Similar in every aspect to the late 1950's early 60's 'SEA KING'.

10K Gold Filled Case measures 37.5mm lug to lug x 21mm non inclusive of the Crown using Calipers. White Dial shows a combination of applied Gilt Arabic numerals and Square Hour markers, Bulova signature and sub Dial register are printed in Black, no Minutes register is visible. Hour and Minute Hands are Gilt Index style and a Gilt Index style Seconds Hand shows on a sub Dial fully obscuring the 6. Crown is signed Bulova. Snap fit Caseback is Gold and stamped as shown.

1940s Bulova pink/copper dial watch in nice original condition Has a 17 jewel 8AE Bulova movement, case reads "Bulova 10K rolled gold bezel stainless steel back New York".  Case exhibits serial number 130930.  The reflections on the pictures do not do this piece justice since the dial appears much lighter than it really is.  It is mounted on a vintage (original?) FLEX-LET 10k gold-filled top, stainless back.  Measures 35mm lug to lug, 22mm wide without the crown.  Keeps good time,   

Thanks to OldTicker, this is being corrected to a "Coed".

The second ad from 1954 shows one that looks virtually identical to this one.

On the movement itself, just below the word Swiss, is what looks like L1, which would be 1951.

And, thanks to William Smith, what I thought to be a box and the letters MX, actually is BXW, an import code.  I was looking at it upside down. . .

This Accutron says Railroad Approved, and it looks like a train ran over it. 

Scratches everywhere, and the crown stem is loose to the point of not turning the hands. I'm not nearly competent enought to even try resetting/re-attaching it. 

I can find no serial number on the movement, though it does read 2181, which I assume is the model number.  Also, at the top of the movement, there is extra-tiny print that reads, "U.S. Pat......." followed by a whole bunch of numbers that I absolutely cannot make out.  I think they are actually microscopic, and my electron microscope is in the shop.

The only other type I can find on the movement reads, "U.S.A. Bulova" 

The inside case back is stamped "G3595" followed by "3-6" and "Use only genuine Accutron Cell number 218   Install with engraved side down in well"

And that's it.  It's pretty beat up, but it's a Bulova.

It's a guess: could it be a kind of Carolyn ??



EDIT: 2012.08.29  Changed from Carolyn to 1929 Prudence