Bulova 1917 Rubaiyat

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Model ID rating explained.
3
Manufacture Year: 
1917
Movement Model: 
Rubaiyat
Movement Jewels: 
15
Case Serial No.: 
2795909
Case shape: 
Other
Case Manufacturer: 
American Standard
Gender: 
Ladies
Additional Information: 

Bought another Rubaiyat for my wife and thought I'd post it for the database.  Transitional, with the crown at the top.   I'm tentatively putting this down as 1918, but not really sure how you date them. Nice, running watch, with Rubaiyat on the dial, as well as on the movement, so I'm assuming very early... 

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1918 Bulova Rubaiyat watch
1917 Bulova watch
1917 Bulova watch
jabs
Posted November 12, 2015 - 5:14am

Panel Member

Hi David, your Rubaiyat will be probably from 1917 because (by indications of Lisa´s analysis) :

  • Case signed "American Standard W.C.Co" with no globe or shield
  • Movement signed "Rubaiyat"
  • Dial signed "Rubaiyat" 
  • No movement caliber designation
  • No movement serial number
  • No movement date code
  • Case serial number begins with "2"
  • Case style of pocket watch, typically converted to wear on the wrist; crown at 12 o'clock position
dhhirsch
Posted November 12, 2015 - 12:43pm

Club 5000

Thanks jabs.  I found this on Lisa's site.  Mine looks similar, except that the dial on mine is signed Rubaiyat

http://www.watchophilia.com/have-a-discussion/#nabble-td117

Geoff Baker
Posted November 12, 2015 - 7:44am

Club 5000Panel Member

Beautiful watch David, I agree with the Rubaiyat ID

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William Smith
Posted November 23, 2015 - 4:48am

Club 5000Panel Member

Nice old Bulova. I''m in w/ Rubaiyat ID.

mybulova_admin
Posted July 26, 2017 - 9:00am

Club 5000Panel Member

We are dating these early Rubaiyats based on the second digit in the case serial number. In this case a '7', thus 1917.

We have yet to determine why these early models started with a '2' and the later cases of 1921/22 started with a '1'.

I'm sure that there is an explanation. We have just yet to figure it out.

dhhirsch
Posted July 26, 2017 - 1:39pm

Club 5000

Interesting.  I guess that puts it among the earliest in the database...