Bulova 1937 President

Submitted by Wangbow on June 3, 2015 - 9:28pm
Manufacture Year
1937
Movement Model
6AE
Movement Date Code
Arrow
Movement Jewels
21
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
7138811
Case shape
Rectangle
Case color
Yellow
Crystal details
Thin curved glass
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

21 jewel 6AE USA movement with arrow date stamp. Case has very thin scroll work to the left and right of crystal. Case is gold filled and slightly curved. Inside case back reads Bulova New York. Case back reads the serial numbers between the bottom lugs and B-10K Gold Filled between the upper lugs. Band is a Benrus expandable 1/20-10k GF w/ stainless steel bottoms. Research led me to two contenders; Treasurer or President. I'm leaning towards President because of the 21 jewel movement. Update: Case length to ends of lugs: 1 3/4" approx 44.45mm Case width: 3/4" approx 19.05mm Crystal length: 1" approx 25.4mm Crystal width: 9/16" approx 14.29mm

1937 Bulova President
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JP
Posted June 3, 2015 - 9:48pm

37 President

William Smith
Posted June 4, 2015 - 1:22am

I think you nailed this one as President.  1938 ad below:

 

Geoff Baker
Posted June 4, 2015 - 8:05am

Yes, I agree with a President ID on this one. Nice watch.

mybulova_admin
Posted June 7, 2015 - 1:45am

Dial is a match for the Bulova Treasurer. We don't have any President adverts matching this dial, so it's either an unknown Bulova President variant, a Treasurer with a movement swap, or yet another unknown modee

Bulova Treasurer advert

 

Bulova Treasurer watch advert

Wangbow
Posted June 10, 2015 - 2:29pm

I just noticed the thin rectangle that borders the exterior of the hour markers in this ad, everything matches the dial in question except for this.

1955mercury
Posted June 7, 2015 - 6:54am

Stephen makes a good point. The dial has the minute tracks printed inside the hour markers on subject watch. The "President" ads show the minute tracks printed outside the hour markers.

bobbee
Posted June 7, 2015 - 11:22am

Measurement of the case length will show which this is.

William Smith
Posted June 7, 2015 - 1:55pm

That will sure help.  I do see Treasurer dial in same ad as President.  

jabs
Posted June 8, 2015 - 1:38pm

I do not know, but to all Treasurers from this period we have in database are identical dial but 17 jewels movement, perhaps this is a movement exchanged