Hi all I've just received this nice little watch, but im having difficulty in identifying it. I think it may be a Clinton but the ones on the site have different movements to the one i have also there seems to be a number of differing names for this case depending on the year of manufacture. I would greatly appreciate any help members could give me in determining which model it actually is. It is a nice clean watch running well and with very little patina on the dial. It came complete with a genuine bulova brown leather strap which i think is of the same vintage as the watch . Crystal is glass The case is yellow Gold plated marked 10k rolled gold plate and the serial number is 9406888
Kind regards to all donegd
In reply to No doubt off a crystal by mybulova_admin
I'm good with 1949 Chief; we have three ads from 1949 that appear identical to the subject watch, a Chief, a Clinton, and an Amer Clipper. I notice a slightly larger 12 on the dial for both Chief and Clinton ads and on subj watch; I am not sure I see this with the Am Clipper Ad. The seconds track area shows some differences for these 1949 ads; the Chief has numerals, as does the subj watch. The other two ads do not have the numerals (however a Clinton ad from 1947 has the numerals). This may be minor and just omitted by the artist; but these three are just so identical, it is hard to find any differences.
Hi All
I have just recieved the another one of this model. This one is marked 46 and the movement is a 17j 8AH. the serial number is 6442002. As this is a 1946 model am I correct in assuming this will be a Kickerbocker. ?
It is identical to the other watch above except for the movement and date mark.
I intend to keep this one and sell the other one as the dial is in a much better condition
regards to all.
George
Hi George. Please enter the '46 in the new watch database if you have time/desire. The more examples of this multi-named/advertised watch the better.
For this one here, I'm good with 1949 Chief, but would go two ticks tentative, as there's lots of "noise" in this watch ID.