Bulova 1932 Miss Liberty

Submitted by plees1 on May 3, 2019 - 10:29am
Manufacture Year
1932
Movement Model
4AF
Movement Date Code
Triangle
Movement Jewels
7
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
2220318
Case shape
Rectangle
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
13.55 x 7.35mm rectangle slight dome
Gender
Ladies
Watch Description

Case Back Inside is marked "Bulova Quality 2220318". Case back Outside is marked "298518". Caseback shows signs of wear at highpoints, exposing yellowish base metal below. Case is hinged.  7j 4AF movement has Triangle mark. Case bezel has two diamonds set into kite shaped settings. Zoom of serial number inside case included. Case measures 35.7mm end-to-end and 12.45mm wide excluding crown. Case measures 6.55mm high (thick) including crystal. Diamonds in case are single-cut 0.01ct. each . Case has engraved band around waist seam where top meets bottom. Movement is not working at this time.  Is it unusual to have a case back with a differing numbers inside and outside?  I believe this is a 1935 Miss Liberty. There are examples existing in the database and the slight controversy between ML and Dolly Madison I believe was resolved with the 7j movement and kite-shaped settings identifying this as a Miss Liberty.

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jabs
Posted May 3, 2019 - 10:43am

You watch is Miss Liberty like another one

case is from 1932 and movement from 1935 (may be swap)

Geoff Baker
Posted May 4, 2019 - 8:49am

I agree - I would tag this as a Miss Liberty (movement noted). During this era there are two serial numbers on case backs, one inside and a different one inside.

1932 Bulova Miss Liberty

Kathy L.
Posted May 4, 2019 - 10:23am

1932 Bulova Miss Liberty 

neetstuf-4-u
Posted May 5, 2019 - 5:35pm

Agreed 1932 Miss Liberty 

noting possible movement swap.