| WTB: Pan Am with Pan American marking on the back [message #20194] |
Wed, 11 February 2026 14:22  |
handworn
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Hi! I collect World War II, and though I have an Army Air Corps 1942 Bulova A-11 already, I'm interested in acquiring a wartime Pan Am that has the PAN AMERICAN marking on the back. I've been looking online for quite some time but haven't had any luck. Many thanks for any help anyone could provide!
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| Re: WTB: Pan Am with Pan American marking on the back [message #20197 is a reply to message #20194] |
Thu, 12 February 2026 04:50  |
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JackW
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Welcome to the forum!
I do like the Bulova A-11 with the 10AK CSH movements. The really nifty ones are the Bulova A-11 in the silver alloy cases. I have two of those and that is a rich selection of them. The only thing better than a Bulova A-11 is one of the Hamilton 987s (or 2987) that has a hacking seconds that was used by the Navy or Marine Corps, built to A-11 specs but with added Navy/USMC requirements. Pricey compared to a Gruen. I collect all of the WWII era US military issue watches. But this is off topic.
handworn wrote on Wed, 11 February 2026 07:22a wartime Pan Am that has the PAN AMERICAN marking on the back
This is a can of worms here... I'm of the opinion that other than certain marked PA watches around the 68k case serial range that these are all otherwise after the war ended, and through 1946. Is this still war era for you?
I got one on eBay not that long ago that has a case serial in the 116k, so these are out in the wild. Patience will help. Unless you are after one of the 14K marked PA watches? That you might be in for a wait. Not seen one for sale in months and with the cost of gold.... sheesh! Also keep an eye on Jones and Horan. I've seen PAs in some of the grouped lots.
If I see one I'll reach out. Maybe MonKee will chime in too and offer one of his for sale. He's the only other regular here that has more WWII era Gruen then I do.
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