Bulova 1948 -Unknown

Submitted by ddean on October 4, 2012 - 9:33am
Manufacture Year
1948
Movement Model
7AA
Movement Date Code
48 (A8)
Movement Jewels
21
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
9318119
Case shape
Rectangle
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
21.6mm X17.6mm
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

1948 Diamond Dial 21Jewel Excellency "LL"  7AA which was started in 1949, so is this a early 1949 with 1948 movement symbol? or late 1948? or replacement movement? L3 date stamp on movement  3 (untested) diamonds  Applied Gold numbers on a Champagne colored dial with Black tracks, Bulova signed 10K Gold filled bezel and back.  Speidel  band  (October 7, 2012) Updated image 4 with picture of movement symbol 48.

 

Bulova Excellency "LL"
1948 Bulova watch
1948 Bulova watch
1948 Bulova watch
1948 Bulova watch
William Smith
Posted October 5, 2012 - 2:19pm

Bobbee IMO there is a little "confusion" in that record linked above. 

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted October 5, 2012 - 6:09am

Gents,

I have yet to see any 'HIS EXCELLENCY' with a Stainless Steel caseback. - ad typo.

A8 - L3 is a Five Year span - the subject Watch is 'non confroming'.

William Smith
Posted October 5, 2012 - 2:36pm

Fifth-  Have we seen this case/dial combo w/ stainless back for 1948 thru say 1951?   I'm asking about a watch- not an ad. Thanks

bobbee
Posted October 5, 2012 - 6:15am

What's so strange about a new movement? Although I agree, non-con. with the stones, but it is a HE and not a AA.

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted October 5, 2012 - 6:53am

'UNKNOWN' - non conforming.

 

bobbee
Posted October 5, 2012 - 7:23am

Another of these with this dial on a famous auction site, so not non-conforming, just unknown.

William Smith
Posted October 5, 2012 - 2:24pm

It's possibly just a diamond dial variant of one of the proposed models, and we don't or may never have an actual ad indicating this variant.  Relative price differences between model variants in the model price lists are consistent w/ a diamond dial variant possibility for His Excellency model. 

Geoff Baker
Posted October 6, 2012 - 5:46am

I vote His Excellency LL, I care not about the the 5 year span, it's a replacement movement. In 1948, this watch was sold as an HE ** LL (egad, that was close!)

bobbee
Posted October 8, 2012 - 1:00pm

HE .