Bulova 1945 Ethel

Manufacture Year

1945

Movement Model

6BL

Movement Jewels

Case Serial No.

5488359

Case shape

Tonneau

Case color

Yellow

Case Manufacturer

Bulova

Gender

Ladies

teakyou

Posted March 4, 2021 - 11:49am

I looked through the '58-'60 ads, but I didn't find a match for this one.

Thanks in advance,

neetstuf-4-u

Posted March 4, 2021 - 2:22pm

Nice one, Thanks for sharing. When identifying a watch, the main clue for age/identification are the case markings, as movements can be replaced. Looking at the serial number (and lack of date code) on the case, I went looking for 1945 models. Here it is in a full ad dated 1946. It's just like this watch

1945 Bulova Ethel

noting movement was replaced with a newer one.

mybulova_admin

Posted March 5, 2021 - 3:40am

Wonderful work Bob. Well done on looking at the 1945 adverts.

Agree with your ID call and both yours and Kathy's movement replacement.

teakyou

Posted March 4, 2021 - 3:53pm

Thanks, I hadn't considered that the watch might have had the original movement replaced. That's why you're a panelist and I'm just a guy sending you photos and asking for assistance. Next time I'm trying to determine the age, I'll start with the case serial number instead of the movement's date code.

I see now that Bulova used the 6xx series of movements throughout the 40s and 50s, so it probably wasn't difficult to find a replacement for the original movement.

Thanks again,