Wayne Hanley
Posted June 30, 2011 - 7:53pm
I love it when you get to thinking Geoff! The earliest ad we have for this (shape) model President is 1953, boasting a 21 jewel movement. The fact that the subject watch has a 17 jewel movement presents a minor complication. I have a 1948 Bulova President E w/21 jewels that wasn't advertised, (in the db, same shaped case as the 1940 President E). The facts of the subject watch say that Bulova produced a President model with A9=1949 date stamps on both the case & movement. We just have no ads to back up this fact. I would call it a 1949 Bulova President. We also know that Bulova used 17 jewel movements in President watches.