Bulova 1948 Squadron

Submitted by malachai.auerbacy on June 23, 2022 - 4:20pm
A
Manufacture Year
1948
Movement Model
8AE
Movement Date Code
47
Movement Jewels
17
Case Serial No.
8743381
Case shape
Rectangle
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
18mm x 20mm
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

10k Gold Fill case, heavily domed glass crystal, Spiedel expansion band. Dial face is heavily domed as well to match the crystal shape. Very similar to the 1951 Squadron listed elsewhere on this site in dial and case design. Not working, but only appears to need service. All visible jewels appear undamaged with my loupe, but I'm no watchmaker.

Assembled watch front
Movement closeup
Movement and inner caseback
Dial face and outer caseback with serial number
neetstuf-4-u
Posted June 23, 2022 - 8:00pm

Welcome to mybulova and thanks for sharing your watch with us. You are correct; by case date, your watch is a 

1948 Squadron "A".

malachai.auerbacy
Posted June 23, 2022 - 8:07pm

Aaah, that's really neat. I picked it up at a little antique store and had no idea what it was when I did, but I'm glad I picked it up!

Geoff Baker
Posted June 23, 2022 - 9:37pm

1948 Bulova Squadron A, nice snag

JimDon5822
Posted June 23, 2022 - 10:42pm

1948 Bulova Squadron "A" is correct.

Kathy L.
Posted June 24, 2022 - 10:09am

Welcome to myBulova!  A very well sold model at the time it seems.

1948 Bulova Squadron "A" 

plainsmen
Posted June 27, 2022 - 3:07am

Squadron A