The "other" moon watch - Bulova Lunar Pilot Moonwatch Watch Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ม.ค. 2025
- The Bulova Lunar Pilot Moonwatch is a commemoration towards one of only two watches to ever be strapped to the men who stepped foot on the moon - and the Omega Speedmaster always gets the most recognition.
The Lunar Pilot is a striking watch, with a beautifully timeless vintage look. Bulova have have also fitted it with their high performance quartz technology for unparalleled accuracy to seconds per year.
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Purchased mine in May 2019,
It has lost precisely one second in a year and a half!
As much as i love the speedy, try matching that!!!
Fantastic review. Thanks for talking about the lugs and the differences between the models this isn’t covered by most reviewers. One note: it’s a 1/20th of a second accuracy.
Great review. A lot of people complain about the big size, but I like it. The big size makes it real easy to read the time
Exactly, shrink that dial down to 40mm and it would be unreadable.
Great review, thank you. This has tipped me over the edge and I have decided to get one.
I’ve rocketed that crystal off my desk, my filing cabinet, miscellaneous other furniture. Did put a nick in the metal, had to wipe the smear of paint off the crystal a couple times. No worries in that concern. Curved pins will get you around the strap concern, I just bought both though. Love the watch, accuracy is eerie. So much more attractive than the omega variant imho.
Curved pins will allow you to fit the metal bracelet to the strap version?
@@ultraluxeest1991 i too would like to know if this is the case, I prefer the face on the strap version
@@rustyspoonss I never tried it, I got the strap version and love switching straps around. So never tried the bracelet. Fantastic watch though 😁
One of the best reviews I've seen on the Lunar Pilot, thank you! Just ordered one of these bad boys from Amazon UK on a limited time deal for £319 from the US store including import taxes! Can't wait to receive it😁
Good review i own the strap version put a Black Marine Nationale black strap it pops personally the bracelet does not do it justice this movement is outstanding normally I don't do quartz watches.
This is an amazing watch and a greater review. I don’t understand the people at Bulova: if they were to release additional size for this model, say a 40mm they would have the golden goose and reach a much larger audience. Maybe one day. Who knows ?
Yeah it's bizarre. When it comes to Bulova, I don't know how many times I've seen people say "If only it was smaller..." They have so many potential customers that want to buy their watches but they're just too big for many.
Well what was the original moon landing size? That’s what size they should make it true to the original
@@brianbuchert6382 It was 43mm and had a mechanical movement, not a quartz.
I just got this watch. It arrived about an hours ago. So many people mentioned that it was a very large watch, and that if it had been smaller it would be more popular. IDK perhaps I have been wearing a Garmin Fenix 3 since I began running Altra's in '15. It seem small compared to the Garmin. That being said I felt that it was kinda small to me. Seems like a nice watch. My watch has a leather NATO style band. I thinks I am going to get another type of band. I spent a little more by getting it from Macy's. You can find it cheaper. I still plan to get an Omega Moon Watch.
@@theeverydaybroadcast8377 Thanks for your feedback. I did went for a Speedmaster. Have chosen the FOiS. Really happy with it.
I also have a 7” wrist, and had hesitancy about how it would look, as most of the other reviews are all guys with larger wrists. Thanks for taking the leap for those of us with smaller wrist sizes!
Great review, been thinking about picking one of these up. Good to know about the pin hole differences between strap/bracelet, I had no idea.
Great, glad it proved helpful!
Recently picked mine up. The polished version. Very impressed with the fit and finish. At 45mm I don’t mind it considering the type of watch it is. Love the engraving on the back, it was a nice touch. I swapped the nato strap for a black leather strap. Great review!
Great review. I have this watch and I really like it. Great history, retro look, very legible, high quality and outstanding accuracy for a fraction of the price of a Speedmaster.
Also with the case and the bracelet mismatch, I see it as intentional. Rather than brushed and polished, they went for a “tactical two-tone.” If you view it as intentional, it’s easier to like it.
Also, regarding the strap options, do you find stuff like a nato fits well without curved pins?
Best review of this watch so far. Good job! Love the look and the movement but it would be much more wearable for an average wrist if it is 2-3 mm smaller in diameter.
Awesome, thanks so much for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed the review :)
Excellent review. Probably the best and most comprehensive I've seen on this piece. Special mention to the macro photography and the variety of aspects and angles you capture. Well done. Ordered mine July 2021 (same day I watched this review).... and it will forever be known as my "Covid Lock down" watch - as we are currently in lock down here in Sydney Australia. Do you think it would be possible to substitute with a different clasp ? I have a StrapCode clasp with a divers sliding extension thats 20mm and I might look at swapping out the butterfly. Thanks again.
Great review on a watch that is on my “ want to buy” list on Amazon. Keep up the great work
I bought this from Joma for $300 new 2 yrs ago, unbelievable how much prices shot up recently.
I love this watch but it's weird with all the little quirks, the case brushing doesn't match the bracelet, raised crystal etc but the looks alone make it a keeper. The accuracy of my watch isn't that great but the 262khz's are sometimes confused with the Percisionist, since DST it's about +6 sec.The 45mm isn't the number I dislike, it's the lug to lug of 52 which is my limit with a 7" wrist, I wear up to 46 but the lug ends are just shy of being the width of my wrist, ppl should try it on before saying it's too big. I'm never flipping this watch, ex unitate vires.
The Bulova Lunar Pilot and the entire line of Bulova Precisionist watches are perfect IMO. I have one of each and they are "The Crown Jewels" of my collection.
