I believe this to be a 1927 Bulova Orchid. I found a watch that looked like it in the old advertisements on this website (12/27/1927 Saturday Evening Post). I can't tell what the movement symbol is to get a correct date. If I had a loupe, maybe. I'm probably going to end up selling this on eBay (I bought it at an auction) and just wanted more information on it. Thank you!
(edit: I was able to get my hands on a loupe to check out the date symbol and it looks like a shield to me. Updated the date on the post.)
Wow! Wow! That is a piece of art Nebnotlob. If you lift the dust shield off and take another photo the date code stamp should be legible then. It sure looks like the "Orchid" in the ad you mention.
The only difference is the ad lists the case being 18kt and yours is stamped 14kt. Could be they were made both ways or yours could be a different year than 1927.
1930 (Dec 13) ad snippet from main database depicting Sapphires. Click for full ad.
1929 ad in the main ad database. Click on graphic for full ad.
1929 (Sept 21) ad snippet from main database. Click graphic for full ad.
1928 ad snippet from main database. Click on graphic for full ad.
And another 1927 (Sept 24th) ad snippet. Click on graphic for full ad.
Thanks for the info everyone! I know a master watchmaker and took this watch to his shop to get more info. I spoke with his son and he seemed to think the movement was more early '30s than late '20s, so it very well could be a 1930-1931 model.
I was afraid to take the cover off the movement in fear of accidentally damaging it. Does anyone have any tips on how to get it off? Does it just lift straight off? If I can release the cover I'll post another photo of the movement.
Thanks again everyone!
There is no ring around the celuloid cover, so I'm not going to mess with it. There's a couple notches on opposite 'corners' of the case on the face side, so it looks like you could stick something in there and lift the whole movement out of the case, but I can't get it to move so I'm not going to tempt fate. Thanks for your help!