Bulova 1951 Kenmore

Submitted by jkare23 on
Manufacture Year
1951
Case Serial No.
Apex Gold L1 are the only words I see.
Case shape
Rectangle
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Other
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Rectangle dial.  Looks like gold numbers and pyramids to denote the hours.  Hand winding watch.   I can read the words "Gold" and "L1" on the back as well as "Apex" on the bottom of the back.  I have not opened it.  

Front of watch
Back of watch closeup.  Zoomed in to read details.  Would need a loop if it were in-person to read it.
Further away back of watch
Front of watch closeup
neetstuf-4-u
Posted July 7, 2025 - 5:50pm

Nice solid gold watch! Thanks for sharing it with us. It's a

1951 Kenmore

Like THIS ONE

Kathy L.
Posted July 7, 2025 - 6:54pm

Great ID by needs!  Wonderful 14K watch.

1951 Bulova Kenmore.

Andersok
Posted July 7, 2025 - 6:54pm

Very nice...Kenmore

jkare23
Posted July 8, 2025 - 3:12pm

Is this watch gold or gold filled? 

What value might be placed on this?  I see very few comps besides the one in this thread and only understand so much about valuation.  

I have a few watches from my father, and I'd like to understand the value of each, though I probably won't sell. I've seen a couple comments about it being gold filled, where it'd be worth a few hundred. If it was solid gold then we need to adjust to the spot, which more than doubles the price. 

Now that this watch is almost 75 years old, it feels that much more special 

Kathy L.
Posted July 8, 2025 - 6:47pm

In reply to by jkare23

The case is solid 14K gold which does add to the value.  We do not try and give valuations here.  There are too many variables.

jkare23
Posted July 8, 2025 - 7:06pm

In reply to by Kathy L.

Thank you so much!  

Knowing that it is 14k, not gold filled, is the main detail I wanted to know.  

I understand that valuation can really only be done after inspecting the watch in person with the back off, etc.  There are also so few of these watches on the internet that I'm coming back to mine and the others on this site for any information.

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