Joseph Bulova
Joseph Bulova 1851-1935
Woodlawn Cemetery
Bronx, NY
Bulova trained as a watch and jewelry maker in the Czech republic. He came to America at 19 years old and worked for Tiffany, a small company at that time.
In 1875, at 25 years old, he started his own company.
He made pocket watches. By WW I the army was looking for a lighter more wearable watch. Bulova was one of the first companies to recognize the shift from pocket to wrist watches. In 1924 the first women's watch was designed.
The first national radio advertisement was by the Boulova company in 1926. "At the tone, it is 8pm. Bulova watch time".
By the end of the 1920's, Bulova had introduced the first clock radio and patented car radio designs.
Bulova's son Arde took over company upon Bulova's death in 1935.
The company ran the first TV commercial in 1941 before the Brooklyn Dodgers game. "America runs on Bulova time."
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