Bulova 1936 Princeton

Submitted by Geoff Baker on June 12, 2011 - 7:47pm
Manufacture Year
1936
Movement Model
10AN
Movement Date Code
Omega
Movement Jewels
17
Movement Serial No.
618459
Case Serial No.
6007699
Case shape
Stepped
Case color
Yellow
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Yellow GF Case with period - most likely original yellow / white 'Sturdy' brand bracelet.  Added 6/12/2011

2/24/2013 Name updated from "Unknown" to "Princeton" and date corrected from 1930 to 1936  Photos Updated 5/27/2023

Geoffrey Baker 1936 Bulova Princeton 1 watch5/27/2023
Geoffrey Baker 1936 Bulova Princeton 2 watch5/27/2023
Geoffrey Baker 1936 Bulova Princeton 3 watch5/27/2023
Geoffrey Baker 1936 Bulova Princeton 4 watch5/27/2023
Geoffrey Baker 1936 Bulova Princeton 5 watch5/27/2023
Geoffrey Baker 1936 Bulova Princeton 6 watch5/27/2023
mybulova_admin
Posted June 27, 2011 - 8:14pm

I'm certain that this watch pre-dates the release of the LE series III.

I'd say they took this model, added the top and bottom case markings and released it as the new LE. This style of stepped case must have been very popular when released, as we see a number of later models sporting the stepped design in the early to mid 30s.

JP
Posted August 4, 2012 - 11:04pm

Beautiful watch and I love the ladder bracelet. Looking for one myself. It sure looks like a LE III.

bobbee
Posted August 5, 2012 - 10:07am

Big gap in case SN date. Not 1926,so 1936? If so, the LE case had changed to same as subject watch by 1934, in the ads.

bobbee
Posted January 30, 2013 - 6:52pm

1934 ad from Lisa.

PRINCETON.

William Smith
Posted January 30, 2013 - 7:25pm

E gads....Great new ads!!  So subject watch case SN suggests 1936?  10AN omega w/ serial number 1930?  Case looks like ad.  Jewels 17 in Geoff's, 15 in ad. 
I thinks we got the case nailed down though!
 

bobbee
Posted January 30, 2013 - 7:47pm

Sounds like a replacement movement to me, Will.

bobbee
Posted January 31, 2013 - 7:34am

Any bites here?

bobbee
Posted January 31, 2013 - 10:25am

Seems to me like folks on this site have a problem with the ads I posted from Watchophilia, as only two people seem to be responding to them, Will and Stephen.

I am not going to post any more of these ads that Lisa finds if it makes you all so uncomfortable.

William Smith
Posted January 31, 2013 - 4:49pm

Bobbee  Give it a couple days and lets see if some of these records can get pinned to the red zone for ID review.  There's lots of new ID's and other stuff which disappears out of view in recent comments queue before folks see them.   I'm not uncomfortable, just busy...and the darned records are rolling by the recent comments queue quickly :)