Bulova 1924 -Unknown

Submitted by jmctime4it on
Manufacture Year
1924
Movement Model
10A
Movement Date Code
Asterisk
Movement Jewels
17
Movement Serial No.
134792
Case Serial No.
395
Case shape
Square
Case color
Green
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
21.4 x 21.4
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

I would like to submit what I believe is a (currently not found in the database) 1924 Bulova 4551 which shows up in a 1924 database ad. I found this many years ago and pretty much forgot about it. I remember thinking old Ambassador or Diplomat but recently reviewed the earlier ads.

FOR SALE
Price
$225
Ront 2-7-26
Movmt2-7-26
Back2-7-26
Case2-7-26
Case2 2-7-26
Ad 2-7-26
mybulova_admin
Posted February 7, 2026 - 6:50pm

Nice match. Unfortunately, the numbers in this advert are not official Bulova model numbers but numbers used to assign items in a shopping catalog for the purposes of ordering by mail.

Your watch is one or Bulova's earliest men's wrist watches and very rare, especially with the Swiss made case.

At this stage I would ID as a 1924 Bulova Unknown.

jmctime4it
Posted February 7, 2026 - 9:47pm

Thank you for that information. I didn't realize that about the number ordering.  I'm still happy to have found such an early model like this.

mybulova_admin
Posted February 7, 2026 - 11:22pm

It is great to know that your watch was something that Bulova actually sold.

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted February 8, 2026 - 3:14am

Check out the case serial number - 395 

Geoff Baker
Posted February 8, 2026 - 9:47pm

Such a cool watch, alas albeit Unknown

JimDon5822
Posted February 8, 2026 - 10:06pm

Very unusual case markings.   Definitely an unknown for me. 

Kathy L.
Posted February 8, 2026 - 10:21pm

Very cool!

Unknown

Alex
Posted February 9, 2026 - 6:59pm

Just to double check: can you confirm the letters inside the beehive? Thanks!