| Bulova - 10K RGP Case Featuring Knotted Lugs and a Fancy Engraved Bezel with a 17 Jewel Movement (circa 1940s) | |
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| Description/Comments: | |
| Here is an all original vintage forties design featuring a very cool 10K RGP case with knotted lugs and a fancy engraved bezel. This watch is in excellent cosmetic and running condition. | |
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| Case: | |
| The highlight feature of this watch is its unusually designed case with knotted lugs and a fancy engraving on the bezel between the lugs. The round shaped 10K Rolled Gold Plated case measures 1 3/16" across (including the crown) and 1 1/2" (lug to lug.) It is 1/4" thick. The crown is located at the 3 o'clock position. The back of the snap down case is marked Stainless, and the inside of the case is marked 8AH. | |
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| Dial: | |
| The round dial has a silver satin toned color. It also has a seconds/minutes scale under the hour markers and the increment indicators are black thin lines. The raised and applied gold toned hour makers at the 12, 3, 6 and 9 o'clock positions are Retro-Modern style Arabic numerals, and the remaining positions are in the form of arrows. The straight fils-style hour and minutes hands are gold in color. There is a seconds sub-dial located at the 6 o'clock position with a sleek sweeping seconds hand is gold in color. The crystal is flat on the surface and angular sides and is raised 4MM above the case. It is marked Bulova below the 12 o'clock position. | |
| Band: | |
| A brand new 16MM genuine leather IW Ostrich Calf that is padded and sewn which is brown in color. It has a gold tone buckle. The total length is 9." | |
| Movement: | |
| Swiss Made 17 Jewel Mechanical Wind. It is marked Bulova Watch Co., 17 Seventeen Jewels, 8AH, Swiss, BXW and 46. | |
