Bulova 1928 Lone Eagle

Submitted by Sparhawk on April 8, 2010 - 7:36am
Manufacture Year
1928
Movement Model
10AN
Movement Date Code
Triangle
Movement Jewels
17
Movement Serial No.
225751
Case Serial No.
8338288
Case shape
CornerCut
Case color
White
Gender
Mens
Bulova watch
1928 Bulova watch
1928 Bulova watch
mybulova_admin
Posted December 19, 2010 - 4:01am

Case is probably not original and is a later release case.

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted January 18, 2011 - 3:02am

Case certainly looks original and probably a mis-read of the first numeral in the serial number, first number being a 6 not an 8. Dial and Hands are correct.

I'd say an original piece.

 

Wayne Hanley
Posted February 23, 2011 - 12:22am
Manufacture Year: 1927
Movement Symbol: Triangle =1926

What is the case Patent Date?

mybulova_admin
Posted February 23, 2011 - 1:19am

Case is a later 1927/28 case....trust me....

I meant that whilst the movement falls with the 5000 range the case does not and it looks like the movemet has been recased in a later edition. Also the case serial number is correct.

William Smith
Posted December 31, 2011 - 9:08pm

I trust ya here, however w/o some other pictures, pat. date etc... or a brief summary of the difference, it's not obvious to me.   Is it just the recasing evedence which looks different?  The 6's and 8's are  hard to distinguish for those who don't look as long, hard, and close as we do.

William Smith
Posted April 24, 2012 - 3:41pm

I've PM'ed camrondarcy to see if they can update pic or confirm some details. ...but this is an old record....

William Smith
Posted May 30, 2012 - 4:35pm

case serial number as entered suggests 1928, although not evidenced by picture.  We have no way of knowing if it's a mis-stamped 6.  Open nine dial and hands suggest earlier than 1928.  No patent date info. 17 jewel movement from picture.  I can't confirm if this is a Conqueror or a Lone Eagle. 

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted May 30, 2012 - 5:18pm

1928 based on the Seriel number entered into the field by the Watch Owner.

William Smith
Posted November 5, 2012 - 12:04am

camerondarcy PM'ed me a couple days ago saying they would double check the case SN and update teh record accordingly.  I see it's been updated, so the confirmed case SN suggests this is a 1928 Lone Eagle (which just happens to have a 1926 10AN movement with a seral number falling w/i the range of the first 5000).  I've changed from 1927 to 1928.

mybulova_admin
Posted November 5, 2012 - 12:39am

Cam is a friend of mine here in Australia. We use to work together, so I have the opportunity to see the watch in person when he got it. He had planned on restoring it, but other priorities took over.

The movement serial was important to me at the time.