I inherited this watch and would like to know more about it. There is no indication on the exterior of any maker; only on the works inside the case did I find "Bulova W. Co 3 adj 15 jewels SWISS" clearly visible (at the bottom, slightly to the right, in the open case picture). Also, on the works, is engraved "FAVREW Co." (at the top, slightly to the left, in the same picture). I found no date code symbol anywhere, so the date of 1924 I entered is pure conjecture. Can anyone help me?
This belonged to my mother's lifelong best friend who passed away 10 years ago at the age of 78. It was in a small box of what appeared to be fairly cheap costume jewelry that was given to my wife after her passing. I could tell this wasn't cheap, but didn't have a lot of interest in it at the time and put it away in a drawer. I recently rediscovered it, and here I am, trying to find out about it. All I can say for sure is that I'm pretty sure it had belonged either to her mother or her aunt, both of whom passed away back in the 60's.
I can't find any hallmark anywhere, either on the works or in the case back. There's the faintly readable "American Standard Warranted 25 years" above the serial # and that's all that I can find. Perhaps a jeweler's loupe would help me see things more distinctly but I don't have one.
So, the FAVREW Co. I saw is actually FAVRE W Co?
There is a watch quite like this for sale on Ebay right now, and I contacted the seller for any information they might have, and they couldn't help me. However, theirs clearly has BULOVA on the face, and the works inside are almost a mirror image of the works in this one, which I thought was rather odd.
If this helps anyone get me closer to more specific ID, and possibly its value, I would appreciate your response very much. I'm not really interested in selling because of its sentimental value, but........... I suppose it would depend on what it proves to be worth.
Thanks, everyone.
jrplep
We may never know the model name of this watch as Bulova tended to use just simple numbers back then. Other than what you already know about the watch I doubt there is much more to learn. Maybe we may get a vintage advert showing the watch with some additional details.
The style stems from the pocket watch era and by having the lug on the botton could be worn as a wristwatch by attaching possibly a black cord to both ends.
Worth $5 - $1,000,000. Sentimental value = priceless.
