Bulova 1954 Phantom

Submitted by Erik O'Neal on June 1, 2022 - 5:39pm
C
Manufacture Year
1954
Case Serial No.
8414218
Case shape
Round
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

I wish I had more information on this one, but I can't find anyone who will take the liability to open it up so I can get pictures and information from the inside. I'm hoping your experts see something that can help me identify a time period and maybe a model? Thank you

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neetstuf-4-u
Posted June 1, 2022 - 5:59pm

Nice watch, thanks for sharing. The L4 on case back dates your watch as 1954. Based on this ad, it's a

1954 Phantom that has had the original text cleaned off the dial.

1955phantomad

Erik O'Neal
Posted June 1, 2022 - 6:09pm

Thanks, if it's good enough for Bob Hope, it's good enough for me!!!

neetstuf-4-u
Posted June 1, 2022 - 6:14pm

Is the case yellow or silver in color? That will help identify the name variant letter. It appears to be yellow, in which case, with a white dial it's a "C". There were 4 variants of this one as seen below in the 1955-1957 Linebook.

phancd1phanab

1954 Bulova Phantom "C"

Andersok
Posted June 1, 2022 - 7:54pm

Nice Phantom "C"

This is a press fit case. The bezel separates from the stainless case (with crystal and crown). You would then have to remove the crystal and the two-piece stem in order to access the movement.

Erik O'Neal
Posted June 1, 2022 - 8:46pm

It is yellow and a fitcase, yes. Thank you

JimDon5822
Posted June 1, 2022 - 9:21pm

1954 Bulova Phantom "C" is a good match.

Kathy L.
Posted June 2, 2022 - 8:51am

Very nice.  Nice ad and linebook matches Bob.

1954 Bulova Phantom "C"