Description:  1929 Ambassador

Model Name

Ambassador

Case Date

1929

Case Serial

9698520

Signature Locations

Inside case, movement, dial

Case Signature Format

"Bulova, American Standard"

Movement

10AN, 15 Jewels, 4 Adjustments

Movement Date Code

1927

Movement Serial

208753

Case Material Description

14K Gold Filled (white)

Case Dimensions

33mm lug to lug x 26.6mm without crown

(26.5mm without lugs)

Case Type

Double hinged, square

Crystal Specifications

21.7mm square

Other Details

1924 patent date inside case

Has engraved design on back of case seen in a few early models, as well as yellow gold, raised design in center of dial

NOTE:  This is one of three styles of the Ambassador model shown in the vintage ads for 1929.  This simpler version is later seen as the Envoy, also in 1929.  The other two 1929 Ambassadors have ornate engraving on the case--one with two rows of horizontal bezel engraving (1929 Ambassador), and one with only one row of horizontal bezel engraving (1929 Ambassador

 

This watch has a couple of interesting features.  One is the engraved design on the back of the case, which is rarely seen.  The other is the unusual raised gold design in the center of the dial, most often seen in very early ladies' watches, but also seen in the ad for the 1928 Templar.

1929 Ambassador

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