Bulova 1936 Phantom

Submitted by JimDon5822 on February 1, 2020 - 12:26am
Manufacture Year
1936
Movement Model
6AE
Movement Date Code
Square
Movement Jewels
17
Case Serial No.
6453956
Case shape
Rectangle
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

This appears to be 1936 Phantom.  It is a 10KT yellow gold filled case and matching case back.  The case is the engraved version with a silver dial and 12 yellow gold applied hour markers.  The movement is a 6AE 17J movement with a square date code.   Referencing Sept 1936 ad showing there variants of the Phantom.

36 Phantom
36 Phantom Back
Phantom Movement
1936 AD
neetstuf-4-u
Posted February 1, 2020 - 4:21pm

1936 Engraved version of the Phantom looks like a match.

mybulova_admin
Posted February 1, 2020 - 6:53pm

Agreed a 1936 Bulova Phantom. The dial looks great. What type of band will you put on it?

Geoff Baker
Posted February 1, 2020 - 9:56pm

Tan Pigskin gets my vote for the strap. 

1936 Bulova Phantom - a nice one

JimDon5822
Posted February 1, 2020 - 10:00pm

I restored so many watches lately I ran out of 14MM straps.   I actually put it on the only 14MM strap I had which is a white one.  I'll have to restock 14MM and 16MM straps.   Have tons of smaller and larger straps but not these sizes.

mybulova_admin
Posted February 2, 2020 - 3:56am

A good straight mens 14mm is hard to find these days. You see lots of the ladies version that narrows. Those don't suit a mens watch or wrist IMO.

Kathy L.
Posted February 2, 2020 - 9:31am

1936 Bulova Phantom nice one