Just obtained this watch and having a very hard time identifying it. Including a picture of it next to my Apollo of the same year for comparison. My first inscription watch and very clean dial. Also seems to have glass crystal not sure if it’s original or not.
Nice one! Thanks for sharing it with us. Your watch looks to be a match to this one. Green (yellow) gold watches from this time period are seen much less frequently than white. Although I have yet to find an ad calling out this model as available in green gold, I'm confident it's a
1928 Banker. by case s/n
Ad is dated 1929.
Looks like I missed the ID'ing of the other referenced Banker.
I wasn't aware they have yellow gold versions. The lugs are a little different from other bankers, but the same as the above mentioned reference Banker. Typically Banker lugs are a little more squared off and seem to just stick out from the case at right angles. These lugs seem to be angled to follow the curve of the case.
Alas, for now though I have to agree with a Bulova Banker.
Does the case serial number not indicate 1928?
Looks to be a Banker for sure. As previously mentioned the only ads we have are for White and Green gold versions. This one does seem to have a greenish tint in some pictures but that might be just me. The case serial number dates of 1928 but the movement dates to 1929. With the engraving dating to a much later 1932 it would appear to be a possible transition year watch so I am thinking 1929 Bulova Banker but will let the pro's weigh in on dating this one.
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I'll be the dissenting member. In the names list that Bulova legal dept provided us in 2018, which DOES have names and dates to 1925, "Leader" is not listed. I'll suggest that the font difference of the name indicates that the name could have been added during publication in the newspaper.
The format of the advert looks about right as something from Bulova, rather than a newspaper editorial. Just my opinion.
A similar example: https://mybulova.com/sites/default/files/vintage_ads/1925-DEC-13-Bulova-Advert.jpg
Time may prove these to be made up names by either the jeweler or newspaper, but for now we can use these names to group such examples.
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