mybulova_admin
Posted April 15, 2026 - 7:20am
I would agree that the watch looks to have started out as a 1942 Lone Eagle, but I do feel that the movement and dial (and hour hand) have all been replaced.
As you say back in those days' originality wasn't necessarily a big deal, as long as it did what it was meant to do....tell time.
It's interesting that we see a variety of case combinations with these 1939-41 LE, some with a stainless-steel back, some with gold filled backs.
Normally we'd ID a watch such as this a non-conforming, as it looks to have a mixed bag of parts from different watches, but do agree it was probably once a 1942 Bulova Lone Eagle "F".