Bulova 1951 -Unknown

Submitted by Colonel Fury on April 15, 2023 - 5:27pm
Manufacture Year
1951
Movement Model
10BM
Movement Date Code
L1
Movement Jewels
17
Case Serial No.
3934258
Case shape
Tonneau
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

I think I'm two for two on unknown watches. To me this looks like a complete match to an unknown watch entered into this site on 4 February 2018 by neatstuf-4-u.

1951 Unkown Front view April 27 2023
Back/Case
Underside/inside of the Case
Movement
neetstuf-4-u
Posted April 15, 2023 - 6:55pm

Yes,Indeed. It's a match to the one I entered  in 2018 and unfortunately it's still an unknown.

Colonel Fury
Posted April 15, 2023 - 7:17pm

I guess here is a certain charm in the mystery.

mybulova_admin
Posted April 16, 2023 - 2:46am

Certainly a case, dial and hands match for a 1951 Bulova His Excellency "B", but the movement is incorrect so I'm suspecting these 17 movements are replacements...just a thought.

1951 Bulova His Excellency "B"

neetstuf-4-u
Posted April 16, 2023 - 10:05am

We currently have a single example ID'd as His Excellency "B" dated 1951 in the database. That one  has ad shown "X" shadow dial, 21J movement, as well as a fine band of engraving around the crystal that is apparent in the ad if you really look for it.

51 HE B snip

Subject watch, as well as the other example I uploaded are something else. It's anybody's guess if they are HE variants.

Kathy L.
Posted April 16, 2023 - 11:25am

Great looking watch.

Unknown

Geoff Baker
Posted April 16, 2023 - 9:56pm

Tough call on the His Excellency. We have ID'd if case and dial match but replacement seems likely for the movement. I'm leaning toward Unknown.....

mybulova_admin
Posted April 17, 2023 - 4:58am

As it stands it's certainly not part of the HE group as they are all 21 jewelled. So it would be either a movement swap or another unknown model sporting a 17 jewelled movement. Best we can do for now I guess is to classify as unknown.

neetstuf-4-u
Posted April 17, 2023 - 6:54am

Agreed

1951 Unknown for now.

JimDon5822
Posted April 17, 2023 - 11:51pm

I could not find an ad match to this watch combination.  Unknown of me too..