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.
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.
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.
In reply to Thank you for that… by jmctime4it
It is great to know that your watch was something that Bulova actually sold.
Check out the case serial number - 395
Such a cool watch, alas albeit Unknown
Very unusual case markings. Definitely an unknown for me.
Very cool!
Unknown
Just to double check: can you confirm the letters inside the beehive? Thanks!
In reply to Just to double check: can… by Alex
It looks like GF to me.
In reply to Just to double check: can… by Alex
Yes it's GF