Bulova Academy Award Watch Vintage Men's Watch
NEW OLD STOCK 21 jewel Bulova Academy Award men's wrist watch in ORIGINAL BOX WITH ORIGINAL TAGS. The original tag says it is model 37109 Academy... more>>
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Base price with tax: $1,075
Sales Price: $625
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Sales Price: $625
Discount: $450
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NEW OLD STOCK 21 jewel Bulova Academy Award men's wrist watch in ORIGINAL BOX WITH ORIGINAL TAGS. The original tag says it is model 37109 Academy Award-ZZ- 21 jewel OPS Sec. 43 CPR.7 Price $95.00. This very dramatic and unusual model watch was made for only 4 years and are very desirable and collectible. The finer details * Manufacturer: Bulova * Setting type: stem * Circa: 1951 * Length of case: 38mm * Thickness of case: 5mm * All words on movement: U.S.A. Bulova Watch Co. 7AA 21 jewels * Movement: manual winding, running: The watch is running and appears to keep time. * 21 Jewels * Style or Shape: rectangular * Case condition: NEW OLD STOCK * Metal: 10k Gold Filled * Dial condition: NEW OLD STOCK * Dial Color: Two-tone Cream * Numerals: Applied Arabic * Back case markings: Bulova Fifth Avenue New York 4849640 10K Gold Filled Bulova L1 * Crystal: Glass- unusual faceted NEW OLD STOCK * Crown: Fluted, snaps and winds well * Band: Original Speidel NEW OLD STOCK * Weight: 44.5 grams The Academy have always been very protective over their naming rights and have had many legal battles with people exploiting it, even to the extent of one such case against someone making Oscar shaped Chocolates, who they sued....madness! However in 1949 they licensed, for 4 years, Bulova to produce an exclusive line of watches which could be marketed under their name starting from 1950 to 1954, this was to cost Bulova $154,000 to use just the name and emblems associated with the Awards and nothing else.... Just a year later when Bulova tried to stretch their rights by advertising the watch as an "Award Winning Design" The Academy sued them with "perpetrating a fraud" arguing that Oscar's symbolic value had been diminished because people would assume that Bulova had earned an Oscar for "best watch design". The Academy aligned with the Federal Trade Commission to break its contract with the company two years early, making this a very scarce item, popular with watch collectors and film memorabilia collectors alike. Many Academy models have ribbed dials and cases. They are always 21j, they are always dated to 1950-1951 with little variation. The men's watches in original boxes, such as this one have been known to reach $2500 at auction. Vintage watches tend to be smaller. Please be sure that you are familiar with the sizes of vintage timepieces and check the measurements given.
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