Bulova 1947 Ambassador

Submitted by timekeeper on
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Manufacture Year
1947
Movement Model
7AK
Movement Date Code
47
Movement Jewels
21
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
7794882
Case shape
Rectangle
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
His Excellency
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

This has a 10K white gold filled case. I found this in an old box of junkers. My dad was a watchmaker and this was an old cigar box of odds and ends that he kept. It does need cleaning up and serviced. It does have some rust but it does run a little. It also needs a crystal. I believe it is a "His Excellency".

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timekeeper
Posted August 5, 2012 - 6:30pm

any info on this is appreciated.

mybulova_admin
Posted August 9, 2012 - 8:54am

Not the Ambassador as the adverts indicate they were rose gold and the dial is different.

At this stage I'd say a generic His Excellency, variant unknown.

Geoff Baker
Posted August 9, 2012 - 7:20pm

Agree, not Ambassador. Really not a '47 ad showing this style in anything but solid yellow and pink. Guess I would be tempted by generic Excellency..........still not sure.

OldTicker
Posted August 10, 2012 - 9:30pm

Ambassador, variant unknown, the faceted lugs plus the fact that there could be other variants other than Rose Gold/White dials that were produced, we just don't have an ad yet.

JP
Posted August 13, 2012 - 12:26am

I agree with OT Ambassador unknown variant for now

William Smith
Posted August 13, 2012 - 7:21am

3 Ambassador

1 Excellency

1 His Excellency

I'm still researching....

Here's a snippet of the ad Fifth links above (1946)

William Smith
Posted August 22, 2012 - 5:46am

I'm going with Ambassador, variant unknown.

mybulova_admin
Posted August 23, 2012 - 8:32am

4 for Ambassador

2 for generic His Excellency.

timekeeper
Posted August 23, 2012 - 9:57pm

Thanks for all the input. I believe from the ads I have looked at, it is an Ambassador, variant unknown. When I get a chance to service it, I will post another picture of it.

Thanks again.