Bulova 1937 Douglas

Submitted by yellowsubmarine on February 2, 2014 - 7:42pm
Manufacture Year
1937
Movement Model
17AE
Movement Jewels
21
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
7003116
Case shape
Round
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

I do not know the manufacture year or the movement model.  I only saw one serial number and that is 7003116 as shown in the picture.

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JP
Posted February 2, 2014 - 11:13pm

Looks a lot like a Buckingham. Same movement.

William Smith
Posted February 3, 2014 - 2:29am

The movement model woudl be 17AE.  I don't see a serial number on the movement.  I do see BXW on balance cock, the Swiss to USA import code. 

Got the hands of the earilier (17jewel) Chesterfield.  This 1946 Buckingham ad also shows 17 jewels without the beautiful two tone dial.  But then, in 1947 we see Buckingham advertised w/ 21 jewels, but without the two tone dial. 

This watch is a beauty....but case and dial may suggest something other than Buckingham regardless of jewel count.

mybulova_admin
Posted February 3, 2014 - 6:14am

It's a match for the Montgomery dial, case and hands, but not the movement.

The Buckingham had both 17J & 21J movement versions. So maybe a movement swap or a new unknown model.

1947 would be my nomination for year of production.

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted February 3, 2014 - 7:05am

1947 'BUCKINGHAM'

bourg01
Posted February 7, 2014 - 3:05pm

I'm almost certain I've seen an ad naming this as the Tuxedo but I can't find it anywhere now. May have been in one of my old catalogues but their still packed away somewhere after I moved. I'll have to try to find them and have a look.

William Smith
Posted February 9, 2014 - 10:06pm

In reply to by bourg01

Shawn...I seem to remember this dial / case configuration as Tuxedo too.... I just don't trust my memory.  Good luck w/ catalog search.

Geoff Baker
Posted February 8, 2014 - 6:04am

I agree that the jewel count is off but based on the case, dial and hands I would go with Montgomery.

yellowsubmarine
Posted February 8, 2014 - 6:43am

Why is the jewel count off?  I will have to google to see what is meant by jewels. Thanks.

Geoff Baker
Posted February 9, 2014 - 5:32am

Hi Yellowsub - The little red dots you see in the movement pics are 'jewels' (rubies). They are used to reduce friction at pivot points. The more used, the higher the quality of the item. When I say the count is off I mean that that your watch movement has 21 jewels but the adverts for the Montgomery state that the watch has a 17 jewel movement. When the actual count and the ad differ we suspect that either Bulova made the model with a different movement or somewhere along the last 60 or so years the original movement was replaced with the current one. Either way, it's a wonderful watch!

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted February 9, 2014 - 5:53am

The Jewel count is the ID.