In reply to New adverts showing this… by mybulova_admin
Methinks the Flying Clipper ad could be a misprint? Of the Wandering Seconds watches in the Db, from 1933 to 1936, it's a pretty even split between inner and outer seconds tracks. Watches are basically identical with this exception. At first, I thought it might be a name change over time, but inner seconds President as far back as 1933 seems to say otherwise, unless the President transitioned to the Flying Clipper in 1936 and seconds placement in 1936 Clipper ad is a re-used earlier President illustration .
It's a mystery.
Here is an ad from 1933 showing as President with the inner seconds track.
Here is one from 1935 showing outer track
If the Flying Clipper ad is good, I would be inclined to say any wandering seconds (inner or outer track) pre-1936 is a President and perhaps any dated 1936 is suspect? A second dated Flying Clipper ad confirming it was a wandering seconds would really help.
Just my random thoughts on the subject.
I am inclined to think the Flying Clipper name was just something local marketing did to capture the buzz on the introduction of the Pan Am plane of this name. The Flying Clipper was the Boeing 747 of its day and would’ve been a pretty big deal. I think until we find other documentation of the Flying Clipper name used by Bulova I would default to the President name.
I wouldn't rule this out totally.
By 1936 this model was on its way out. In true Bulova fashion they may have rebadged it's remaining stock, OR maybe as Jim suggests it was just a local jeweler capitalising on the aircraft's fame at that time to move his remaining stock,
I believe it was operated by Pan-America, which we know Bulova had a long relationship with over many years.
For now though I agree, unless we can confirm with another advert, lets keep the status quo.