Hi I am Junichi Aoki from Japan.
I have boubht this watch by untiqu watch shop in Japan "Firekids"
I think this watch is Bulova 23 EW. If there are any point out, let me know. I love to have this watch!
Welcome and thanks for sharing your beautiful watch with us. Based on the date of 1957 and the single line of text (self winding), I will agree with you.
1957 Bulova 23 "EW"
Thank you for posting your watch. Definitely a classic. I am not sure where the EW comes from. According to the 1957 Linebook this is a E variant.
1957 Bulova 23 "E"
In reply to Thank you for posting your… by JimDon5822
Thank you for your relpy.
I found previous post as below URL, I think the same model for this.
I hope this is correct.
I think the variants were adjusted later on, so the "E" may have became the "EW", which might also explain the change from 'Selfwinding' to "Selfwinding Six Adjustments"
In reply to I think the variants were… by mybulova_admin
Agreed. It appears that the "E" became the "EW" at some point in 1957. The determining factor appears to be a combination of production date and dial text.
1957 Linebook shows as "E" with 3 lines of text under center point of dial . In 1958 -59 Linebook, only "Self Winding" on dial and identified as "EW"
nice example of the Bulova 23 "E"
Understood, I am pleased to know the history about my watch!
it looks like there are two 1957 Linebooks. Based on the dial configuration I am good with the EW variant designation.
So it seems we have settled on the "EW" designator, which matches the single line of text 'SELFWINDING'
1957 Bulova 23 "EW"