Bulova 1929 Miss Liberty
2/10 votes
Manufacture Year:
1929
Movement Symbol:
Shield
Movement Model:
6AP
Movement Jewels:
15
Movement Serial No.:
87612
Case Serial No.:
9027874
Case shape:
Tonneau
Case Manufacturer:
Bulova
Gender:
Ladies Additional Information:
Just bought this watch, the case and bracelet looks to be the 6-blue-sapphire "Miss Liberty" type of pre 1930 with two emeralds on the bracelet, but the movement itself is a bit of an odd one - I've looked through most of the adverts pre-1950 but couldn't find a similar style of a two-tone blue-on-gold dial with blue hands.
The movement no. is either 87612 or 67612 or 87812.
Not For Sale
Daca102090
Posted December 17, 2012 - 7:27pm
This looks like the Miss Liberty, band and all, with the exception of the dial.
A jeweler used a dial he had on hand to replace the worn one and at a significant savings to theowner that had it serviced.
We all know how much a dial refinish runs.
Daca102090
Posted December 18, 2012 - 3:22pm
Your watch looks like it was serviced and the jeweler simply used a dial he had on hand ( not specifically for this model) and probably changed the hands as well as they tend to corrode over time like the dial as these older watches were not sealed tight to the elements. You are right about this time period having used the blued (or black) hands. Those are most common.
Perspiration and oils from the skin would work their way inside and kind of attack the inner surfaces necessitating replacement or refinishing of the various pieces.
Normally the minute track on the dial will follow the edge of the bezel/crystal. When they don't it sometimes indicates that a different dial was installed that was not designed for that particular watch.
For me, a dial refinish tends to run $60 to $80 depending on the final color and whether or not luminescent details on the numbers are added.
William Smith
Posted December 22, 2012 - 9:13pm
I still think it's not a stretch to use the variant field for more information- like non-conforming.
We could convey the case/general watch ID info while including the dial information.
Would show up as 1929 Miss Liberty non-conforming...and this method would actually only apply to a few watches in the database which are tough calls.
William Smith
Posted December 23, 2012 - 4:50pm
votes to date:
2 Miss Liberty: Geoff, JP
I am not sure of Admins call, and I'm still waiting to see what folks think of using the variant field to enter a comment like "non-conforming" as the case is Miss Liberty, but dial and band are different.
A beautiful watch. The dial may be a variant made to match the blue saphires. The bracelet in that filligre is spectacular.
My vote would be a tentative Miss Liberty.