Bulova 1950 Academy Award

Submitted by MHLloydDavies on March 25, 2019 - 12:38pm
Z
Manufacture Year
1950
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
2924058
Case shape
Stepped
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Hi, Bulova Friends --

I'm corresponding with an eBay Seller about this watch. It looks to me like a 1950 Academy Award Z, but (a) the dial numerals are highlighted in white and not simply black, and (b) I'm only guessing the movement is 10BM, and (c) I really don't know what I'm doing.

If you have an opinion about this, I'd be grateful to read it.

Many thanks as always --

Michael

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jabs
Posted March 25, 2019 - 4:11pm

Academy Award "Z" will be, on Lisa´s ae watch witch similar dial

 

Kathy L.
Posted March 27, 2019 - 7:41pm

I have seen this dial with and without the white around the numbers. 

1950 Academy Award "Z"

MHLloydDavies
Posted March 25, 2019 - 5:48pm

Thanks jabs and Kathy L for the prompt identification confirmation! I guess it's a 1950 AA Z variant.

And I was unaware of the watchophilia site. It's another treasure trove of valuable information!

This ambiguity reminds me a bit of Discogs, where they try to catalog music. Small -- often minute -- variations create multiple sub-entries. So when you want to add within your own CD collection catalog Enya's "The Celts," you need to select amongst dozens and dozens of CDs with that title but with different artwork, dates, liner notes, production data, etc. Understanding suffers because of completeness.

I suppose it's a real head-scratcher when some jeweller pops a movement into an unrelated case just for expediency! I'm glad that didn't happen here.

 

 

Andersok
Posted March 26, 2019 - 7:27am

Agree with Academy Award 'Z'

Reverend Rob
Posted March 26, 2019 - 10:33am

1950 Academy Award 'Z' gets my vote.

neetstuf-4-u
Posted March 27, 2019 - 7:35pm

1950 Academy Award 'Z'