Bulova 1930 Sky King

Submitted by tshanno on April 12, 2020 - 11:13am
Manufacture Year
1930
Movement Model
10AN
Movement Date Code
Omega
Movement Jewels
17
Movement Serial No.
621977
Case Serial No.
0388931
Case shape
Other
Case color
Two-tone
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Preliminary diagnosis would be a 1930 Sky King.  The movement is a 17 J 10AN, consistent with others in the database.  The date code is an omega (1930).  The case is marked "Bulova AAA Quality" with a patent date of Jan, 11, 1927.  The watch runs and keeps time.  Its as I bought it. It could be my imagination but the dial looks to me like its been restored.  The style is OK but if you look closely some of the letters and numbers look just a little blotchy at the corners and some of the lines are just a tad uneven in width and not quite level.

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side
case back inside
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sky king ad
mybulova_admin
Posted April 12, 2020 - 10:37pm

Can't argue with a perfectly matching advert. I was initially thinking the dial was incorrect, but alas the advert confirms it is correct.

1930 Bulova Sky King

Note the case stamp 'AAA'. I've seen this on a few cases. My understanding is that it is the highest gold filled quality they made. Maybe it was a time period requirement where gold content labelling had certain restrictions or requirements. Anyone has any knowledge or through on the 'AAA' stamp? 

Geoff Baker
Posted April 12, 2020 - 10:50pm

1930 Bulova Sky King - a wonderful addition to your collection Tom, well done on this one

JimDon5822
Posted April 13, 2020 - 12:23am

1930 Bulova Sky King but i believe it is a repainted dial.  I believe the logo and numbers were reapplied.