Bulova 1959 Navy Nurse

Submitted by oberuber on November 6, 2012 - 10:57am
AW
Manufacture Year
1959
Movement Model
7BUC
Movement Jewels
17
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
650785
Case shape
Round
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Ladies
Watch Description

Movement has date code stamp (L9), unadjusted , 17 jewels, bxw. KREISLER  leather strap. Inside case back stamped "BULOVA, FIFTH AVENUE, NEW  YORK". Watch and band in beautiful shape and keeps accurate time. Being sent out for cleaning and oiling prior to forwarding to Santa Claus for delivery to Granddaughter

Bulova watch November 6,2012
1959 Bulova watch
1959 Bulova watch
1959 Bulova watch
JP
Posted November 6, 2012 - 12:38pm

Looks like it might be one of the nurse watches. Red sweep sec hand makes me think military.

mybulova_admin
Posted November 7, 2012 - 5:41am

Certainly a nursers watch, but unknown for me at this time.

oberuber
Posted November 11, 2012 - 8:59pm

The web site WATCHOPHILIA shows  1954 and 1958 Clara Barton watches that are very similar to this watch and use the same movement.  They differ from this watch as follows:

1.  They have snap back cases versus this watches-screw back.

2.  The hour and minute hands are different.

3.  The watch band is  different.

The seller informs me he replaced the broken expansion band with the leather band shown.  The hands were the ones on the watch when he acquired it and does not know the early history of the watch.

mybulova_admin
Posted November 12, 2012 - 5:29am

Unknown for now for me.

Geoff Baker
Posted November 15, 2012 - 5:37am

Agree with Unknown

GVP
Posted November 15, 2012 - 1:22pm

I've seen those lugs on mens Automatics of around the same era. So cool! Not seen this ladies model before though

 

William Smith
Posted November 15, 2012 - 5:25pm

Unknown from me for now.

DarHin
Posted November 15, 2012 - 5:36pm

Unknown

plainsmen
Posted November 15, 2012 - 6:48pm

Unknown though those lugs are pretty distinct to so when we see it we should know.