Bulova 1952 American Girl

Submitted by tkm3rd on
N
Manufacture Year
1952
Movement Model
5AH
Movement Date Code
L3
Movement Jewels
17
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
333330
Case shape
Tonneau
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
-
Gender
Ladies
Watch Description

Bulova 5AH, marked L3 (1953), case s/n 333330, 10K white GF bezel with diamonds, stainless steel back engraved "Joan Kautz". Integrated bangle type white GF bangle bracelet. After service Weishi 1000 T/G values: +/-5sd rate, 269° amp, 4.6 ms/be.
Based on advertisement I believe it is a 1953 "American Girl", white gold variant.

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inside case back
outside case back
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tkm3rd
Posted May 28, 2026 - 5:43pm

EDIT: Case back is signed L2 (1952) which may not really mean much since I'm sure there were "extra" backs which overflowed into the next year. Pretty much sure this is a 1953 movement in a 1952 case, "American Girl" H in white gold fill.

Morbid movie reference-  "...she was an American Girl" by Tom Petty playing as the girl was abducted by Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs.

mybulova_admin
Posted May 29, 2026 - 11:42pm

The white gold version was the Bulova American Girl "N".

1953 Bulova American Girl "H" & "N"

neetstuf-4-u
Posted May 30, 2026 - 1:46pm

Very nice example. By case back date I agree with

1952 American Girl "N"

The "H" variant was yellow.

 

 

tkm3rd
Posted May 30, 2026 - 8:53pm

Thank you for the confirmation and kind words.