Bulova 1938 -Unknown

Submitted by whSox6 on
Manufacture Year
1938
Movement Model
7ap
Movement Date Code
Cresent Moon
Case Serial No.
8692056
Case shape
Rectangle
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

1938 Minute Man with diamond accents. Just had it completely taken apart and serviced.   Crown was just replaced, all else remains the same. The diamonds are genuine.  I have had this one for years now and it is amazingly accurate.

Crystal and case are in excellent shape
Case is 10 K Gold filled
model listed is 8692056
neetstuf-4-u
Posted February 15, 2026 - 6:54pm

Welcome and thanks for sharing your great watch. Yours is I believe the third example posted with the diamonds on the case. We currently have the others ID'ed as Unknown. It may be a jeweler modified Minute Man, but it's also a distinct possibility it's a to date unidentified model. We have yet to find any ad accurately depicting this watch. No ads have surfaced offering either this as a Minute Man variant or something else. The fact that we have seen more than one would seem to indicate the distinct possibility it is a legitimate model  as seen.

1938 Unknown 

another 1938   a 1940

Here is an ad that is close, showing a different face and jewel count, but no name. Note that a Minute Man (named) is depicted as well.

MM with diamonds

whSox6
Posted February 15, 2026 - 8:12pm

The jeweler who did the servicing did not believe it (the diamonds) was an after market add on. He believed it was original.  It looked most like the minute man so I figured it was probably a variation of it. 
My thanks for the information.   Im still going thru some of it. 

JimDon5822
Posted February 15, 2026 - 11:15pm

Unknown for now. One day I am going to get the ad to ID this one. 

Kathy L.
Posted February 16, 2026 - 3:43pm

Thank you for sharing your watch with us.  One of those that we just haven't found an ad for yet.

Unknown for now

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