I think Bulova have revised their accuracy metric to 5 seconds per month. I agree with you, the watches are very underrated. Great video, keep up the work.
Great informative video, yes very underrated & great value for money. The precisionist is a stunning movement in a variety of case styles & models. One of my models has a lower left hand pusher to alternate between running (or not running) seconds hand and chronograph seconds amongst other features fractions of a second subdial etc. Thank you for all the information.
I have a Marine Star 98B301 and I really like it. What I love about Bulova are three things: 1) They keep excellent time. 2) They make some great looking watches. 3) Despite having a really impressive history, Bulova doesn't take advantage of that by charge ridiculous prices. With Bulova you pay for the watch, not the name.
@@TheWatchChannelAU Ironically, the only quartz watch I own, the Lunar Pilot is one of my favorites. The other, is a watch that reminds me of my dad, the Sinatra "Fly Me To The Moon" watch. I love both for their classic throw back styles. Growing up in NY in an Italian family, Sinatra was always playing and my dad was a huge fan. I do happen to have another Bulova I love, my first one I got maybe 20 years ago, its two tone, tan leather band, the bezel is a gold tachymeter style, with gold hands and a white dial and the rest of the body is stainless. I have no idea what model it is, got it on Ebay from a seller in Italy and its labeled "swiss made" on the bottom of dial and case back and its an automatic. I could never find info on it, but it is a beautiful dressy watch and super thin (5mm). My go to when I am dressing my best.... I also have the Regatta and Wilton models.
I love the reissues of the watch designs for the US military during WW2. I'm purchasing a Bulova hack soon. The incredible history of this brand is awe inspiring and whenever I look fondly on many of the timepieces of the company, I get an almost profound sense of nostalgia for a time in which I've never personally experienced.
Couldn’t agree more… I own a bunch of Bulova and cannot seem to get enough of them lately. I found a 96B012 “Monaco” used for $100 and its incredible… a curved sapphire crystal, built like a tank and kinda rare and unusual. Then I have a High-Beat Accutron II “Lobster” and WOW what a gorgeous everyday diver and also very rare. For dressier occasions I have a Precisionist with alligator strap that just drips classy, also another High-Beat hyper accurate watch. My grandfather was given a Bulova Accutron in the 60’s when retiring from a career on the railroads and that sat in pieces in a ziplock for years. Recently I had this vintage piece totally restored for 25 cents (from a friend who only charged me a quarter) and it sits on display in my watch drawer. Also a great watch but unfortunately due to the rarity of the 1.37V battery it is a display piece. I wear the Lobster almost everyday now and I have over 30 watches! I just cannot get over how solid and sexy and accurate these are. The Rolex guys can keep their watches. I am not interested in a watch that costs 60 TIMES more that is allowed up to 8 seconds a day off…. And costs more than a Bulova just to have a watchmaker open let alone service. Yup, not thanks…
Wonderful collection. A Railroad Accutron Wow! I found a Accutron SpaceView and I love it! I found a Precisionist 96B185. I love the Sweep of the Seconds hand! I want a Mil-Ship!! Electro-Static Accutron?
I couldn’t agree with you more. I own three watches from the Archive Series: Stainless Steel Blue Computron (I love Retro-Future design), the Lunar Pilot on a 20mm grey and black Bond NATO from Crown & Buckle, and most recently the Parking Meter which is fantastic. For my money, Bulova are making some excellent pieces steeped in history and ever-changing culture. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
@@das911 legend. On a side note, how has the passing of the Queen been received in Canada? I am from England originally so it's been quite sad but unfortunately that's life... Anyway, not to end our chat on a downer .. sorry
@@TheWatchChannelAU As a commonwealth country, with the Queen on most of our currencies, along with singing “God Save the Queen” in elementary school, her passing is impossible to ignore. However, as sad as it is, it’s not putting a damper on my life. I’m 46, I think her passing is hitting much harder for a generation older than me. 96. 70 years on the throne. She had a great run. Love live the King.
Could.not agree with you more. I love Bulova watches, although I'm stick on their 1950s era tank watches. I have one that my father gave me and it's elegant. Bought another at an antique show. Cleaned up very nicely. And I just got a 1953 Park Lane restored. Has the checkerboard face. Outstanding. Yes, I love Bulova watches.
Ive only just started watch collecting this year, and I even just purchased a repair kit and a battery change kit (idk if that was included with the repair kit, but it never hurts to have extra tools). I have a couple Bulovas. I have a Citizen and a Tissot as well. But idk what it is about Bulova, but so far in my searches, they sell some of the most attractive watches out of a lot of what Ive seen so far, and I find myself returning to that brand for my next watch
Great review, I agree with what you said about Bulova, I myself have a Bulova Lunar Pilot watch and I love it, keep the videos coming, I also subscribed. Thank You and have a wonderful day from Canada.
