Bulova 1940 Goddess of Time

Submitted by Steve Fox on December 30, 2020 - 7:28pm
Manufacture Year
1940
Movement Jewels
Unknown
Case Serial No.
A445160
Case shape
Tonneau
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Ladies
Watch Description

Hello, trying to figure out WHICH model of Bulova is in this photo.

Case number does not show up on ANY Google search:  A445160

It is probably NOT from the year 1916, but the site made me choose a year....and I have NO IDEA from what year is this watch. 

Any ideas anyone as to WHICH Bulova watch is in this photo?  Thank you. 

Front 1
Front 2 with band
Case serial number
Kathy L.
Posted December 30, 2020 - 8:09pm

Hi Steve,  Is your watch white gold?  Looks like it to me but sometimes when photographing they can appear white when they are yellow.  Your watch is a Goddess of Time.  The variant will depend on the color.  If it is yellow the variant is "L" but I haven't been able to find a variant for the white model yet.  I would date your watch to 1940 by the case.  Seeing the movement would give us an additional date verification.  A lovely and popular model in the 1940s like this one https://mybulova.com/watches/1948-goddess-time-10308

1940 Bulova Goddess of Time

Steve Fox
Posted December 30, 2020 - 9:28pm

Thanks Kathy, hope you received my PM.  It is the white gold variant.  Still can't make sense of the watch's serial case number, as that number does not appear on any Bulova databases.   Thanks again !!

Kathy L.
Posted December 31, 2020 - 10:50am

In reply to by Steve Fox

Awe white gold, then I think we will have to go with a generic Goddess of Time because I don't think there is a variant for the white that has been found yet.  The serial numbers on the ladies gold filled 1940s watches are a bit different.  I am going by the theory that the first letter indicated the year.  A = 1940, B = 1941, C = 1942 etc.  We usually double check this with the movement but understand some people are not comfortable opening up the watch to photograph the movement.  I have many 1940s ladies watches that follow this pattern.  If you want to look through the 1940s ladies watches in the DB you will see what I mean : ) 

jabs
Posted December 31, 2020 - 9:23am

Agree with 1940 Bulova Goddess of Time

neetstuf-4-u
Posted December 31, 2020 - 11:03am

Good call, Kathy. I agree

1940 Goddess Of Time (no variant for now)

plainsmen
Posted December 31, 2020 - 11:19am

1940 Goddess of Time works for me.

Geoff Baker
Posted December 31, 2020 - 10:37pm

Look to the top left of the page- that 'dancing lady".........she IS the Goddess of Time and she was the Bulova logo for decades!

Steve Fox
Posted December 31, 2020 - 10:39pm

Thank you all for your input!  Such friendly people in this forum.  A Happy and Healthy New Year to all. 

mybulova_admin
Posted January 1, 2021 - 12:47am

I'm going out on a limb and saying it's the Bulova Goddess of Time "U".....now to prove it.

Have seen an advert for the yellow gold version of this also listed as "O".