Bulova 1935 Lady Bulova

Submitted by FifthAvenueRes… on February 27, 2011 - 11:36am
Manufacture Year
1935
Movement Model
3AN
Movement Date Code
Triangle
Movement Jewels
7
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
519034
Case shape
Rectangle
Case color
Yellow
Gender
Ladies
Watch Description

Case measures 30mm Lug to Lug x 10mm wide non inclusive of the Crown using Calipers. White Dial shows applied Gilt Arabic Numerals and Bulova signature, track is printed in Black. Hour and Minute Hands are Black Modern style. Snap fit Caseback is Gold and stamped as shown. The "Art Deco Movement" (1925 to 1939) was founded by members of the French Artists' collective known as the "La Société des artistes décorateurs" following the Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels held in 1925 and was originally referred to as "Style Moderne". it wasn't until the 1960s that English Art Historian Bevis Hillier first coined the term  "Art Deco."  The Art Deco Style is probably one of the easiest Artistic styles to recognize, with its modern ultra clean lines and its Trapezoidal shapes, stepped edges and arched corners.  Vintage Display ad Dated 1934.

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William Smith
Posted September 7, 2012 - 12:22pm

While these girls keep excellent Bulova time, I think they were form first, function second.  It could be "seen" that the lady was sporting a nice piece of jewelry- a watch....but the acutal reading of the time was secondary to it's beauty.  It's too darned hard to "see" the time w/o something going on LOL.

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted September 7, 2012 - 12:52pm

Form over function, although it does very well.

The Craftsmanship required to produce something mechanical this small in the 1930's truly admirable and the Case detailing is just over the top.