Yes, I totally agree. I'm not "into" watches as such, I don't have a lot to spend but I like to have a couple of nice watches that are a little bit different and I recently bought a Marine Star 96B382 (basic, not the chrono version), and it's superb. It has the internal rotating bezel which is something not seen very often, and has blue indices on a black dial which isn't a colourway seen very often, so it's really distinctive without looking out of place. I think there was also a white version which also looks amazing. This only came out a couple of years ago for under $400 and now it's available in Europe from a reputable Italian seller on ebay for just over $200 - a crazy bargain. It's no longer on Bulova's own site so must have been discontinued already. There's also a 262kHz Precisionist model available on Amazon for just over $200 (£186 in the UK) which is nuts for that price, and this iconic brand should surely be positioned higher than they are. But here's the elephant in the room. The final finish, while still good, isn't up there with the top brands and while you wouldn't expect it to be for the price, you would expect Bulova to actually be able to produce a better watch and be able to charge more for it accordingly. I bought a Citizen Oceanus for a similar price and the overall finish and quality is a lot better, and I hate to have to say that because I really like the Bulova brand and it's part of the same group. I'm not sure their slightly offbeat colourways always help. I love the JetStar and would have bought one, but I don't like any of the colour options. Then there are a large range that have lots of crystals on and around the dial that just look cheap and blingy. They just don't work, and I think they need to make more high quality watches similar to the likes of Longines starting prices and increase the quality, because they have the brand history, one of the most famous and recognisable logos in the business - which doesn't even appear on the dials of some of the range, which again is madness - and the know-how and resources within their group. They're just missing something and need a new direction and a higher quality range that has mass appeal.
I just bought a Bulova classic, beautiful blue face , smooth sweeping second hand. Quality bracelet. Open heart movement. £150 in half price sale. Couldn't believe I could get this kind of watch for that price. I love it. I don't like big chunky watches. The 41mm face is totally ideal and looks stunning.
I own 3 and my homeboy’s from Puerto Rico love invictas , I’ve been trying to get them to change , deez watches are legit and u can feel it as soon as u wear it
I have a Grammy Precisionist and a Catamount Precisionist. They are my favorite two watches, hands-down. I own some very nice automatics, and honestly, while I view automatics to be a technical marvel, they're also annoying AF because I constantly have to set the time on them. Automatics either die because I haven't worn them in a couple days and I forgot to wind them, or they just drift way out of accuracy, so they need to be set again. If you only bother to set your Precisionist once every other month to skip from the 28th to the 1st, your watch will never be more than a few seconds off from atomic time, and they're far more stylish than something like a Wave Ceptor or other radio watch IMO.
Bulova with their accutron quartz are good functional watches, they just needed to get better ideas in the design department. If you go to your local malls in Macy's, Nordstroms, or even jewelry stores, their watches look like overdone invite-ish style watches. What saved Bulova's recognition is the Lunar Pilots and JetStars in recent and today's time
The problem with Bulova is their marketing. Their products are so saturated. They have the history and the technology to compete with the bigger boys, but they did not fully take advantage of that. They need to market themselves as a full-on luxury brand, but at a reasonable price. They need to reinvent their image and products. Discontinue watches that cost $300 and below. How? By improving material choices. Use sapphire crystals on all of their watches. Use ceramic for the edges if applicable. Use real gold and diamonds as accents (lab diamonds are the best). Their entry-level watches should cost no less than $400. Price range for their watches should be from $400 to $2000. Now that's affordable luxury without compromising on quality.
Put a $20 movement in a $30 case and sell it for $400? There's a lot of profit in watch making. Now a days, with Chinese manufacturing, you are only paying a premium for the name on the watch, not the actual parts. Sure, fit and finish can vary between maker. Some very inexpensive watches look very nice and have the same movements as luxury name brands. Want to tell time accurately? Just look at your cell phone; everyone on the planet has one. Watches are just jewelry, fashion statements or conversation pieces. Cheers!
The Bulova website pictures suck ... looks like AI pics with no life, no shine, no depth. Polished surfaces are flat color and descriptions of colors are basic . My Mariner Star is described as blue, but it is an azure sky blue that gradually fades to a dark blue at the outer edges of the dial with a pearl like reflection ... why is the website so plain! marketing needs step it up !!!
