NOVA
Posted March 25, 2012 - 2:05pm
The signature and serial number style on the case of the subject watch are very distinctive and match the markings in four watches that I own, i.e.:
- 1941 Watertite (reads "Watertite" on the dial, subseconds)
- 1942 Watertite (reads "Watertite" on the dial, center sweep seconds)
- 1947 Watertite (center sweep seconds)
- 1951 Magellan (center sweep seconds; believed to be Magellan rather than Watertite due to chrome plating and "Stainless Steel Back" inside the case versus "Stainless Steel")
I have not seen this style of signature (inside only sig reading "Bulova Watch Co. Swiss") along with the non-standard, inside the case serial number, in any other model.
The 1942 Watertite ad specifies a 17J movement, as do the later Watertite, Magellan/Seabee ads.