Greetings, all...There are at least nine Bulova models that take the same watch crystal as the Knicker and the Clinton. Can anyone here discern what is unique to these two "look alikes" (Clinton or Knickerbocker) aside from the apparent 1946+ (Clinton) and 1948+ (Knick) production dates? I see no mention of the "Knickerbocker" prior to 1948... And I believe this movement dates the Knick then to 1948- 1951+ vs. 1941? And while on the subject... using "symbols" stamped on movements vs. serial nos on case backs might be useful as a secondary check... however often enough, movements were simply "recased" or otherwise later reused to utilize the excess stock... as movements in particular, were hardly inexpensive, to produce! And therefore unless one ALSO has access to production run data for comparritive analysis, there isn't really a foolproff way to accurately DATE the finished timepiece, by any less than the sum of it's parts = a finished good, ready for sale! I've frankly already noticed several production dates here that were quite obviously "guesstimates," perhaps based entirely on the movement symbols, which may or may not be 100% accurate, either? Has anyone POSTED the Bulova production run numbers and serial no. sequences here or anywhere online, to more accurately DATE these Bullies? I don't see a serial no. on the caseback... and one can only post (3) images here which is frankly inadequate, in my view. (Case in point... no close up case back image, = no "double check" confirmation, on production...) And where is this "production data," to be found?? I know people who have it, but it must also be posted somewhere, online???
Regardless of the details and cosmetics... this was quite obviously a very POPULAR accessorized "look" (and watch case design) in the mid 40s through 1951+ ! If anyone else has photos of a model that takes a crystal approx. 19mm square and/or sports the "bullet" lugs that distinguish both this model and the Clinton, please post them!? (Or similar/likely WWII military release... sporting a like sized +/- 19mm square view window!?)
BEST :-) William