Hey all again. After finding the last one, I had to buy the brother of another mother. Now I have the white and black dial. Hopefully, a definitive answer will come soon as to the watch name, etc. in any case, this one is ticking away and is keeping great time.
Hmmm, I believe I detect early onset Bulovitis. It might be too late to stop the spread of the disease but it seems as if you've caught the Bulova bug. Not sure there's a cure ( hey mister...wanna buy a watch?).
I agree with Bob - this should be dated using the shield. Seeing two in a row with what you call a 'horseshoe' I'm beginning to wonder if there might be a significance to that mark. I think as a panel we have to consider the possibility that p/w movement came out of a different factory or production line and that mark might 'want to be' an omega. Pure speculation a this point.
I would label this same as the other - "Pocket Watch" . I sure wish we had names for these beauties.
Nice snag Sgt, thanks for sharing it. You have the ying / yang now!
I like the bUlova pocket watches, and this is an excellent example.
I'd like to add my usual caution here:
If you plan to run the watch, I strongly recommend getting it serviced by a certified watchmaker. This is not an oiling, which I see all too often, but a full disassembly and cleaning with proper lubrication and demagnetisation with regulation and adjustment. A dry and/or dirty watch can and will destroy itself, sometimes in surprisingly little time. Before I went to watchmaking school, I had an NOS dive watch that self-destructed in a little over three months.
For peace of mind for you all, I have to add a couple things.
1. I only ran it up to check it. It will be getting a full disassembly, inspection, cleaning and oiling.
2. I will admit it, as this is the first step...to recovery? I am addicted. However, I am not sure it is a bad disease. More like a vaccination so I can build a tolerance to bad watches. Yeah, that's it. And it's not only Bulovas, I also have 5 Elgins and a Rockford. I blame it on my wife. She bought me my first one for our anniversary. After that....
keep the inputs coming. Anxiously awaiting more info as it's discovered.
Thanks.