Bulova 1918 Rubaiyat

Submitted by mart1n888 on
Manufacture Year
1918
Movement Jewels
15
Case Serial No.
2899742
Case shape
Octagonal
Case color
Rose
Case Manufacturer
American Standard W.C.Co.
Gender
Ladies
Watch Description

Hi!

An other first one for the d.b. 

Rubaiyat 1918 !

with the roman match number on crystal ring. IX, VII, IV, II. (9742).

Crown at 3 o'clock and obviously made as a wirstwatch!

Just a real surprise because the seller never opened it. so no pics when i buy it on ebay beside front and back..... tough was a 1920 cause of the hands but probably not the good ones on this amazing 1918 RUBAIYAT !

I am near the moon with this one!

She is the oldest in my collection!

front side
back side
movement
inside
inside back case
mybulova_admin
Posted August 17, 2024 - 5:02am

Congratulations, a 1918 Rubaiyat she is. Looks to be the earlest ladies  3 o'clock stem-wind case we have in the DB. Is she a runner?

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted August 17, 2024 - 7:12am

a nice find. 

'RUBAIYAT' for sure.

How do We determine 1918? 

mart1n888
Posted August 17, 2024 - 8:51am

with two first serial case digit.... if you see 12...... its a 1922. if you see 29..... its a 1919.

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted August 17, 2024 - 10:59am

Sorry, I can't comprehend this case dating method as it defies logic. 

1 comes before 2 

Here is one beginning in 10

 

 

mart1n888
Posted August 17, 2024 - 11:31am

the one you show me have the globe and its a 1920 the globe was not here before 20'. look at all rubaiyat on db. only one or two was misdated. but you will see the patern dating.

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted August 17, 2024 - 11:00am

I would say a case beginning in 2 is 1922, but I could be wrong. 

mart1n888
Posted August 17, 2024 - 11:32am

of course, cause the dating for rubaiyat was not the same established by bulova post 1919.

mybulova_admin
Posted August 17, 2024 - 7:32pm

Fifth, I determined a while ago that the cases stamped with the old globe and Amercian Standard Watch Case Company used ther 2nd digit as the year.

Case from 1920 typically start with a 1xxxx where by thesecond numer is the year....it's the same with these very early models for 1916 to 1919.

mart1n888
Posted August 17, 2024 - 11:41pm

... and  dont forget to talk about the long leg  "R" tipically used between a very short range like 1916-1918  if im right