I couldn't find this watch in the ID section. The face looks just like 1949 Beau Brummell but square. It is 1 inch wide. I have a couple images of the inside back cover because it appears someone scratched some numbers into the case. May not mean anything but it is interesting.
Hi Danny, welcome to mybulova and thanks for sharing your watch. What you have is what we classify as "Non-conforming". It is a Bulova movement re-purposed into a replacement case with included face as a kit manufactured by a company other than Bulova. We do occasionally see this, with the movement being much older than the case and dial style. The early Beau Brummell dial with red and clear stones seems to have been a popular "rejuvenation", taking an older movement from a damaged or worn out watch and installing it into a "style updated" casing.
It's a cool looking watch, wear it and enjoy it.
1931 Non-Conforming
The numbers scratched inside are a jeweler's code indicating the movement was worked on. Every jeweler had his own code to indicate what he did to the movement and when.
It was common for jewelers to sell replacement dial and kits for Bulova, Elgin and other brands for when watches got too old. You could go into the jewelers and pick your new case and dial and they would service your watch and return you a new looking watch, I suspect this was done in the 1940s. Great looking watch,
1931 Bulova Non-Conforming.
