Bulova 1927 Nurse

Submitted by JimDon5822 on December 21, 2022 - 8:30pm
Manufacture Year
1927
Movement Model
10AN
Movement Jewels
15
Movement Serial No.
289963
Case Serial No.
797545
Case shape
Cushion
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Other
Gender
Ladies
Watch Description

This is a quite a rare watch and glad to find it.   We have two of  these ID'd as a Nurse watch in DB and this one has the correct hands but the minute track is missing on the dial.  It looks like it was relumed too.  

This is a small stainless steel case marked B.W.C.Co.  Monarch.   The movement is a 10AN with 15J and center second complication but I could not find a date code.   The dial is white with lumed hands and Arabic hour markers but is yellow due to the crystal.   Came with a really nice period bracelet.  The ads are from 1930 I believe showing a 17J movement but it would not surprise me if the earlier watches had 15Js and changed to 17J.

 

Nurse
Nurse 2
Nurse 3
Nurse 4
Nurse 5
Nurse
Kathy L.
Posted December 22, 2022 - 10:56am

Love it Jim!

Bulova Nurse

neetstuf-4-u
Posted December 22, 2022 - 11:14am

Beauty Jim. I really like the early medical watches. A match to this one, https://mybulova.com/watches/1930-nurse-10155 except the dial. Based on serial number proximity to above linked that bears a 1930 marked 15J, I'm good with

1927. Bulova Nurse 

mybulova_admin
Posted December 22, 2022 - 8:20pm

Jim, can you confirm that the movement is dated 1927. I don't think we can apply the same case serial number rule for Monarch cases. My guts telling me this is a little later that 1927.

We can certainly ID as a Bulova Nurse watch, I'd just like clarification on the movement date code.

JimDon5822
Posted December 22, 2022 - 11:35pm

I found a mark that looks like a diamond but it is a slightly askew square. Definitely a 1927 date code.