Bulova 1927 Trojan

Submitted by plainsmen on June 16, 2021 - 11:40pm
Manufacture Year
1927
Movement Model
10AN
Movement Date Code
Square
Movement Jewels
15
Movement Serial No.
234175
Case Serial No.
1714790
Case shape
Cushion
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova & American Standard
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

So this is in really fantastic.  I totally thought wow... maybe someone just had this refurbished.  But as I was taking pictures I looked closely at the back.  Then inside the case back wilhich may be the most pristine I've ever seen on a watch this old.  The dust cover is pristine with almost zero age.  The movement is pristine.

I almost feel like it could be an NOS watch from the late 1920's?

Hands are cathedral rather than spade.

Trojan or Conqueror?

1927 Bulova Trojan 6-16-21  F
1927 Bulova Trojan 6-16-21 L
1927 Bulova Trojan 6-16-21 R
1927 Bulova Trojan 6-16-21 Movement
1927 Bulova Trojan 6-16-21 Inside Case
1927 Bulova Trojan 6-16-21 Back
Geoff Baker
Posted June 17, 2021 - 9:24pm

For 1927 this was still the Trojan - 1927 Bulova Trojan. The original crown, in this condition is what really sets it apart as a watch that really was rarely worn/used.

mybulova_admin
Posted June 18, 2021 - 10:09pm

What I find most interesting is that the serial number seems to either 1931 or an older style of numbering were we see the second number determine the year. Between 1922 and 1926 we have a number of watches in the database that have the case serial number starting with "1" followed by the year of manufacture. My theory has always been that the first case number in the very early watches indicated the factory where it was made and the second number the year of production.

I think that this is the case with this watch, as we are not seeing this case style continue into 1931. The Cyrano which has a similar case with enamelled corners and dates to 1930, but nothing past that.

So based on the movement date code, the movement serial number AND the second digit in the serial number being a "7" I agree with it being 1927.

I think that this is an early 1927 watch, and we have two 1927 adverts that show this watch as both the Trojan and Conqueror.

The Conqueror advert however is date December 1927, whilst there are a number of earlier adverts showing this watch as the Trojan.

So after all that...what Geoff said....1927 Bulova Trojan (damn he good!!) 

Kathy L.
Posted June 19, 2021 - 9:59am

Wow the condition is amazing, congrats on a wonderful find!

1927 Bulova Trojan

neetstuf-4-u
Posted June 20, 2021 - 8:40am

Sweet watch!

1927 Trojan