Bulova 1954 Sabre Jet

Submitted by neetstuf-4-u on July 31, 2020 - 3:05pm
Manufacture Year
1954
Movement Model
10CSC
Movement Jewels
17
Movement Serial No.
L4
Case Serial No.
109511
Case shape
Octagonal
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Star
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Here is a really odd one that doesn't appear to have been in production very long. A new name for the database with a movement dated 1954 and no date stamp on the case. Case is marked "Bulova Watch Company, Inc." on the outside and "RP Germany" on the inside. Dial is a silver sunburst, like a Bulova 23 with numbers at the even markers and spears at the odd ones. Lume dots at markers with silver hands. Second hand is blued steel.

I found one ad for this one dated 1955 and it appears in the 1955-57 Line book with a notation next to it in pen "1955" and the description is overstamped "discontinued". I found the name as a patent / copyright application dated March 1953. It would appear this one was only produced approx. 1 year.

1954 Saber Jet

It appears that there were several models produced in this shape in 1954/55; multiple variants (A & B confirmed) of a Ladies watch called "Mermaid" as well as this one and a second Men's called "Mastermatic" that had a different dial and was sold on a leather strap. All of them seem to appear in 1954 and disappear in 1955.

Watch runs and appears to keep time.

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neetstuf-4-u
Posted July 31, 2020 - 3:17pm

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neetstuf-4-u
Posted July 31, 2020 - 5:45pm

Point of interest; of the 2 other models mentioned above, there is a single example of the Mermaid here. It is a miniature version of this Saber Jet minus the sunburst dial, bearing identical case markings.

Geoff Baker
Posted July 31, 2020 - 7:29pm

Wow, nice find Bob, do you remember which line book you found it in?  1954 Bulova Saber Jet

neetstuf-4-u
Posted July 31, 2020 - 8:29pm

In reply to by Geoff Baker

Thanks Geoff, I was pretty excited to find this one.

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JimDon5822
Posted July 31, 2020 - 8:08pm

A real rare one.  We only found the first ad last November so glad to finally be able to see the actual watch.  ]

1954 Sabre Jet

Andersok
Posted August 1, 2020 - 5:12am

Nice example of the Saber Jet