Bulova 1950 Charmer

Submitted by CarlieByer on
Manufacture Year
1950
Movement Model
6BC
Movement Date Code
L0
Movement Jewels
17
Case Serial No.
674277
Case shape
Cushion
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Ladies
A picture of a Bulova vintage watch with a square dialthat has gold raised digits, gold hands. It has a single lug on the top and bottom that attaches to a gold toned bracelet.
The bulova watch as seen from the crown side. The crown has no markings. The case is gold, but the back plate is stainless steel. The crystal is domed with a flat side visible. The crystal is taller than the case. The lugs are visible to the left and right of the crystal, showing how they terminate in a loop that the bracelet attach to.
the bulova watch as seen from the back plate. The plate is stainless steel. At the top, just below the lug attachment is the engraving "BULOVA" and below that "L0." at the bottom is the engraving 674277. The back of the crown is visible, as is the bracelet attachment
A picture of the bulova movement and the inside of the back.
A close picture of the Bulova movement. The crown is at the top of the picture. Directly below the crown is the engraving L0. To the left of that is engraved "17 JEWELS." Opposite of the crown, along the edge is engraved "BULOVA WATCH Co" and there is a small box perpendicular to that with the engraving 6BC. There is also a U.S.A engraving to the left, and to the right there is the regulator pin and the engraving 5
CarlieByer
Posted October 15, 2024 - 1:10pm

This watch was found in my great-grandmother's jewelry box. She was born in 1897 and passed away in 1985. She was born in Winchendon, Massachusetts, and lived for many years in New Hampshire. Sometime between 1940-1950, she moved to Worcester, Mass, where she lived out her years. 

The watch still works and I am wearing it today!

 

Kathy L.
Posted October 15, 2024 - 2:23pm

Welcome to myBulova and thank you for sharing your heirloom watch with us.  How wonderful to be able to wear your great-grandmother's watch!

I know I have seen this watch before but so far I am not finding a match.  I will keep looking.

1955mercury
Posted October 15, 2024 - 9:12pm

I've searched until I'm cross eyed and got a headache and didn't find a match. The "Joy" is close but the lugs don't exactly match. 

mybulova_admin
Posted October 16, 2024 - 6:48am

Not the subject watch, but interesting to see this model with the same lugs design.

Bulova Lenore watch

 

1955mercury
Posted October 17, 2024 - 7:27am

Hi CarlieByer. Could you possibly verify what is stamped on the case back of your watch under the "Bulova" stamping? It looks like the second part is the number "9" to me, but I can't make out the first part. Is it "A9", "L9" or "49" or......  I've already spent about 4 hours searching for the identity of this watch and want to make sure I'm searching in the right time period. Thanks!

JimDon5822
Posted October 17, 2024 - 8:21pm

I am coming up empty on this one.   I could not find an ad match.  Unknown for me.

1955mercury
Posted October 18, 2024 - 7:40am

It's got me baffled also. But I like unknown models. It keeps the search interesting. Carlie Byer, you've got a Bulova that is not a very common model. Thank you for posting it. Maybe one day it can be identified. 

1955mercury
Posted October 22, 2024 - 7:07pm

I might have found a name for this lovely Bulova. Let's see what the panel thinks. This is from an ad in a 1951 Kansas newspaper called the Council Grove Republican on Sept. 20th 1951. 

Charmer

This is the full ad.

mybulova_admin
Posted October 22, 2024 - 9:28pm

Nice work. Advert certainly seems to match the subject watch. A new name is a plus!

Also seems that the word "Charmer" is the actual model name of this watch.