Hello everyone! I have found this watch in a collection my grandpa had who had passed. He was a jeweler and had quite a collection of old watches. Not all of them worked but this one seems to run. It is odd since it does not have any markings on the face but the band, crown, back of the case and movement all have Bulova on them. Wondering if this is a rare item with some value or maybe just a watch I could clean up to enjoy. Please excuse the dirt! I will have a couple more to post within the next few days. Specific markings on back of the case: BULOVA, water proof, self winding, shock resistant, 10kt R.G.P. bezel - ss back, anti magnetic, L9, E106099 Inside back - BULVOA FIFTH AVE NEW YORK Movement: BULOVA U.S.A. 23 JEWELS 10BZAC Crown has BULOVA written on the end Band is stamped Kreisler Stelux Stainless PAT NO 1095305, PAT NO 848015
-plurr
Have to agree with Geoff on this one and not assign a variant,.
The dial circular groves do not match either the 'CAW' or 'DAW'.
It is great to see another example with the BULOVA 23 Jewels stamp which at least confirms the dial is original but missing the print (easy to do with a clean).
So I'm also at a 1959 Bulova 23 as I could not find this dial variant in the linebooks.
In reply to Have to agree with Geoff on… by mybulova_admin
Here is a "DAW" from the database. Unless you found an entry in the linebooks with better resolution that I missed, grooves do indeed match, going from the hands shaft all the way to the seconds/minutes markers. Very difficult to photograph and most evident between the seconds and minute hand. I believe the subject watch is identical with alternate face color. We have nothing else to compare to as we have no examples of "CAW" in the database.
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