Alrighty ladies and gents. I picked up this exquisite ladies model tonight. I think I've seen this model a couple times before. She sports a 14k white gold case, with a ruby, emerald, diamond enlay. You can't see it very well but the seller said the emeralds are cracked and chipped. I'm thinking either really crappy emeralds or just glass that has busted. Eitehr way I think Mike should be able to replace for me. Unfortunately the original movement was sent in to a watchmaker for repair... and the seller never heard from the guy again. She states the original movement was a 5AP from 1927. She got a replacement 5AP and as you can see it's from 1932. This watch has been recently serviced and runs well. I may or may not delve into getting a 5AP closer in year to the origional reported year. In fact I've picked up two 5AP's tonight to see what years they are. Anyway boys... I've looked through all my ads... I don't have a clue what this beauty is. She will be staying in my personal collection forever along side my other 18k Unknown ladies.... these will eventually belong to my daughter whose 4 right now... so they could well be 100 years old by the time they're hers!
Sellers pics... mine will of course be a my style when the watch comes in.
In reply to Plains, I hope she doesn't by Geoff Baker
What's wrong with your wife? My better half would be all over this one, as if she needs another watch! I think she caught the Bully bug from me.
Anyway's Jerin, it's a really sweet watch. Who needs an ID when they're this nice. UK for now but I'd bet we'll know by the time your daughter gets it.
In reply to What's wrong with your wife? by bourg01
In reply to Very nice snag Jerin, These by OldTicker
In reply to I agree with this statement by plainsmen
Not entirely true though I do agree they produced a boatload that were not all that desireable. They may have lost alot of the class and style of the 20's but the 14k and diamond watches of the 50's and 60's would melt any ladies heart. When I get a really nice one Lorraine usually calls dibs on it and it ends up in her jewellry box. She has about a half dozen now as well as a couple of the rarer American Girl bangle bracelets.
There's the La Petites, Candlelight, Diadem, and other series that all have the wow factor.
How are we on the "date" for this watch? Original owners says it came w/ a 1927 5AP movement, replaces with a 1932 5AP movement. If this watch was released in say 1929, it could easily have had a movement from two years earlier at POS. Perhaps Bulova used up some older movements?