1951 Bulova Academy Award Ladies 21J 6BC movement with a A9 date stamp, Gold Curtin Dial with Black numbers & markers and Black hands. The 10K Gold filled case and back is stamped L1, the band is a adjustable sliding clasp Bretton 12k Gold filled. 5X signed.
Discussion on this watch can be found here at http://www.mybulova.com/node/3680
It is a very nice looking and good running ladies watch, and I hope one day we can determine which one of the 13+ letter codes this one is.
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Yes, I also agree we can't know for sure what this is, unknown AA or Non-Conforming. In my mind it is Non-Conforming based on the fact that I am pretty confident I have collected all the ladies AA models per the price guide BUT with our limited ads and lack of linebook or price guide for these years, you never know ; ) I am fine if you want to leave it as is.
OK circling back to this one. After compiling the list of known models, I think it is fair to say (now agree with Kathy) that this case design wasn't used in the AA series (unless it's the mythical "JJ" variant).
Based on this I would classify as non-conforming as it is presented.