Bulova 1942 Bruce

Submitted by neetstuf-4-u on June 9, 2017 - 8:07am
Manufacture Year
1942
Movement Model
10AX
Movement Date Code
T
Movement Jewels
15
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
2120853
Case shape
Tonneau
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
Domed Glass
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

1942 Arnold by all indicators. Nice domed crystal and slight curvature of back.  Very minimal case wear with no brassing. Some toning of face and loss of minute markings around perimeter. Keeping perfect time. Odd mark on caseback in photo is a piece of fuzz, not an abrasion.

1942 Bulova watch
1942 Bulova watch
1942 Bulova watch
1942 Bulova watch
1942 Bulova watch
Bulova Watch
neetstuf-4-u
Posted June 9, 2017 - 8:32am

In reply to by jabs

Hi Jabs, I looked at yours and all others in the database; and also at "Normans " from the same time frame. Interesting that there appears to be 2 faces used (based on the bottom of the "2's"). It seems that mine has the 1942 Norman face that then re-appears in later years on the Arnold. Yours has the sculpted bottom 2's, mine has the flat. Which model name came first, any idea?

neetstuf-4-u
Posted June 9, 2017 - 11:38am

In reply to by jabs

Yes, confirmed and acknowledged. My observation is about the different number styles on the faces; and how the 2 seem to be interchangeable between the 2 watches.

Andersok
Posted June 9, 2017 - 1:29pm

I think this one is the Bruce model with engraved curved case and 15 jewels

Also very similar to the Dean w/o engraving

neetstuf-4-u
Posted June 9, 2017 - 1:41pm

In reply to by Andersok

Good call, Ken; I never considered (or saw) a Bruce. What if anything differentiates a 15J Bruce from a 15J Arnold; the band?

Andersok
Posted June 9, 2017 - 8:51pm

In reply to by neetstuf-4-u

The case design of the Arnold is just completely different from the Bruce, and I think the Bruce has more curvature than does the Arnold and is thicker.

neetstuf-4-u
Posted June 9, 2017 - 9:32pm

In reply to by Andersok

Thanks for the explanation and link Ken. The photos of your Arnold in the database make it pretty obvious. I have to agree and believe you are correct; it's a Bruce.

mybulova_admin
Posted June 9, 2017 - 11:50pm

I'm in agreeance with it being a 1942 Bulova Bruce. The adverts for this model in the following years show how the model changed design a number of times.

Geoff Baker
Posted June 10, 2017 - 7:18am

Bruce it is, and a very nice looking one at that.