Bulova 1956 La Petite

Submitted by JAKUB on December 1, 2014 - 9:40am
H
Manufacture Year
1956
Movement Model
5AD
Movement Jewels
23
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
662815
Case shape
Square
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
10.4 X 10.4 MM
Gender
Ladies
Watch Description

- CASE  14K WHITE GOLD WITH 6 DIAMONTS

- BRACELET DETAIL ( PUNCHED ON IT'S LOCK ) 10K. G.F. STAINLESS MESCH & CRING SPEIDEL U.S.A.

- MOVEMENT DETAIL (WORKS GOOD) BULOVA U.S.A. DATED J6, 5AD, 6 AJUSTMENTS, 23 JEWELS

- BEST MACH I COULD FIND IS LA PETITE "E" BUT IT HAS 4 DIAMONDS NOT 6 

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JAKUB
Posted December 1, 2014 - 9:51am

HI

I'LL APPRECIATE HELP WITH IDENTIFYING NAME OF THIS MODEL

THANK YOU

Geoff Baker
Posted December 2, 2014 - 6:03am

Hello Jakub, welcome to myBulova, this certainly is a beautiful watch. I'd  say it still has the original bracelet, it appears to have been very well cared for.

While the quality of the ad is almost impossible to recognize, I think your watch is a La Petite H. The "E" variant had 4 diamonds, the "I" has 12. Both appear in quite a few ads. The copy on this ad states 6 diamonds and what I can see of the ad seems to match.

Panel, I realize this is a bit sketchy but I would give this a two tick tentative ID as La Petite "H"

jabs
Posted December 2, 2014 - 6:20am

I would agree with Geoff, no advert I had found, but the watch has character typical of La Petite

bobbee
Posted December 2, 2014 - 8:01am

+1

mybulova_admin
Posted December 3, 2014 - 5:00am

Great call Geoff. I went searching and found this, confirming the Bulova La Petite 'H'

Bulova La Petite 'H' watch

Full advert of a number of Bulova La Petite just uploaded.

bobbee
Posted December 3, 2014 - 6:52am

Really nice ad find.

JAKUB
Posted December 3, 2014 - 7:20am

THANX FOR HELP

LOOKS LIKE BULOVA WENT ALPHABETICALLY IN VARIANTS ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF DIAMONDS

A,B,C - 2 DIAMONDS EACH D,E,F,G - 4   "H" - 6  AND I,J -12

A- 1955 AND J- 1957

LOOKS LIKE "H" FROM 1956 IS THE ONLY ONE WITH 6 DIAMONDS FROM LA PETITE SERIES