Case measures 32mm lug to lug x 18mm wide non inclusive of the Crown using Calipers. Original White Dial shows Black printed Arabic numerals, Bulova signature and tracks. Hour and Minute Hands are Black Modern style. A dustshield and retaining ring appears over the Movement. Hinged Caseback is stamped as shown. as found.
In reply to Nova is this watch directly by William Smith
In reply to Changed a little bit by 1935 by William Smith
Yeah, all the ladies' models had changed a great deal by then. Same with the men's. But in regard to the subject watch, we're talking the difference between 1928 and 1930. I doubt there was any change at all during that short span (see my more detailed comments on this point below).
If you study all the ads for ladies' models during that time period, you will find that they changed very little. I'm not saying there are absolutely no exceptions (I can think of one), but the general rule is that a ladies' watch that looked a certain way in 1925 looked exactly the same way by the end of the decade. We have few ads for ladies' watches dated 1930, but of the few we have, you can see that the Bernice, Lenore, and Madeline look essentially identical to their 1920s versions. The ads we have for the remainder of the 1930s show the same trend in ladies' models.
I suspect, but certainly cannot prove, that your watch had black enamel, which would have nicely set off the very detailed engraving. That approach would have been perfectly consistent with the time period and with other ladies' watches that have black vs. colored enamel.
I think admin has an eye out for "lindy" and sometimes we think we see what we want to at first glance. It was just a question more than a suggestion he posted. I see a nice old unknown ladies watch very similar in style to those colored enamel watches in the 28 ad....and if it were released for a couple years, it may not have changed at all in those two years.
Fifth Can you ad movement serial number please? I can't make it out.
With this being the first of two examples in DB for "same" watch, it's interesting to me this 1930 example is stamped "Bulvoa Quality" while the pending 1928 example is stamped Bulova New York w/ rolled gold plate. Would have thought these case stampings would be in the opposite order of appearance. (Bulova Quality before Bulova NEw York)