I like Bulova watches but a lot of their designs are not to my taste. For example I like the precisionist, but the precisionist x just looks like an ugly mess
Of course today, despite their illustrious history, Bulova is just a name on a dial, owned by Citizen, produced in China with movements from Miyota but that's just the way the industry is today. At the price range they compete in they are on par and even better than the many of the competition. The Precisionist gives you some of the most sophisticated quartz technology this side of a Grand Seiko and can be had for well under a grand. That's just insane value for money. Again it's a Miyota movement but because it's Bulova's trademark proprietary unit, they don't sell it to anyone else. Seiko were always my favourite brand but in recent months Bulova have taken over. I just wish they'd make more watches in smaller case sizes, with less garish designs, like the Jet Star reissue, which I've recently bought. More like that please Bulova
Im 65 and fondly remember see a couple of Bulova's on my dads dresser.
I think Bulova have revised their accuracy metric to 5 seconds per month. I agree with you, the watches are very underrated. Great video, keep up the work.
Bulova watch, one of the best watches...
Great informative video, yes very underrated & great value for money. The precisionist is a stunning movement in a variety of case styles & models. One of my models has a lower left hand pusher to alternate between running (or not running) seconds hand and chronograph seconds amongst other features fractions of a second subdial etc. Thank you for all the information.
Just realized that you can have the 5 essential watches from Bulova. Divers, pilot, field, chrono, and dress. Thanks for this.
Their sweeping second hand got my heart now I'm 3 deep ❤, and they keep doing right by the watch community bringing out bangers after bangers
I own two 262 Khz. Never fail me. Beautiful sweep. Love them.
Building a 50 watch collection and bulova is going to be atleast 10 of them 😂😂
I have a Marine Star 98B301 and I really like it. What I love about Bulova are three things:
1) They keep excellent time.
2) They make some great looking watches.
3) Despite having a really impressive history, Bulova doesn't take advantage of that by charge ridiculous prices. With Bulova you pay for the watch, not the name.
My wife and I love Bulova watches, I have 5, she has 4.... Love the brand and the affordable prices.
Awesome! Is there any model in particular that you especially like?
@@TheWatchChannelAU Ironically, the only quartz watch I own, the Lunar Pilot is one of my favorites. The other, is a watch that reminds me of my dad, the Sinatra "Fly Me To The Moon" watch. I love both for their classic throw back styles. Growing up in NY in an Italian family, Sinatra was always playing and my dad was a huge fan.
I do happen to have another Bulova I love, my first one I got maybe 20 years ago, its two tone, tan leather band, the bezel is a gold tachymeter style, with gold hands and a white dial and the rest of the body is stainless. I have no idea what model it is, got it on Ebay from a seller in Italy and its labeled "swiss made" on the bottom of dial and case back and its an automatic. I could never find info on it, but it is a beautiful dressy watch and super thin (5mm). My go to when I am dressing my best.... I also have the Regatta and Wilton models.
I have a Marine Star and it’s my go to watch in my collection, it was a Christmas gift from my parents
I love the reissues of the watch designs for the US military during WW2. I'm purchasing a Bulova hack soon. The incredible history of this brand is awe inspiring and whenever I look fondly on many of the timepieces of the company, I get an almost profound sense of nostalgia for a time in which I've never personally experienced.
I Bought the Surveyor recently with green dial Myota movement I love it.
Me too, great watch and I’d even pay a bit more for a 9000 series movement, mine only cost me 259 Aussie dollars brand new.
I like Bulova and have four in my collection. The way I feel is if they were good enough for Frank, they are good enough for me.
I love my Bulova precisionist gave two of them
Good review quality watches you are right so underrated I own several including vintage ones all the best.
Thanks Nigel
Couldn’t agree more… I own a bunch of Bulova and cannot seem to get enough of them lately. I found a 96B012 “Monaco” used for $100 and its incredible… a curved sapphire crystal, built like a tank and kinda rare and unusual. Then I have a High-Beat Accutron II “Lobster” and WOW what a gorgeous everyday diver and also very rare. For dressier occasions I have a Precisionist with alligator strap that just drips classy, also another High-Beat hyper accurate watch. My grandfather was given a Bulova Accutron in the 60’s when retiring from a career on the railroads and that sat in pieces in a ziplock for years. Recently I had this vintage piece totally restored for 25 cents (from a friend who only charged me a quarter) and it sits on display in my watch drawer. Also a great watch but unfortunately due to the rarity of the 1.37V battery it is a display piece. I wear the Lobster almost everyday now and I have over 30 watches! I just cannot get over how solid and sexy and accurate these are. The Rolex guys can keep their watches. I am not interested in a watch that costs 60 TIMES more that is allowed up to 8 seconds a day off…. And costs more than a Bulova just to have a watchmaker open let alone service. Yup, not thanks…
You got yourself a bargain
Wonderful collection. A Railroad Accutron Wow! I found a Accutron SpaceView and I love it! I found a Precisionist 96B185. I love the Sweep of the Seconds hand!
