Bulova 1941 Westchester

Submitted by plainsmen on March 13, 2011 - 1:55am
Manufacture Year
1941
Movement Model
10AX
Movement Date Code
Asterisk
Movement Jewels
21
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
-
Case shape
Square
Case color
Rose
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
20.9 mm x 20.9 mm
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Once again we have the elusive 21 J, 10AX movement in this Beacon-esk dial.  The watch model still unknown. 

Second one I've found in this exact configuration.  Just got the watch today... needs a pretty good cleaning.

1941 Bulova watch
1941 Bulova watch
WatchCrystals.net
Posted March 13, 2011 - 6:04am

HMMM...

 

Beacon, Blackout, Carrel, Chief, Westchester, Surgeon

 

"Inquiring Minds, wanna know???"

 

 :-)  Scott

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted March 13, 2011 - 6:30am

Scott,

Indeed, there's a 'BLACKOUT' showing with the same Crystal dimension as the unkown?

'CARREL' was very close on this one, have yet to see a 'WESTCHESTER'.

plainsmen
Posted March 13, 2011 - 9:38am

So.. we rule out the Beacon... the Chief... and the Surgeon...

This is a picture of the 1942 Westchester via watchcrystals/el-oose

 

Could possibly be a variant of the Carrel?  Though the only Carrel we show has a 17 Jewel..

NOVA
Posted March 13, 2011 - 10:06am

I have this one dated 1942 with a 21 jewel 10AK, which I had tentatively ID'd as a Carrel from the 1942 ad. Sure looks like the right case, just with a dial variant. . . and different hands and 21 jewels instead of 17.  It does have the silver dial specified in the ad.

 

WatchCrystals.net
Posted March 18, 2011 - 6:52pm

In reply to by NOVA

GREAT! I was wondering about these!?!

And where is this ad snippet from? The "C" model is the same as the "unknown," BTW?!

 

 

:-)  Scott

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted March 13, 2011 - 10:07am

ad again states 17Jewels and the bezel engraving part is yet another variant to the basics of the unknown (s).

plainsmen
Posted March 13, 2011 - 10:06am

That's what I was hoping as well Lisa... but am I detecting scrolling down the sides of the Carrels bezel?  Always a bad sign when we're looking to nail down an ID.  Scrolled vs. Non-Scrolled cases... boo.

 

Hrmm... I'll have to look but I think it was the same one Mark.

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted March 13, 2011 - 10:08am

I don't recall the engraving on the other ad ??

plainsmen
Posted March 13, 2011 - 10:10am

In reply to by FifthAvenueRes…

Yeah... after finding it, it was the same ad... just the non-colored version.  Made the scrolling a little less noticable.

                                          

plainsmen
Posted March 13, 2011 - 10:08am

I do however think Lisa and I have the same watch with a dial variant.  We just dunno what that watch is as of yet!