Our Take
Age: 1954
Condition: Used, Working Condition, Watch Keeps Good Time
Model name: Vintage Bulova L4 Manual Wind-Gold Plated Ladies Petite Watch
Movement: Swiss, 17 Jewels Manual movement
Dial: Original Aged dial
Case: Gold plated, original, shows wear
Case Back: Original, stainless steel case #1142623, Slightly Polished
Sizes: Approximately 28mm x 16mm (without crown)
Crystal: Original
Crown: Original with logo
Bracelet: Aftermarket new leather bracelet up to 6.2” or 15.75cm wrist size
Watches comes without original box or papers. No guarantee on waterproofing.
See full terms of sale for further details.
About Bulova
In what seems to be something of a rarity today, Bulova is an American based watch manufacturer, first found in 1875, making it just less than a century younger than the country itself. Today, the Bulova brand is owned by Citizen and has been since 2008.
Perhaps Bulova’s biggest achievement was that it was the first privately owned watch that saw active service on the moon, after a failure of another well-known brand’s watch. The Bulova Chronograph Model #88510/01 later sold for $1.625 million.
Many of the vintage Bulova models are branded under the ‘Accutron’ name, which lays claim to being the first electronic watch, thanks to its ‘tuning fork’ design – giving the watch a faint, high-pitched hum.