I want a Mil-Ship!! Electro-Static Accutron?
I Am after falling in Love With Bulova So Much I Bought 2 on the same Day..! Lunor Pilot & Parking Meter. 900 for the 2 in a Shop.😎🙏
I couldn’t agree with you more.
I own three watches from the Archive Series: Stainless Steel Blue Computron (I love Retro-Future design), the Lunar Pilot on a 20mm grey and black Bond NATO from Crown & Buckle, and most recently the Parking Meter which is fantastic.
For my money, Bulova are making some excellent pieces steeped in history and ever-changing culture.
Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
I am getting my hands on the Parking Meter today for a review...it looks stunning!! Thanks for commenting & hope you subscribed? All the best, Al
Yes. I’m a subscriber
@@das911 legend. On a side note, how has the passing of the Queen been received in Canada? I am from England originally so it's been quite sad but unfortunately that's life... Anyway, not to end our chat on a downer .. sorry
@@TheWatchChannelAU As a commonwealth country, with the Queen on most of our currencies, along with singing “God Save the Queen” in elementary school, her passing is impossible to ignore.
However, as sad as it is, it’s not putting a damper on my life. I’m 46, I think her passing is hitting much harder for a generation older than me.
96. 70 years on the throne. She had a great run.
Love live the King.
@@TheWatchChannelAU ps: looking forward to your Parking Meter review!
I own 3 Bulova watches!👍🏼 A very nice watch brand!
Thanks you for your description-
Could.not agree with you more. I love Bulova watches, although I'm stick on their 1950s era tank watches. I have one that my father gave me and it's elegant. Bought another at an antique show. Cleaned up very nicely. And I just got a 1953 Park Lane restored. Has the checkerboard face. Outstanding. Yes, I love Bulova watches.
Ive only just started watch collecting this year, and I even just purchased a repair kit and a battery change kit (idk if that was included with the repair kit, but it never hurts to have extra tools). I have a couple Bulovas. I have a Citizen and a Tissot as well. But idk what it is about Bulova, but so far in my searches, they sell some of the most attractive watches out of a lot of what Ive seen so far, and I find myself returning to that brand for my next watch
A lot of different styles handsome keeps good time I own 4 of them very happy
Great review, I agree with what you said about Bulova, I myself have a Bulova Lunar Pilot watch and I love it, keep the videos coming, I also subscribed.
Thank You and have a wonderful day from Canada.
Cheers Joey.. I really appreciate it
@@TheWatchChannelAU you’re welcome 😊
Yes, I totally agree. I'm not "into" watches as such, I don't have a lot to spend but I like to have a couple of nice watches that are a little bit different and I recently bought a Marine Star 96B382 (basic, not the chrono version), and it's superb. It has the internal rotating bezel which is something not seen very often, and has blue indices on a black dial which isn't a colourway seen very often, so it's really distinctive without looking out of place. I think there was also a white version which also looks amazing. This only came out a couple of years ago for under $400 and now it's available in Europe from a reputable Italian seller on ebay for just over $200 - a crazy bargain. It's no longer on Bulova's own site so must have been discontinued already. There's also a 262kHz Precisionist model available on Amazon for just over $200 (£186 in the UK) which is nuts for that price, and this iconic brand should surely be positioned higher than they are.
But here's the elephant in the room. The final finish, while still good, isn't up there with the top brands and while you wouldn't expect it to be for the price, you would expect Bulova to actually be able to produce a better watch and be able to charge more for it accordingly. I bought a Citizen Oceanus for a similar price and the overall finish and quality is a lot better, and I hate to have to say that because I really like the Bulova brand and it's part of the same group.
I'm not sure their slightly offbeat colourways always help. I love the JetStar and would have bought one, but I don't like any of the colour options. Then there are a large range that have lots of crystals on and around the dial that just look cheap and blingy. They just don't work, and I think they need to make more high quality watches similar to the likes of Longines starting prices and increase the quality, because they have the brand history, one of the most famous and recognisable logos in the business - which doesn't even appear on the dials of some of the range, which again is madness - and the know-how and resources within their group. They're just missing something and need a new direction and a higher quality range that has mass appeal.
