Bulova 1951 Elissa

Submitted by Stevie on February 5, 2023 - 10:26pm
Manufacture Year
1951
Movement Model
6bk
Movement Date Code
L0
Movement Jewels
21
Case Serial No.
0223876
Case shape
CornerCut
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
Acrylic
Gender
Ladies
Watch Description

Vintage 

Front
Movement
The caseback
Inside, just some scratching ...
Stevie
Posted February 5, 2023 - 10:31pm

Looking to find the model name and any value info, tia 

Steve

Kathy L.
Posted February 6, 2023 - 11:07am

I think your watch is an Elissa but it had a 17 jewel movement.  So your watch may have had a movement replacement.

1950 AD

Stevie
Posted February 6, 2023 - 11:45am

In reply to by Kathy L.

I dunno, I'm leading towards AAward or American girl... I think the caseback may of been swapped... I'll post a pic

Stevie
Posted February 6, 2023 - 8:01pm

In reply to by 1955mercury

Yes it does, I've looked at that and wondered... The movement date is 1950 (L0) but the caseback says L1 1951, confusing 🙄

1955mercury
Posted February 6, 2023 - 8:11pm

In reply to by Stevie

That's not unusual Stevie. Bulova using up the previous years movements in the next years cases was a normal procedure. 

Stevie
Posted February 7, 2023 - 12:45pm

In reply to by 1955mercury

Damn, the crystal just fell apart on me whilst trying to clean it... Any idea's where I can get one?

Cheers

1955mercury
Posted February 9, 2023 - 12:22pm

In reply to by 1955mercury

Stevie, if you've got a digital caliber and can measure the opening in the case where the crystal fits, I'll look through my G-S crystal catalogs and see if I can determine the crystal number you need. Measure it from top to bottom and side to side at the widest part. Measure in milimeters. 

Geoff Baker
Posted February 7, 2023 - 9:30pm

I'm with Kathy, Elissa noting a movement swap.