1950 Bulova Stanton (possibly)
L0 date code
SN 4201387
17 jewel 10BM movement
A9 date code
original bracelet in EXCELLENT condition. If you were to see it after I cleaned it and told you it was NOS, you’d believe it.
I believe this to be the Stanton. It looks just like the Standish but the Standish has engraving on the sides.
There is a good explanation of the difference between the Shoreham, Standish, and Stanton in the discussion of the other 1950 Stanton in the DB.
In reply to I figured there had to be a… by Stinky_Sullivan
We do not seem to have an ad match to this and have one other in the DB attributed as a Stanton based on the crystal which leads me to believe this is a factory model and not a Westfield frankenwatch. We have a 50's linebook that confirms Stanton name was engraved at least in the 1955 period. I am not so certain we have a confirmed ID as a Stanton although it shares the crystal with the Shoreham and Standish and is likely. I am for moving the other watch https://www.mybulova.com/watches/1950-stanton-2854 to unknown as well as this one until we can confirm Stanton.
In reply to We do not seem to have an ad… by JimDon5822
Let’s reevaluate the Shoreham, Standish, and Stanton models. They are all based on the same form factor and only differ in the amount of engraving on the bezel.
I reviewed all the ID’s of the model’s currently identified as the Standish and found that many were identified strictly because it matched another watch that was identified as a Standish. Standish 0 (to parody Patient 0), was identified based on the G-S crystal labeled as being for the Standish.
We know the Shoreham, Standish and Stanton all use the same crystal. We know from the 1950 ad which one is the Shoreham. The G-S crystal does not confirm which of the other two is the Standish and which is the Stanton. Aside from the Shoreham ad, the only evidence we have of the identification of either model is the 1955 line book entry for the Stanton which identifies the partially engraved bezel.
Making no further assumptions, the logical conclusion would be that all years with the partially engraved bezel is the Stanton. By process of elimination, the plain bezel would be the Standish as identified by the G-S crystal.
Have I left anything out or misinterpreted any information?
In reply to Let’s reevaluate the… by Stinky_Sullivan
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In reply to Revisiting I have finally… by mybulova_admin
So now we have 2 line book entry’s for the same model with 2 different names which means the Stanton also has 2 different names. So what years do each of these line book entry’s apply to? The 1955 linebook identifies the partially engraved bezel as the Stanton. What year is the 8104 from? I don’t think Bulova has swapped names between two models like this before.
In reply to So now we have 2 line book… by Stinky_Sullivan
In reply to I did not get a clear look… by Stinky_Sullivan
Initially, I had not noticed the 8104 was a fully engraved bezel. I thought it was only engraved on the sides. But it’s fully engraved like the Shoreham. Additional, the dial says Westfield which I did not notice. I assumed it said Bulova. Upon closer examination, I now see those details. I was worried there for a bit.