Wonderfully restored 1931 Bulova 'Round the World'. Jan 11, 1927 Bulova Quality case unmarked for content found in lovely condition. Movement bears both Omega and Square Shield indicating a factory repurposed 1930 power plant. Period Speid-Fold bracelet makes it the complete package. (Speid-Fold? hmm, is it possible that was a precursor to Speidel?)
Added 1/25/2013 - Name update from Fleetwood to Round the World 2/7/2013 - Photos of presentation case added 12/11/2019 - Photos Updated 5/17/2023
As of January 2020 this beauty has gone to live in the Bulova Museum in the Empire State Building.
Now this one is a little trickier....
Yes it has 15 jewels and yes it has the two-tone case....Do we have an advert for a two-tone Ambassador. My belief is that the Ambassadors were single tone, white gold only.
Fleetwood case is a match but was advertised with a 17J movement...still we know movements can be replaced.
So unless we have an advert showing or describing a two-tone Ambassador my ID is for a Fleetwood with replacement movement.
In reply to Now this one is a little by mybulova_admin
Remember the two rows of horizontal engravings vs the one row...and the size of the rectangular gold areas on horizontals vs more square-ish.
Don't know what it is but it is sure a real beauty Geoff. Is that refinished dial and hands the work of International?
John
In reply to Don't know what it is but it by JP
Yes, it is. Those dudes, owe me a steak dinner, all the business I've given them over the years.....
In reply to Yes, it is. Those dudes, owe by Geoff Baker
Just got the presentation case - That took long enough.....find of the decade!
In reply to Don't know what it is but it by JP
Who might "International" be for refinishing dials & hands? Are they still in business? Thanks!
In reply to Who might "International" be… by 1962300
Unfortunately, International is no longer in business.
About that ID - we argued a similar watch 6-7 months ago. I voted Fleetwood, but alas, someone published it as the Ambassador.......
http://www.mybulova.com/watches/1931-ambassador-4923?page=2
"Factory repurposed 1930 movement", I think it's original to the case. What does it all mean Mr. Peabody?
I think we got it wrong.
Unless someone can show me a two-tone advert that lists this as an Ambassador.
The other adverts we have show other two-tone models and describes them as such....the Ambassador adverts show only a white gold version with no two-tone description.
In reply to I think we got it by mybulova_admin
I also note another two-tone watch currently for sale on the bay that also only has 15J and has a 1931 case. Interesting.....