Bulova 1943 Air Warden

Submitted by donegd on
Manufacture Year
1943
Movement Model
10BE
Movement Date Code
T
Movement Jewels
15
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
3162304
Case shape
Round
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
B*B B223 9 15/16 dia
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Hi all

I recently acquired this , what I believe to be a " 1943 Airwarden "  It is 10k rolled gold plate bezel. Sterling base and stainless back. the watch is 26mm dia excluding the crown, 

the hands look as though they were once lumed , the hour hand red and the minute hand green.

Having looked more closely at the dial now l have cleaned it up the numbers are not luminous so l am thinking it may be a " Nighthawk ' not an airwarden

Members comments would be greatly apreciated.

When I bought it it was missing the stem and crown, which had snapped off. I have replaced both. The watch runs but definitely  needs a service

donegd 1943 Bulova 04 04 2015
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JP
Posted March 29, 2015 - 10:53am

Nice watch. The hands were lumed originally.  Air warden.

donegd
Posted March 29, 2015 - 11:02am

Hi JP

This the watch thatl was wanting the hands for as per my email to you. Although the hands look to have been in red and green l believe they should have both been in either white or green.

donegd
Posted March 29, 2015 - 1:25pm

Hi bobbee yes l had seen that but when l cleaned the dial  all the numbers are in gold thats whyl thought it might be a nighthawk

1955mercury
Posted March 29, 2015 - 1:32pm

Some of the dials had lume paint over gold numbers George. It's possible the lume came off with cleaning.

Geoff Baker
Posted March 29, 2015 - 7:27pm

Air Warden works for me. Nice watch George.

jabs
Posted March 30, 2015 - 2:07am

Air Warden

William Smith
Posted March 30, 2015 - 3:03am

1943 ad on left, watch on right.  Are the lugs the same?  They sure are close.

 

Andersok
Posted March 30, 2015 - 7:14am

Lugs do not quite match - but are close, and the seconds tracks are different and not in the same location, also the numerals are a different style.

mybulova_admin
Posted March 31, 2015 - 4:03am

We're really yet to find a good match for this style of watch with the closest we can find being the Air Warden.