Bulova 1945 Doris

Submitted by neetstuf-4-u on October 18, 2020 - 7:01pm
Manufacture Year
1945
Movement Model
6AH
Movement Date Code
Triangle
Movement Jewels
17
Case Serial No.
5626408
Case shape
Tonneau
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Ladies
Watch Description

Purchased this one yesterday out of a junk box....for 50 cents. Wound it and it started running and keeps time. It doesn't appear to have seen much wrist time. 10K gold plate with a 2 tone face sporting Roman numerals. Engraving on vertical sides of crystal.Band is yellow gold replacement as received. I suspect it needs a cord band.

Movement is double stamped with a circle and triangle.

My best guess based on case and jewel count is a 1945 Goddess Of Time

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neetstuf-4-u
Posted October 20, 2020 - 11:45am

You nailed it! Looks like you and I currently have the only documented examples. Thanks!

1945 Doris

Geoff Baker
Posted October 20, 2020 - 9:48pm

It's a nice package, dial and the case design compliment nicely

1945 Bulova Doris

JimDon5822
Posted October 20, 2020 - 10:56pm

Just to confuse things I am throwing in these 1943 ads with the names reversed showing this model as a Goddess.  Now I don't know what to think.

 

1943 Doris Ad

1943 Doris

Geoff Baker
Posted October 21, 2020 - 9:29pm

I'm sticking (for now) with Doris.....

neetstuf-4-u
Posted October 24, 2020 - 10:52am

Same here, Doris for now. I suspect some of the engraved G.O.T. models were spun off and given their own names in the early WWII years, perhaps face is an indication.   Here is another first thought to be a GOT with Roman numeral face and an ad dated 1946 calling it a Sonia.