Bulova 1926 Conqueror

Submitted by Reverend Rob on
Manufacture Year
1926
Movement Model
10AP
Movement Date Code
Circle
Movement Jewels
15
Movement Serial No.
1.052.739
Case Serial No.
6634753
Case shape
CornerCut
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova & American Standard
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Ok, I seem to have finally gotten a Conqueror! Devilishly tricky to find at a reasonable price, but here she is, have not received her yet, but that won't stop me posting pics!

Circle on 10AP movt for 1925, case serial seems to indicate 1926. Not the 10AN I was hoping for, the 10AN is an FHF ebauche, while the 10AP is  a LePhare.  I'm going to do a full resto on this one, it is a keeper, and I don't often say that. 

1925 Bulova Conqueror
1925 Bulova watch
1925 Bulova watch
1925 Bulova watch
JP
Posted January 14, 2016 - 1:00pm

Very nice Rob. How about a pair of spade style Conquerer hands?

Reverend Rob
Posted January 14, 2016 - 3:14pm

Sounds good to me !

Geoff Baker
Posted January 15, 2016 - 9:38am

Hmmm, a watchmaker who collects watches? No surprise there.

Good place to start, every collector needs a Conqueror on the mantle!

Reverend Rob
Posted January 16, 2016 - 12:35am

Ha, not really a collector. I have about six I wear in rotation, ones that I want to keep. 

Geoff Baker
Posted January 16, 2016 - 8:02am

Ah, denial always comes before healing. If I had six cars I drove in rotation I bet you'd consider me a collector.

Confess, you're hooked! Ha Ha. 

mybulova_admin
Posted January 16, 2016 - 9:16pm

Glad to see this beauty go to a dedicated myBulova member. Well done Rev.  Correct hands should be the spade cathedral style (hour hand), early Conqueror ads show them nicely.

1926 Bulova Conqueror for me.

Reverend Rob
Posted January 16, 2016 - 11:28pm

Thanks! John has the correct hands, so will be putting them on when it's all restored. Now to find a Lone Eagle......

William Smith
Posted January 25, 2016 - 2:10pm

Nice Conqueror!  I also have a couple of these early cut corner watches, in a box, in a drawer somewhere.  I see their pictures more often than I see the watches.  I'm a collector, but almost a collector of information more than of watches.  I have the watches somewhere though......

mart1n888
Posted March 31, 2025 - 10:14pm

i think its not a 1925 but a 1926 by the s/n of the case.

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted April 1, 2025 - 3:51am

agreed