Very nicely done mate, this is definitely an affordable grail for me, just a shame this is so big otherwise I'd definitely have bought one. I actually asked Bulova if they'd ever make a smaller version and they won't, unfortunate really because I think it would sell very well.
Thanks mate, yes the size is larger than expected!
They have now!
Any play on the chrono paddles
I just got this watch. It arrived about an hours ago. So many people mentioned that it was a very large watch, and that if it had been smaller it would be more popular. IDK perhaps I have been wearing a Garmin Fenix 3 since I began running Altra's in '15. It seem small compared to the Garmin. That being said I felt that it was kinda small to me. Seems like a nice watch. My watch has a leather NATO style band. I thinks I am going to get another type of band. I spent a little more by getting it from Macy's. You can find it cheaper. I still plan to get an Omega Moon Watch.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
The idea of these hinged pushers originally was not so much stylistic but the fact that that they were easy to use wearing gloves. Actually it measures time to 0,05 seconds, not only 0,10. I did not quite get it how 262 kHz would mean ”16 tics per second” though. Anyway nice review.
I like 45mm!!! 👍👍👍
Thank you very much for such a great detailed (as always) review 👍🏻
After watching this, I couldn't resist any longer - grabbed one on this metal bracelet from a Canadian EBay seller.
$382 total, including taxes and free shipping.
Thanks again!
Always fancied one but never seen one to date. Just wish it was a 42 but will deffo try one on when we all get back to the New normal. 😃
It was a definite purchase, right up until the crap lume, I wear glasses and need Lumibrite ! Sorry gonna save for a Sinn !!!!
Glad the review was worth the watch!
The lume is lousy, the AR coating is non existent and the brushed bracelet doesn’t match the bead blasted case. Despite all that, it’s a very cool looking watch and the accuracy is remarkable. Worth every penny and a genuine alternative to the Speedy for a fraction of the price.
Thanks for the comprehensive review! There's also a stainless-steel polished version of Bulova Moonwatch with more accurate dial. Hope Bulova will release 42mm case though.🚀
You have the model number of that watch?
@@renerodriguez1876 Don't have the number, but it's easy to find one at Bulova ADa.
The polished Lunar Pilot is model #96A225. It is currently (11-2-2020) listed new on Amazon @ $280.99 USD. Buy it quickly as you can, this is the best price that I've seen for quite awhile and I'd expect it to shoot back up to the $400.00 USD range anytime now. It comes with the same leather and NASA style NATO strap as the #96B251 (which I have) but you can put any straight, end link bracelet on it and it will look very nice. I recommend Strapcode Miltat line of high quality bracelets. I have my Lunar Pilot on the Super Engineer Type II and it's a very good match, weight and looks wise. To my knowledge there is not a curved end link model available. All three watches are the same 45mm with 20mm lug width. Wear it with pride. I'm confident that it will become one of your favorites, as it is mine.
@@renerodriguez1876 I hope this gets to you. Please see my comment in this segment under the post from @Martin R.
Bracelet matches the bezel and flows well as a design.
Does the watch use a battery?
Yes
No half link? You can clearly see the smaller link in the video 🤪
L O V E I T!!!!! Love mine!!! Nice video and images!!!
you'll struggle to get anything thicker than a veeery thin nato on the bracelet version. the springbars are far too close to the case body take a leather strap, for example.
I'm sure curved spring bars would sort that.
I don't think it wears as big as you'd think. I have 6 3/4 wrist and it doesn't overhang at all. It's chunky, but it's like a pilot watch....meant to be legible. Even though the REAL bulova moon watch was a 42mm
It’s relative. 42mm was huge for 1971.
@@ljn3372 not really when you consider some WW2 pilots watches were 64mm.🤔
Tried a speed master, was a mistake. Looked like a child’s watch on my wrist. This watch, which I’m wearing now, fits me perfectly. I was worried about the crystal, knocked it off the filing cabinet in my office and all I did was wipe off the paint from the cabinet and carry on. Timing is remarkable. Lost about a second in an 18 month period. And like you said, ended up buying the strap version as well, slightly annoyed as I think it’s a cash grab imhp. Other than that the dial is beautiful, mechanism is incredible and construction is brilliant. Great watch.
This watch or the Seiko Flightmaster
I have both, can’t really pick between them though the Lunar Pilot has a better quartz movement. If you have wrists under seven inch I’d go for the Flightmaster as it’s not very big yet retains great dial depth.
This
Nice watch but the crystal needs better anti reflective coating. Too much light glare off the crystal.
I think your bracelet is on upside down...?
It is and also has a half link.
The buttons on the side were designed to be large so astronauts wearing large and bulky gloves gloves could press them.
To big sadly, even for 7+ wrists
Yeah it’s a chunky boy
Wears much smaller than you might think. On the leather strap It looks proper on my 7 1/2 inch wrist. Most accurate watch I've ever owned, minus 1 sec over a year and a half!!!
Jim Matsunaga Ive owned this piece, twice even. Have a 7,25 inch wrist and it wears even larger than the 45mm would suggest. So dont agree with you at all.
7.5 “ wrist here fits perfectly
It’s fine on my seven and a quarter inch wrist, though I have it on the nylon nato and not the bracelet.
I have a 8.5 inch wrist and i still have about 1.5cm on each side of the lugs before it gets to the edge of my wrist and looks awesome! I got the Bracelet version to as its the better option. Also its the chrono hand that beats @ 16 times a second. I just watched a video of one slowed right down and it did 16 beats which i though was pretty cool...