Bulova 1953 Clipper

Submitted by neetstuf-4-u on March 23, 2021 - 9:16am
Manufacture Year
1953
Movement Model
10CSC
Movement Jewels
17
Case Serial No.
6744871
Case shape
Round
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Yellow gold plate with stainless back. Seconds track numbered in increments of 5. Pretty clean with great lugs and keeping time. Has what appears to be a military serial number lightly hand scratched on the case back. Ads seem to show a different dial configuration with radium hands. There is a single example like this one in the database dated 1952 that has the same numbered seconds face and hands as subject watch,

1953 Clipper?

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Kathy L.
Posted March 23, 2021 - 10:26am

Nice looking watch, really like the lugs.  Based on the other in the DB and the case I am good with Clipper.

1953 Bulova Clipper

JimDon5822
Posted March 23, 2021 - 9:52pm

While the case seems to match the Clipper, the dial and hands are definitely not a match.  The minute track definitely does not match.    I don't think a Clipper is the right model.

Andersok
Posted March 24, 2021 - 7:11am

Agree that case is a Clipper match, but the dial is not (Clippers had luminous dials/hands)

Geoff Baker
Posted March 24, 2021 - 9:32pm

Like the referenced watch I'd classify this as a Clipper as well. We have not seen this dial variant in any adverts but the case is all Clipper. 1953 Bulova Clipper