Bulova 1946 Treasurer

Submitted by JimDon5822 on March 17, 2018 - 11:31pm
A
Manufacture Year
1946
Movement Model
10AK
Movement Date Code
Square
Movement Jewels
21
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
6415744
Case shape
Round
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
26MM Domed Plastic Crystal
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

This is a 10KT Yellow Gold Filled 1946 Bulova "Bottlecap" watch with a brown dial.  The dial is severely tropicalized.  31MM X 38MM

1946 Bulova Treasure A watch
1946 Bulova watch
1946 Bulova watch
1946 Bulova watch
1946 Bulova watch
Daca102090
Posted March 18, 2018 - 12:35am

This would be a Treasurer model

Reverend Rob
Posted March 18, 2018 - 1:30am

Treasurer gets my vote. That's a heavy patina all right. 

jabs
Posted March 18, 2018 - 4:44am

Treasurer member of the EXCELLENCY GROUP

neetstuf-4-u
Posted March 18, 2018 - 8:22am

Agreed Treasurer

Andersok
Posted March 18, 2018 - 10:38am

Treasurer in 1946. I believe this yellow gold version to be the 'A' variant, which is similar to the His Exc J or JJ. The HE JJ is listed in the pricelists with a Yellow case and model number 31165; also in the pricelists, the Treasurer A is listed as model number 31165 and same $67.50 price.

neetstuf-4-u
Posted March 18, 2018 - 10:42am

In reply to by Andersok

Well done Ken. Does the price list reference a "B" or "AA"? If this is the "A", would that indicate the white gold version is either the "AA" or "B"?

Andersok
Posted March 19, 2018 - 7:30am

In reply to by neetstuf-4-u

Pricelists show:

Model# & Price

31165 $67.50 - Treasurer A & His Exc JJ (the HE-JJ has a case color 'Y' listed in the 1950 pricelist)

31161 $67.50- Treasurer B & His Exc KK (white or rose?)

31163 $67.50- Treasurer C & His Exc LL (white or rose?)

neetstuf-4-u
Posted March 19, 2018 - 8:39am

In reply to by Andersok

Make sense. It seems that when different color choices are available, the first variant choice in ads is always yellow (biggest seller), second choice is white (less popular) and third less commonly offered is rose. Following this rationale:

A = Yellow

B = White

C = Rose

Agreed?

Geoff Baker
Posted March 20, 2018 - 6:18am

In reply to by neetstuf-4-u

Bob - I would agree that for some models that could correct. I'm not sure I would make the blanket statement with out a bit more investigation.

neetstuf-4-u
Posted March 20, 2018 - 6:43am

In reply to by Geoff Baker

Agreed Geoff and point well taken. All covering blanket not intended; it's always a watch by watch basis, but in this instance based on available evidence it seems to be the case.