10k rolled gold plate with a stainless back
Serial 701261 on case back
Unique diagonal-styled expanding band appears to be original
I believe it to be a Dulcie, identified by referencing the 1951 advertisements chronicled here on myBulova.com
![Front, on cushion](/sites/default/files/watches/Bulova%201%2001-31-2024.jpg)
![Uncased movement with dial and caseback](/sites/default/files/watches/Bulova%202%2001-31-2024.jpg)
![Uncased movement, watchmaker's side, with inside of caseback](/sites/default/files/watches/Bulova%203%2001-31-2024.jpg)
![Watch band and crown side view](/sites/default/files/watches/Bulova%204%2001-31-2024.jpg)
![Saved from myBulova.com and cropped/resized to show detail](/sites/default/files/watches/Evening-star-June-01-1951-Bulova-watch-advert%20%281%29.jpg)
I can only find the Dulcie in 1951/52 on newspapers and Caprice in 52/53. So I thought maybe this is a name change to Caprice in 52 but in the 1953 price guide they have different model numbers, with Dulcie being in the accumulated section. Where the Academy Award "OO" and "PP" change to Martha Washington "A" and "B" with the same model numbers. They are the same price at $55 and the ad pic seem almost identical. So do we have a Dulcie in 51/52 and Caprice "A" in late 52 and 53? The bands also change.
In reply to I can only find the Dulcie… by Kathy L.
In reply to This is really interesting!… by JJHewitt
To further muddy the water here is a 1951 ad with Caprice in it. So because they have different model numbers and there is not an overlap in 1951 I am going to go with the one ad that clearly shows it is a match with Caprice.
1951 ad for Caprice
Clear ad for Caprice matching this watch
1951 Bulova Caprice "A"
In reply to I haven't looked at many of… by JJHewitt