UPDATED info: I have bought this Bulova from eBay in september 2012. It seems to be the Envoy, but the movement has only 7 jewels instead of 15. My local watchmaker (who serviced it) told me it was aluminium, but after a few posts from you guys and some better looks at the case (it does have an "F", it turns out to be goldplated. Up to know my best guess is that it is a lower-priced version of the Envoy, because of the simpler movement. It has been owned by the son of German immigrants who moved to the USA in the 1860's and who settled in or near Holland, Michigan and was a christmas gift. As is engraved in the back. I use this watch on a daily basis since it is small, light and comfortable to wear. Also it keeps time very good :)
Each watchmaker had and has his or her own identifiers and reference numbers, and apart from actual dates, the numbers won't help us. Most watchmakers used a job number and/or their guild number, and sometimes employee numbers. Today, repair depots have a couple of standard 'codes' to denote the type of repair, but this was not always so. Oftentimes minor repairs are not inscribed with a fresh mark.
Thanks for adding the great photos. The pic of the dial being stamped SWISS twice-interesting.
The only reason I wouldn't say publish as Envoy w/ movement swap would be the possibility that this combination had some other model name which we don't know yet....unlikely?
