Case back:BULOVA,L9,10K ROLLED GOLD PLATE and serial #
Inside case back:BULOVA FIFTH AVE NEW YORK
5AD 23 jewel 6 adj movement is also dated L9
Dial is marked BULOVA 23 and has applied gold numbers and slashes.Gold baton style hands
Crown is signed BULOVA
Original bracelet is marked:1/20 12K G.F. WEST GERMANY 9
I believe this is the Rhapsody"GG"(it was also available in white gold so I might be wrong ).I have been looking for this one for over two years and it was worth the wait.This example is in fantastic shape,pristine case,bracelet and dial.Sweet looking watch
I'm good with the "GG" variant as outlined below:
The "GG" ad also states a white gold version, but not sure if that version was at the $75 price or another price, since there are no other variants at $75 outside of the three already identified, or perhaps the white gold version was dropped in '61.
Just noticed a 1959 advert calling this the Rhapsody "D":
Also notice that the pricelist from 1961 shows the GG replacing an old model number 5361, which does not show up in the 1958 pricelist, which is the next oldest one that we have. May be possible that the "GG" did not exist prior to 1961 and this model should be the "D"?