Just won this on ebay will update when it arrives. I belive this to be a Jordan ??? Any thoughts.
http://www.mybulova.com/watches/1953-jordan-2982 Plainsmen listed this one same in every way except the dates his is a 53 mine is a 52
Jordan
This watch is advertised in 1950 and 51 as "Ashford", in 1953 we find is advertised as "Jordan". I don't find either in a 1952 ad which makes me lean toward "Ashford"
'JORDAN' is shown and described as being sold on an 'expansion band'.
ad Dated 1953 http://www.mybulova.com/sites/default/files/vintage_ads/bulova-ad-1953-5.jpg
1952 'ASHFORD'
In reply to 'JORDAN' is shown and by FifthAvenueRes…
Good work Fifth i see know band /strap does make a differnce whrn naming a Bulova.
In reply to Good work Fifth i see know by Jim Townsend
Jim,
What was once mocked and ridiculed by some is now a firmly established fact....
The strap can and does make a difference in the Watch Model Name.
I'm thinking Ashford, but with the band being the main difference, it really could be either. The deciding factor is the year, basically, unless we get some new ads. I wonder if that was real Alligator. The same strap alone nowadays would be well over a hundred bucks.
I'm in for Ashford - you found the ad.
1952 would make it "Ashford".