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The news-review., May 03, 1951 Eugene Oregon ACADEMY AWARDS

Herald and news., December 17, 1952 Darcy
Gotta think with that price she's going to be solid gold right?

The Flathead Courier, May 14, 1953

1952 dealer brochure. Daphne, Academy Award "OO", American Girl "D", Curie, Caprice, American Girl "A", Cora, Eloise, Her Excellency "OO", American Girl "J". Franklin, Ruxton "A", Squadron, Harrington, Watertite "L", Hawthorne, Clipper, His Excellency "QQ", Academy Award "II", Hayward, Patriot, Ultimatic.

In reply to 1952 dealer brochure. … by Kathy L.

In reply to 1952 dealer brochure. … by Kathy L.

In reply to (No subject) by Kathy L.
Hawthorne looks to be a new model name.
New name for the DB Eloise. 1952 ad

This is from a 1951 Kansas newspaper call Council Grove Republican, date Sept. 20th 1951. Looks like it has two new ladies watch names for the data base.



In reply to This is from a 1951 Kansas… by 1955mercury
Charmer and Radcliffe....2 new model names.
Louisville, Kentucky · Sunday, December 17, 1950
1950 Bulova Celeste (a new time period for this model name)

New model name. 1951 Bulova Darlyn. Sept 28, 1951 The News-Messenger

Daily Republican-Register (Mount Carmel, Illinois) · Wed, Oct 24, 1951
1951 Bulova Academy Award YY. Finally an ad to confirm this model https://mybulova.com/watches/1951-academy-award-yy-5070
1953 Bulova Stanton - The Daily Herald Provo, UT Nov 26, 1953

From the Evening star. [volume], May 06, 1951
These are the model names not in the drop down list.


In reply to From the Evening star. … by 1955mercury
WOW, nice ad find, Merc!
Ad showing a 1956 Bulova 23 "X" in solid 14KT gold. Note add does not say gold color. The one in the archive is 14kt white gold. assuming X is this variant.
The Sault Star (Sault St. Marie, Ontario, Canada) · Mon, Nov 30, 1959 · Page 21.

1961 Bulova 23 UAW
1961 La Petite
1961 Sea King A
1961 Miss Universe F
San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Texas) · Tue, Nov 28, 1961 · Page 44

1962 Bulova 23 UAW (white dial)
1962 Bulova 23 VAW (gray dial)
Naborhood Link News (St. Louis, Missouri) · Wed, Nov 28, 1962 · Page 13

1953 Bulova Kirsten (new name for the database. unfortunate no picture)
The Moncton Transcript (Moncton, Moncton Parish, New Brunswick, Canada) · Thu, Nov 26, 1953

The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana) · Sun, Dec 14, 1952
1952 Bulova Starlet
1952 Miss Universe
1952 Blanche
1952 American Girl
1952 Francesca (New name for Database)

The Ojai and Valley News Dec 15, 1950
1950 Bulova Charmaine
In reply to The Ojai and Valley News Dec… by JimDon5822
We have 'Charmaine' as an actual model name in the DB, so it's a legit advert.
I don't know what to think of this one. Looks like a Watertite but the dial markers are definitely a different shape.
1954 Bulova Abbott
1954 Bulova Phantom
1954 Bulova 23
1954 Bulova Anna
1954 Bulova Arden
1954 Bulova Marilyn

A new name for the database and confirmed in the 1953 Bulova pricelist. A top line model for this year.
1952 Bulova Gilmore
The Memphis Press-Scimitar. Fri, Dec 19, 1952 ·Page 8
