Bulova 1929 -Unknown

Submitted by Nicole Hennek on
Manufacture Year
1929
Movement Model
5AP
Movement Date Code
Shield
Movement Jewels
15
Movement Serial No.
44566
Case Serial No.
none
Case shape
Rectangle
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Ladies
Watch Description

14kt White Gold rectangular case with 4 triangular emeralds and 4 circular diamonds. Pat JUN 10, 1924   -  Inside the case: PAT. JUN 10 1924 BULOVA  14K  -  Inside the timepiece: 44566, 5AP, F5

FOR SALE
Front of watch August 2025
Second image of watch August 2025
Face without case August 2025
Inside back of case August 2025
Timepiece August 2025
neetstuf-4-u
Posted August 18, 2025 - 5:41pm

Beautiful solid gold watch! Thanks for sharing it. Based on the movement date code (little shield under the s/n next to screw) it dates to 1929. The 1924 date stamp in case is the patent  for the celluloid cover over movement.   I don't find a match as of yet, so for me at this point it's a 

1929 Unknown

Still looking..

Alex
Posted August 18, 2025 - 8:12pm

Now this is a beautiful watch. A typical Art Deco model with 4 diamonds and 4 emeralds, so typical of the roaring ‘20s! Congratulations! The watch was part of a series of solid gold models that Bulova had in their product range. The cases were sourced from Dinhofer so the American Standard factory could focus on gold filled volume products and not have the complexity of producing low volume solid gold models. Most of these models were never advertised. Therefore: unknown. 

JimDon5822
Posted August 18, 2025 - 11:22pm

Another gorgeous Art Deco unknown.  

Geoff Baker
Posted August 19, 2025 - 8:54pm

1929 Bulova Unknown

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