President Madison

Pretty happy with this one. White gold filled single hinge case with black enameled decoration on lugs and center of each crystal side. Face was cleaned at some point removing the lume, and hands replaced. Excellent condition and retaining the original dust cover and ring. Keeps time. Band is a replacement by me that is visually compatible with original.

1929 President Madison

Appears to be a 1928 Bulova 'President Madison' with a near mint case (missing rod for the hinge which is easily replaced). The 'Cathedral' hands appear to be original but the seconds hand is missing and the second hand is loose.  The dial is a little dirty but looks worse than it is because of the poor crystal which will be replaced.  The crown is not original & will be replaced.  The balance is OK.

A pretty sweet Bulova President Madison.  Enamel/white gold bezel, radium dial.

We received this unfortunate Bulova recently and it's hairspring is badly bent, we will see what the result is after we straighten it, or if we have to replace it. I may have mentioned this elsewhere, but  under no circumstances should anyone who has not had training try and straighten a hairspring or touch a hairspring. They are easily destroyed, and once straightened do not behave as well as a pristine or new hairspring. Fitting a new one is not as simple as it sounds, the spring must be properly pinned at the collet, with the correct number of coils, cut to length and the balance vibrated to the frequency. Then the balance must be re-set for beat error and in these old watches this is not a simple thing either, as the stud carriers are usually non-movable. All in all, a time consuming and costly repair, even if you can get one already pinned as a spare and authentic Bulova part, sometimes they are not cut. 

Ok, rant over......

Patent date stamped 1927 with a square on the movt. The 8AN is the forerunner of the 9AN, although the 10AN was a different calibre ebauche, all by FHF. 

I'm thinking President Madison, although I see the one in our db is the 9AN.

1929 President Madison

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