I wanted an early model and picked this up. It is in pretty good shape for the age and is running. I think it might be a Lady Maxim but I am not sure on that or the date. I can not find any serial # on the movement or a movement model.
Inside the case reads American Standard, has the globe, Warranted 25 years, 14K gold filled, monogram quality, (serial #) 1005313. The outside of the case is polished, no signature or info. The band looks like a replacement from the 30's.
The movement is signed Bulova W. Co, "A" A, 15 jewels, 3 adj, Swiss, O.Burki. I do not see a date stamp, model (unless it is "A"A) or serial #.
Looking forward to any info you might have on these early models.
This is the closest ad I could find. Maybe the bottom one for $35 but the image quality isn't very good so it is hard to say.
Burki might be a jeweller's name, I find no info about this anywhere.
In reply to Burki might be a jeweller's by Reverend Rob
Thanks for looking I didn't find anything on the name either.
In reply to Thanks for looking I didn't by Kathy L.
This may be an extraordinary coincidence, but I googled "Burki Bulova" and got TWO hits on the mybulova site in the PDF Files 1951 and 1953 Annual Reports, that I couldn't get to open.
Oscar Burki appears to be mentioned by name in the documents.
Also hit this site for Arde Burki (born May 1924) , son of Oscar Burki and a Bulova executive. Interesting he shared the same first name as a Bulova as well.
Adolph "Arde" Bulova 1887 - 1958
https://prabook.com/web/arde_a.burki/1676889
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Ancestry.com - 1940 Census
Osca (SP?) Burki
Age
49, born abt 1891
Birthplace
Switzerland
Gender
Male
Race
White
Home in 1940
New York,
Queens, New York
Household Members
Age
Head
49
Wife
42
Son
22
Son
15
In reply to This may be an extraordinary by neetstuf-4-u
Oh yes I saw those files too but couldn't open them either. Interesting on the census, that sounds like it could fit.
1922 Lady Maxim.
I thought co-signed movements normally showed the original manufacture of the watch movement that Bulova purchased it from. Could be totally wrong, but I've seen many examples of these early movements co-signed with a samll handful of names.
The movement model stamp is interesting but not out of the norm for these movements.
Perhaps this went from an "A" model to a "AA" model as Bulova were expanding their movement range and suppliers or ihouse movements. The AA may be the pre-coursor to the AI, then the AII and then the 10A.
A lovely watch all the same. I've choose 1922 as this is when we see most (if not all) Lady Maxim's advertised.
In reply to 1922 Lady Maxim. I thought by mybulova_admin
Thank you for the info. I had no clue what year to put in but knew it an earlier model.
1922 Lady Maxim is good choice
Very cool watch; love to see these very early ones appear. I agree with Stephen's "A" - "AA" model thoughts. That is most likely the movement model and needs to be added to the Db of movements.
1922 Lady Maxim works for me.