Bulova 1953 Lenore

Submitted by Lapastore on
Manufacture Year
1953
Movement Date Code
L3
Movement Jewels
Unknown
Case Serial No.
911780
Case shape
Round
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Ladies
Watch Description

White Gold (photos do not give a good reflection of color) Was owned by my mother received as a graduation gift, confirming date

Full front of watch
Full watch with band
Full Back SN 911780
neetstuf-4-u
Posted May 7, 2022 - 8:46am

Very cool heirloom watch! After finding nothing for 1953, I ended up doing a "fast forward" in the linebooks and got lucky. This entry in 1956Linebook129 appears to be your watch. Everything is a match except dial, which may be a year difference thing 1953 vs. 1956 or perhaps Yellow gold (pictured) vs. White gold.

1953 Debutante "B" gets my vote.

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Lapastore
Posted May 7, 2022 - 9:41am

My grandmother only wore the elastic band - so if this was hers , not my mothers, than indeed it is a very possible, because she would have changed the band.

Andersok
Posted May 8, 2022 - 5:45pm

Is this one possibly the Lenore, seen here, with a matching dial, and without jewel count confirmation to be 21 that the Debutante uses.

neetstuf-4-u
Posted May 8, 2022 - 7:54pm

Well done, Ken! Lenore is a dial match indeed. Gap between ad dates and watch date makes this a tough one. Jewel count of movement could be a deciding factor. You have moved me to Unknown pending verification of movement jewel count, but I'm leaning towards Lenore.

mybulova_admin
Posted May 8, 2022 - 9:03pm

Nice work gents. I'm certainly leaning towards a Bulova Lenore also as it is a nice match to the one shown in this advert.

Confirmation that the movement is in deed 17 jewels would confirm this ID.

Kathy L.
Posted May 8, 2022 - 10:41pm

Very nice heirloom from your mother.  The bands were often replaced.  Nice ad match guys.

1953 Bulova Lenore

Geoff Baker
Posted May 9, 2022 - 9:36pm

1953 Bulova Lenore