Bezel is verticaly engraved all the way down to end of lugs. Raised gilt hash marks for numerals and black tracks. Case is shaped like the American Clippers but not as long. Tracks follow the shape of case. Case back is marked Bulova O and is gold plated and is hinged. Missing hands but sub sec hand is there and tells me watch is running. I think it may have had stick hands but am not sure. As always watch has been cleaned and oiled. Once it has been identified I will know what type of hands to put on it.
I just looked at a 1934 Hancock on our site and it is identical to my watch but no engraving. Everything else is the same, and it is stepped just like mine?? Is it possible that in 1935 they offered the Hancock with engraving as an upgrade to customers?? Or, is it possible that the Commander had a step that was not well defined in the ad just as it was not well defined in the Hancock ad.
You can see what I am referring to by going to my bulova watches and just click on Hancock to search. When the pics come up click on the round watch listed as a 1934 Hancock and BINGO there is my watch minus the engraving.
In reply to You can see what I am by JP
That Hancock sure looks like yours... Good point.
So what do you think now?? Mark, is there a precedent for engraving being an option for upgrade on a watch in it's second year of production to maybe boost sales or just offer a fancier watch??
Call me a flip flopper but I would have to vote for an engraved version of the Hancock in light of this new ad info. As Will says, it sure looks like my watch. There is also the possibility that the Commander has a step not shown in the ad just as there wasn't one shown in the Hancock but the dial issue sure makes it look like an upgraded engraved Hancock.
In reply to So what do you think now?? by JP
So we have something besides Commander- a Hancock. This watch is now "unknown" based on the numbers...
Not really unknown, JP's watch. hehehe
Didn't we find an engraved "Hancock" ad since late 2012- the last date of comments for this record?
Possible 'Cavalier' with dial swap.
In reply to Possible 'Cavalier' with dial by mybulova_admin
.....but wouldn't that just move it from Unknown to Non-Conforming? I don't think I've ever seen this watch advert. We have Cavalier pocket watches and a couple models from the 50's and one from the 70's.
Either way the jury is still out for me.
I think the Cavalier as well... 15 jewel ads... and we know during this period the dash dial and numbers dial were interchangable... ie the Senator and Lone Eagle of these years.
The_Morning_Call, Allentown, PA, Aug 14, 1936 - Cavalier
