Bulova 1946 American Clipper

Submitted by Wayne Hanley on March 6, 2011 - 11:26pm
Manufacture Year
1946
Movement Model
10BC
Movement Date Code
Triangle
Movement Jewels
15
Movement Serial No.
None
Case Serial No.
6507018
Case shape
Round
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
23.0mm Diameter
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Case is 26mm diameter, dial has an unique outer 1-12 hour track & inner dial is 13-24 hour track Has the same case as the Air Warden & Black Hawk watches of the same era. The seller called it a Pan Am.Pilots Watch. It certainly doesn't have the size nor the easy read luminous hands & dial of an aircrew watch.

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shooter144
Posted March 7, 2011 - 4:25pm

I was on that one too Jerin, forgot to bid lol !!!!!

Wayne Hanley
Posted March 7, 2011 - 5:57pm

Lucky you didn't bid. Did you see the lug condition. Not a good deal!

Wayne

 

WatchCrystals.net
Posted March 10, 2011 - 7:00pm

I'll THIRD that?

And indeed... looks very much like a GRUEN "Pan Am!" (And other "Bulls Eye" dials+)

 

:-)  Scott

bourg01
Posted June 23, 2011 - 9:11pm

Hi Wayne, Post WWII watch in the Military style but I believe this was a boys watch. Slightly smaller tham men's of the era. I restored one like this for my Son a few years back, had an ad with the model but I can't find it now. Must have been packed away or lost when I divorced and moved out. Wish I could find it for the folks here. Sorry.

 

William Smith
Posted July 26, 2012 - 12:05am

Does case SN suggest 1946 for this example?

DarHin
Posted July 26, 2012 - 12:27am

Yes, '46

bobbee
Posted July 26, 2012 - 5:30am

These watches are so close to the Gruen watches. We may never find an ad for them as they are such an obvious copy of the official Pan-Am watches by Gruen, even though they all did copies of each others styles, such as the military style watches of the time.

plainsmen
Posted April 11, 2018 - 12:25pm

The Pittsburgh Press Thu Dec 13 1945

neetstuf-4-u
Posted April 11, 2018 - 2:23pm

Nailed it Plainsman, excellent research leading to an illusive ad. American Clipper it is.

Reverend Rob
Posted April 11, 2018 - 2:35pm

American Clipper she most certainly is.