I am a big fan of vintage watches specifically Bulova. I purchased this at an antique show. I am having trouble identifying it. I don't know if the dial has been reprinted and the lack of numbers around the subdial is throwing me off or if it is a model that I've yet to match it with. To me it seems to match the characteristics of an Officer, Lieutenant or Bruce. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Certainly looks like a 1944 Bulova Lieutenant . Another advert showing the Lieutenant dial.
The Ranger was the yellow gold version.
Thanks very much for the ID. I really like this piece and plan on servicing it but I'm still tinkering and practicing on an old gruen 515ss.. Taking it apart, cleaning and putting back together over and over until I feel comfortable enough to dive into this one. I've tried practicing with no-name so called "swiss" one jeweled movements and have moderate success but the "one" bridge for the whole works has been very frustrating. At least these movements have seperate bridges lol. Thanks again!
Thanks very much for the ID. I really like this piece and plan on servicing it but I'm still tinkering and practicing on an old gruen 515ss.. Taking it apart, cleaning and putting back together over and over until I feel comfortable enough to dive into this one. I've tried practicing with no-name so called "swiss" one jeweled movements and have moderate success but the "one" bridge for the whole works has been very frustrating. At least these movements have seperate bridges lol. Thanks again!
I’m taking it very slow. Fell into this hobby late in life. I also have what I think is a mid 40s military watch in working order but very rough. I’m going to post that one for review. I think it may be a Seabee or water tight. After I get some good pics and measurements I’m gonna give it a shot. I’m very thankful I found this site and thankful for you guys taking the time to provide your invite and advice!
Hi Geoff,
I polished most of it just enought to expose the angles however, I left the top mostly as it was when I bought it. It's really hard to tell by the pics but I will upload one that shows the rose color a bit better from the top and also one in the original conditon I found it with the tarnsh. It appears to me to be "rose gold" not yellow. It also came with a brown leather strap that was in really poor condition with mold etc.
