Wonderfully restored 1931 Bulova 'Round the World'. Jan 11, 1927 Bulova Quality case unmarked for content found in lovely condition. Movement bears both Omega and Square Shield indicating a factory repurposed 1930 power plant. Period Speid-Fold bracelet makes it the complete package. (Speid-Fold? hmm, is it possible that was a precursor to Speidel?)
Added 1/25/2013 - Name update from Fleetwood to Round the World 2/7/2013 - Photos of presentation case added 12/11/2019 - Photos Updated 5/17/2023
Now this one is a little trickier....
Yes it has 15 jewels and yes it has the two-tone case....Do we have an advert for a two-tone Ambassador. My belief is that the Ambassadors were single tone, white gold only.
Fleetwood case is a match but was advertised with a 17J movement...still we know movements can be replaced.
So unless we have an advert showing or describing a two-tone Ambassador my ID is for a Fleetwood with replacement movement.
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About that ID - we argued a similar watch 6-7 months ago. I voted Fleetwood, but alas, someone published it as the Ambassador.......
http://www.mybulova.com/watches/1931-ambassador-4923?page=2
"Factory repurposed 1930 movement", I think it's original to the case. What does it all mean Mr. Peabody?
I think we got it wrong.
Unless someone can show me a two-tone advert that lists this as an Ambassador.
The other adverts we have show other two-tone models and describes them as such....the Ambassador adverts show only a white gold version with no two-tone description.
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Short of the ad not stating two tone, the other attributes match the Ambassador ad (including jewels), but not that of the Fleetwood.
I'm good with unknown for this and the other record, but sure wouldn't vote for Fleetwood just because they are both two tone. They would sorta have to look like a Fleetwood too :)
Another nice one Geoff, what ever it is! You've been busy.
Guys what am I missing here. I seem to be the only one thinking that its a Fleetwood, based on the two-tone aspect. The only difference in case design I can see is the two-tone. Yes both are different from the subject watch in that there in no aditional engraving on the top and bottom, but both ads don't have it, so how can it be one and not the other.
The only other difference is the jewel count which may have an explaination, but based on the case design alone its either a Fleetwood or an Unknown. It simply cannot be an Ambassador.