I wear my Rolex Subby constantly. However, I've always wanted to pick up the Bulova lunar moon watch to wear every other day to my Subby.
I just bought a Bulova classic, beautiful blue face , smooth sweeping second hand. Quality bracelet. Open heart movement. £150 in half price sale. Couldn't believe I could get this kind of watch for that price. I love it. I don't like big chunky watches. The 41mm face is totally ideal and looks stunning.
Wonderful video, and agree 100%
Cheers Steve, gald you appreciated the video!
What a great video. Thank you!👍
That's a pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it!
I m lucky enough to have an Accutron space view.
And just received today a brand new Computron in black.
Actually I love the Precisionist and the Accutron. I have both the Precisionist and the Accuquartz which are really interesting and amazing watches.
Thanks for sharing!
LOVE the Accutron
I own 3 and my homeboy’s from Puerto Rico love invictas , I’ve been trying to get them to change , deez watches are legit and u can feel it as soon as u wear it
I have a Grammy Precisionist and a Catamount Precisionist. They are my favorite two watches, hands-down. I own some very nice automatics, and honestly, while I view automatics to be a technical marvel, they're also annoying AF because I constantly have to set the time on them. Automatics either die because I haven't worn them in a couple days and I forgot to wind them, or they just drift way out of accuracy, so they need to be set again. If you only bother to set your Precisionist once every other month to skip from the 28th to the 1st, your watch will never be more than a few seconds off from atomic time, and they're far more stylish than something like a Wave Ceptor or other radio watch IMO.
new smaller lunar pilot coming out next year and a blue version aswell
Where did you hear that news?
@@TheWatchChannelAU youtuber "watchchris"
Bulova with their accutron quartz are good functional watches, they just needed to get better ideas in the design department. If you go to your local malls in Macy's, Nordstroms, or even jewelry stores, their watches look like overdone invite-ish style watches. What saved Bulova's recognition is the Lunar Pilots and JetStars in recent and today's time
There is a polished steel version with no date. I have one and think it the best looking of the Luna Pilots
I had and may still have an electric Bulova watch.
The problem with Bulova is their marketing. Their products are so saturated. They have the history and the technology to compete with the bigger boys, but they did not fully take advantage of that. They need to market themselves as a full-on luxury brand, but at a reasonable price. They need to reinvent their image and products. Discontinue watches that cost $300 and below. How? By improving material choices. Use sapphire crystals on all of their watches. Use ceramic for the edges if applicable. Use real gold and diamonds as accents (lab diamonds are the best). Their entry-level watches should cost no less than $400. Price range for their watches should be from $400 to $2000. Now that's affordable luxury without compromising on quality.
I only wear Bulova
Tragedy they don’t make the Sea King anymore
Put a $20 movement in a $30 case and sell it for $400? There's a lot of profit in watch making. Now a days, with Chinese manufacturing, you are only paying a premium for the name on the watch, not the actual parts. Sure, fit and finish can vary between maker. Some very inexpensive watches look very nice and have the same movements as luxury name brands. Want to tell time accurately? Just look at your cell phone; everyone on the planet has one. Watches are just jewelry, fashion statements or conversation pieces. Cheers!
The Bulova website pictures suck ... looks like AI pics with no life, no shine, no depth. Polished surfaces are flat color and descriptions of colors are basic . My Mariner Star is described as blue, but it is an azure sky blue that gradually fades to a dark blue at the outer edges of the dial with a pearl like reflection ... why is the website so plain! marketing needs step it up !!!
Bulova is a little better than timex and fossil, a few notches below citizen. They don’t look attractive. The moon watch is ok.
I like Bulova watches but a lot of their designs are not to my taste. For example I like the precisionist, but the precisionist x just looks like an ugly mess
May I suggest Invicta for your type? No accounting for taste is there?
@@camarocarl7130invicta look horrible
Just look at the understated versions, you get the same accuracy without the gaudy designs.
@@camarocarl7130 Invicta is really bad
Of course today, despite their illustrious history, Bulova is just a name on a dial, owned by Citizen, produced in China with movements from Miyota but that's just the way the industry is today. At the price range they compete in they are on par and even better than the many of the competition. The Precisionist gives you some of the most sophisticated quartz technology this side of a Grand Seiko and can be had for well under a grand. That's just insane value for money. Again it's a Miyota movement but because it's Bulova's trademark proprietary unit, they don't sell it to anyone else. Seiko were always my favourite brand but in recent months Bulova have taken over. I just wish they'd make more watches in smaller case sizes, with less garish designs, like the Jet Star reissue, which I've recently bought. More like that please Bulova