Bulova 1962 Leading Lady

Submitted by mmine on
N
Manufacture Year
1962
Movement Jewels
23
Case Serial No.
274487
Case shape
Square
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Ladies
Watch Description

Face shows Bulova 23. The back case is stamped with 14k, Bulova and the numbers 274487. I cannot remove the back case as I don't have proper tools. The crystal is not cracked as one of the pictures suggests. I do not know if this was my Mom's, her sisters or their mothers (my grandma), so it could be from the 40's-60's? The stem is stamped with a "B". I don't think it's self winding, but it does actually work if you manually wind the watch. 

Thank you for your help.

Without case
Front photo
Back photo
Showing band
Stem
JimDon5822
Posted May 19, 2026 - 9:16pm

Thank you for posting your watch.  The date you have is off by 10 years.   The watch according to our 1962 Bulova linebook is a 1962 Bulova Leading Lady "N".  I updated the listing to show the correct date based on the serial number and linebook listing.  

Leading Lady NLeading Lady N

neetstuf-4-u
Posted May 20, 2026 - 1:13pm

Well done, Jim. Nice match. I started going through linebooks at 1967 working my way back. Made it as far as 1964 and went to bed.

1962 Bulova Leading Lady "N" works for me.

Geoff Baker
Posted May 20, 2026 - 8:53pm

1962 Bulova Leading Lady N