Description:  1948 Tuxedo

Model Name

Tuxedo

Case Date

1947

Case Serial

7440901

Signature Locations

Inside case, outside case, movement, dial

Case Signature Format

Inside - "Bulova, New York"

Outside - "Bulova"

Movement

7AK, 21 Jewels, no adjustments indicated

Movement Date Code

1948

Case Material Description

14K Solid Gold (white)

Case Dimensions

38.8mm lug to lug x 21.25 without crown

(28.6mm without lugs)

Case Type

Snap back, rectangular

Crystal Specifications

21.6mm x 17.6mm, rectangular (G-S CMX326-35)

Other Details

Matching, basketweave, solid 14K white gold bracelet

NOTES:  The advertisements indicate that the Tuxedo and Craftsman are identical EXCEPT that the Tuxedo came with a matching, solid 14k gold, basketweave bracelet, while the Craftsman did not.  The one ad that lists the various colors for the two watches fails to mention white gold as an option for the Craftsman.  That may have been a simple omission, or it may be an indication that only the Tuxedo was offered in white gold.

1948 Tuxedo

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