Bulova 1955 Minute Man

Submitted by brandall54 on May 31, 2019 - 5:36pm
Manufacture Year
1955
Movement Model
11AC
Movement Jewels
17
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
537058
Case shape
Tonneau
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
23.8mm x 23.6mm at the widest point (9 to 3)
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

A little skeptical about buying this one, but I did it anyway. No date code on the back of the case had me looking thru the 40's for it and when it got here I found an L5 on the movement and sure enough....1955 Minuteman. I wonder why they didn't put the L5 on the case? All 4 in the database are the same...no L5 on the case. 2 of them have, I believe, a 10BA movement and 2 have this 11AC. Glad I went with it either way, cool lugs. The photo of the ad is from one in the database and I believe whoever posted it said the ad was 1956, I didn't find it when I looked.

1955 Bulova watch
1955 Bulova watch
1955 Bulova watch
1955 Bulova watch
1955 Bulova watch
Bulova Watch advert
Kathy L.
Posted May 31, 2019 - 5:43pm

I would have thought 40's as well with the missing date code.  Great job finding them in the DB and on the ID.  The ad might be in the partial ad section.

1955 Bulova Minute Man

brandall54
Posted May 31, 2019 - 6:20pm

Thank you for the Ad. I didn't find it until I had it in hand

jabs
Posted June 1, 2019 - 2:47am

1955 Bulova Minute Man

Andersok
Posted June 1, 2019 - 6:49am

Agree with Minute Man

Reverend Rob
Posted June 1, 2019 - 10:09am

1955 Minute Man.

neetstuf-4-u
Posted June 1, 2019 - 12:14pm

Agreed, 1955 Minute Man

brandall54
Posted June 1, 2019 - 4:59pm

I wonder why Bulova didn't use the date code on these cases ?