solid gold content)

Case serial number does not indicate date of manufacture

NOTES:  The usual method of dating a case by the case serial number does not work with this watch, which has the atypically short serial 4910.  It should also be noted that the case does not include either the 1924 or 1927 patent dates, one of which should be present in any 1920s model dated after 1925.  Therefore, the date on this watch has been determined by the movement date code, taken in consideration with its overall style and advertisements dating to that period.  1929 is an appropriate date for this watch. 

1929 Unknown

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