Bulova 1950 Baxter

Submitted by specialmonkey on June 5, 2023 - 9:50am
Manufacture Year
1950
Movement Model
8AC
Movement Date Code
L0
Movement Jewels
17
Case Serial No.
2879488
Case shape
Rectangle
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
GS-MX324-2
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

I believe this is a 1950 Bulova Baxter - given to me recently by my father who would have been 4 in 1950 - he said it belonged to his father(b. 1905 d. 1969). It came with a very old and torn but genuine lizard strap. I plan to replace with similar (but currently have a new lizard grain genuine leather band attached). Opening the back with a fingernail, the movement and dial stay attached to the back so I can't really examine the movement's details but would assume them to be the same as Jim's watch described here: https://mybulova.com/comment/96250 - the serial number on my example is 163 less than Jim's - 2879488 (vs. Jim's 2879651). The case back is marked:

10K Rolled Gold Plate Bulova
L0
2879488

Crystal reference: https://www.tiptopcrystals.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=8…

1950 Bulova Baxter
1950 Bulova Baxter
mybulova_admin
Posted June 5, 2023 - 6:06pm

1950 Bulova Baxter it is.

I've updated the watch details to fill in the gaps.