Self-Winding movement with Patent No. 166843 (31-01-1934). Movement Calibre: 28-20
I am putting up a 1935 Bulove "Champ" wristwatch for sale. I first placed it on the myBulova website in January of 2018 seeking information on this rare, early and limited production watch. The wonderful and knowledgeable people on the website agreed generally on several things. It was an extremely limited run and most likely just one year as it was around the height of the Great Depression and the name comes from the company that supplied the ebauche and held the patent. It has a "Pendule" type winding system which swings back and forth like a bumper. The consensus is that it is probably amongst the earliest Bulova Automatics made. The pictures show the case and movement condition. The watch does work when wound up. I have no idea when it was last serviced, so I cannot guarantee its accuracy. Very rarely is this watch seen and even more rarely do they come on the market. I have priced it for the serious Bulova collector or vintage watch person that wants to have a watch that no one else has in their collection., If you have any questions please contact me via the 'Enquire/Buy Now' button.
In reply to Now I see what you meant. The by esk51
When I found this watch it had a yellowed crustal ( which I kept ) but asked a local watch repair shop to make me another crystal so it would be easier to see the movement. Because of the age the yellow crystal may also not be the original crystal and your crystal was as it is supposed to be .certainly a possibility. Best. Ed
