I have held on to this watch since my mother died 15 years ago. Not sure what it is worth but I feel someone would value it more than me. It is beautiful, I do not understand the jewels on the face. Please give me information thanks.
Thank you for adding your watch. Can you please update your photos to be higher resolution so we can properly review your watch and provide you with an accurate identification.
Case looks to be from the Academy Award series, but the watch may be from the Director series. Both may tie together.
In reply to Thank you for adding your by mybulova_admin
Hi mimikim, welcome to myBulova. I've sent you a private message with my email address- check for a link in the upper right hand section of your page view. A straight on photo of the front of the assembled watch, perhaps a side view, a photo of the case back (inside and outside) and shot of the movement. Send me the largest size you have, we'd really like to be able to see the details ( read the writing).
Thanks for updating the photos, but it would be good if they were bigger and showing more detail.
Please send your large photos to [email protected] and I can upload for you.
OK, received the photos mimi, I think we can work with these. I think the watch you have is pictured in this ad we have from 1948. I believe its #18. The jewels on the dial were most likely added OR the whole dial was changed, it's difficult to know for certain. I don't think the Academy Award display box you have is original to the watch.
http://www.mybulova.com/sites/default/files/vintage_ads/bulova-ad-1949-… (not sure why these aren't changing to links automatically?)
Panel - I'm kind of leaning toward this being an His Excellency model but am unsure because of the dial.
In reply to OK, received the photos mimi, by Geoff Baker
Thank you so much for the information. I do not know what to do from here but if you need more information please let me know. I wonder why someone would put the watch in the incorrect display box? I am also wondering if the value decreased because of the diamonds added to the face. I feel it would look better without.
In reply to Thank you so much for the by mimikim66
I'm not sure the diamonds were added to the dial "later". Check out how you cannot see any of the roman numerals sticking out from around the edges of the diamond mounts. I think the size of the mounts would not completly obscure edges of the underlying numerals- especially the two digit numerals 11 and 12. My thinks the diamonds came on this dial.