Dial Case Material: 14k Rolled Gold Plate, Lug-Lug 36.4mm, 30.4mm width

Dial is cream color with lum numbers & Cathedral Hands & seconds bit

M7 marked on movement.  17Jewel  - Bulova marked on crown.  Does not have a second hand .  Case is Bulova10kt rolled gold plate and is 21mm wide not including crown X 30mm long.  Lug end to lug end is 37mm. Any help in identifying this watch would be most appreciated.

21 Jewel movement - As received -movement runs strong.   the dial has been sanded and requires refurbishing - the numerals are still present.  Will update pictures once restored Edit:   Case is 25.75mm excluding crown by 32mm.   Lug end to lug end is 37mm - 10kt gold filled.  Also more photos added

21 Jewel movement - I think has the original band.  This watch is in good condition except for the face which is in need of a good clean - I have a new glass crystal that is to be fitted once dial is cleaned.    Will update pictures when watch has been restored.

Dial has Luminous Number and Cathedral Hands

  "Academy Award" model.   21J Bulova 1950 (code LO).  Vintage Expansion Band.  Triple Signed, Curtain Dial, and 10K GF case.  Unusual  Lugs.  New Crystal.  Excellent Condition. Case size is 22 mm wide x 42 mm long (lug to lug).  Band lug size is 16 mm.

Case: 10K RGP

The Academy have always been very protective over their naming rights and have had many legal battles with people exploiting it, even to the extent of one such case against someone making Oscar shaped Chocolates, who they sued....madness! However in 1949 they licensed, for 4 years, Bulova to produce an exclusive line of watches which could be marketed under their name starting from 1950 to 1954, this was to cost Bulova $154,000 to use just the name and emblems associated with the Awards and nothing else.... Just a year later when Bulova tried to stretch their rights by advertising the watch as an "Award Winning Design" The Academy sued them with "perpertrating a fraud" arguing that Oscar's symbolic value had been diminished because people would assume that Bulova had earned an Oscar for "best watch design". The Academy aligned with the Federal Trade Commission to break its contract with the company two years early, making this a very scarce item, popular with watch collectors and film memorabilia collectors alike. Academy models always have ribbed dials . They are always 21j, they are always dated to 1950-1951 with little variattion. There were 4 known versions of the mens Academy Watch and two ladies, both shown here..

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They are always 21j, they are almost always dated to 1950-1951 with little variattion.