I'm so very excited about this watch because this is the 3rd version of the Miss Liberty and now I have all three versions of the Miss Liberty in sapphires. The Dial minute track matches the ad perfectly, and has the cut corner tonneau shaped case. The case is 14K White Gold Filled. The middle sapphire is in the reversed position as the ad, and three needs replacement with a new sapphire crown and installing a 15 jewel movement to confirm to the correct Bulova standards. Thank goodness I have all the pieces needed to bring this little Gem back to life.
THREE VERSIONS OF THE MISS LIBERTY
The two watches on right side are from mybulova DB.
Would be good to get a confirmation advert one day, just to rule out the possibility that the jeweler or printer got it wrong. Not the first time we've seen models given the wrong name based on a similar appearance to another watch.
At this stage I'm tentative Bulova Miss Liberty.
Dear Texaslady, your watch is beautyful and similar to the Miss Liberty, but no ad has been found so far as to confirm its identity. The ad you placed above is showing a different watch than the one you post here. It shows a gold filled watch without any sapphires and is called the Sylvette, ironeously called "famous Miss Liberty" in this ad. Advertising in newspapers by jewelers are known to be full of mistakes, particularly when advertising just a single watch. In conclusion: beautiful watch, similar in set up to Miss Liberty, but "unknown".
In reply to Dear Texaslady, your watch is by Alex
Thank you Alex.
But I don't believe it's the Sylvette.
In reply to Dear Texaslady, your watch is by Alex
VINDICATION
I found the ad with the description & name - she is the Miss Liberty 3rd version.
OK so I was thinking that the new advert was infact showing sapphires, but it certainly does look like that might not be the case. The advert does not mention sapphires and as Alex points out, it highights the 'Famous Miss Liberty' when we all know what the 'Miss Liberty' looked like.
Back to Unknown for me too.
In reply to OK so I was thinking that the by mybulova_admin
You need to see the other ads I found below.
There are two ads published on Dec-06 and Dec 20, 1929 by Smit's Fifth Ave. Jewelers in the PITTSBURG PRESS, PITTSBURG, PENN.
The ad states: "flexible wristlet to match" meaning that the watch and bracelet was available in either synthetic sapphires or emeralds, both on the watch and wristlet/bracelet.
Here's another ad below. There is a difference in the size and shape of the dial minute track between the Miss Liberty and the Sylvette. See both watches below the ad.
Same watch as the other ad. The illustrator of the drawing has put an extreme emphasis on the "V" around the center stone.
This ad is from: DEC 14,1930 THE BALTIMORE SUN, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND from KAY JEWELRY COMPANY.
MY MISS LIBERTY 3rd version MY SYLVETTE
There is a difference in the size and shape of the dial minute track with these two watches. The Miss Liberty 3rd version VS The Sylette.
I still don't think the watch listed in the adverts is set with any sapphires and is a match for the Sylette. The notion of a matching band can still be accurate without the case being set with sapphires.
I have to agree with Alex and go with Unknown.
In reply to I still don't think the watch by mybulova_admin
The size and shape of the dial minute marker is different.
