Bulova Tank – 14K Red Gold – 1940’s – Cal 8AH - Serviced

Bulova Tank in 14K red gold and rectangular salmon dial and outer white ring for the minutes. The hours are marked with black Arabic numerals and the sub-dial for the seconds is at 6 o’clock. It is a Swiss model. The hands are blue with Cathedrale design. It is a 14K red gold case with engraved outside “Bulova – 14K – 24313” The watch comes with the Bulova manual winding movement with caliber 8AH and 17 jewels. The watch comes a Bulova brown alligator strap.

History

The story of Joseph Bulova started in 1875 in the New York area in opening a small jewelry store in the Maiden Lane.  Years after years, Bulova offers a full line of watches. In 1926, Bulova introduce a world premier “a practical clock radio”. 1930-1940 is a period of tremendous success for the brand with its rectangular gold-filled wristwatches with highly cambered cases.  In the 1950’s, Bulova is the first with electronic watches, the “Accutron”. In 1967, Bulova bought Universal then in 1979 is acquired by Loews Corp. and in 2001bought Wittnauer.

Technical details

Bulova manual winding movement with caliber 8AH, 17 jewels and 18,000 A/h. The power reserve is approximately 43 hours. The base caliber is the ETA 1000. It was produced from 1943 to 1948. The movement is serviced.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 22mm


Length including lugs: 37mm