Bulova 1939 Wilson

Manufacture Year

1939

Movement Model

7AP

Movement Date Code

Shield

Movement Jewels

Case Serial No.

9551685

Case shape

Tonneau

Case color

Yellow

Case Manufacturer

Bulova

Gender

Mens

Watch Description

This is a watch I've not had before. Super curved and pretty long. Lug tip to tip is 52mm.

Looks like a President or Minuteman but but longer and curvier.

Movement is marked "AAA", and rhe dial actually marked "21 Jewels".

Case & movement match for 1939.

1939 Bulova Curvex 3-6-24 Side

1939 Bulova Curvex 3-6-24 Case

1939 Bulova Curvex 3-6-24 52mm

plainsmen

Posted March 7, 2024 - 5:02pm

The pics don't do it justice. This guy really is curved.

Curvex

1955mercury

Posted March 7, 2024 - 7:36pm

Never seen that one before that I can recall. I've been searching for the Bulova that this crystal fits for years. Could this one be it?

Crystal

plainsmen

Posted March 7, 2024 - 8:08pm

Just measured... crystal is 32mm x 16mm

1955mercury

Posted March 7, 2024 - 9:38pm

Aww shucks! No idea what it could be, but I like it.

JimDon5822

Posted March 7, 2024 - 10:18pm

1939 Bulova Wilson like this one https://mybulova.com/watches/1939-wilson-2073?page=1

1955mercury

Posted March 8, 2024 - 8:31am

The "Wilson" must be a rather rare model since only two examples have shown up here. Must not have been accepted real well by buying public either, since one ad in the other post shows them on sale at nearly 1/2 price.

JimDon5822

Posted March 8, 2024 - 9:05am

This is what you call a "driver" watch. The severe curve is so that you can wear the watch on the side of the wrist while driving. Before power steering and with the roads being mostly still dirt or gravel you could not take your hands off of a steering wheel to see the time. The hinged lug versions were far more popular as they could be worn on the side of top of the wrist. Definitely a rare model.