Bulova Hack - Hands On Review - WWII Mil Spec Watch Reborn - Automatic field watch
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- Bulova Hack - Hands On Review - WWII Mil-Spec Watch Reborn - Automatic field watch Bulova A-11 A-15. In this video we look at the Bulova Hack, a great little field watch with a big history...
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While on embassy duty, one of my fellow Marines had a Bulova Hack. It was his grandfather's who served in WWII. Lots of history with this Bulova. Awesome review. Semper Fi 🇺🇲
Just bought this as my first field/ automatic watch. Got the white face and I gotta say, it’s an amazingly comfortable strap, the dome crystal is gorgeous. Amazingly legible and the lume is fantastic. It’s satisfying to look at and gotten lots of compliments on it. Amazing watch so far
Great review. Thank you for doing a lume shot. I just bought the black dial version to celebrate my last day in the Army! 10 years Airborne! I can't wait to get it!
Better late than never! I ordered the black and red today, my grandfather served submarine duty, Pacific Fleet WW2 and wore a Bulova. This will be an excellent tribute to a great man.
I got the black dial version. It’s REALLY beautiful , I love this watch. I have the Hamilton Khaki Mechanical, which I love as well. Where as the Hamilton is based on a Vietnam War watch, this one is based on a WWII watch. After years of mostly dive watches, I’ve really gotten into field watches, military watches in general.
And I have to blame Chris for that. His videos on this watch, the Praesidus A-11 and the Bulova A-15, have put me in the poorhouse (just purchased the A-15 today).
I’ve gone so far down the military watch rabbit hole, that I actually own a real A-11 (from 1943). Also own a military issued 1972 Hamilton field watch. The history of these watches is fascinating to me (I was a history major for a while in college).
Just received my black dial one today! Love it.
The black metal on the hands of the white dial really pop!
I own a Mil issue Vietnam era Bulova Hack. Still works great.
Thanks for the review. Until now I haven't seen too much on these. They are quite nice. I'd pay a bit more if they threw in a sapphire crystal.
A sapphire crystal is definitely worth upgrading!
Great review Chris. I own the white dial version and absolutely love it. I think it’s design is attributed to Vietnam era. It was the Bulova military contract they before it went to Benrus and Hamilton. If you check pictures from early Vietnam, you can see the design to these are identical. Regardless, it’s an amazing purchase because you can own a bit of military history from a brand that can back it up.
Just got mine in the mail. Awesome watch, sits a bit tall, but then, it is an automatic. Overall the 38mm seems super small, but then I have been wearing the Seiko Arnie H851 which is HUGE (47mm)!
Just a gorgeous watch! Probably the coolest Bulova I’ve ever seen. Was not expecting to see something this beautiful in the Bulova case at Macy’s. I’ve ordered the white dial but I’m sure I’ll end up ordering the black one as well. Hopefully the Miyota movement will be reliable and won’t let down this gorgeous watch.
Still own it?
@@maiabrittany yup. Got both.
@@kahmed7328 good movement ?
Have you swam with this watch? Is its water resistance okay? I understand it's not meant for scuba diving but I spend alot of time swimming in the ocean and would love to take this watch with me.
@@OwneroftheClub I haven’t taken it into water.
These two new "tribute" watches have the original Bulova Korean War issue "Hack" design, not a WW2 one. (the Korean War issue is pretty rare.)
Great watch, I have the cream (U.S. Navy style) one.
The thin cheap leather strap left my wrist purple.
The lume is weak, especially the outer markers.
It would have been perfect if it had luminous numbers as well, like a vintage U.S. Navy style watch.
Ordered a British Admiralty Grey cloth NATO strap, coming in the mail soon.
A little pricey without the numbers lume, but it's overall a decent watch for work
at the Hospital.........
Great review! I just ordered the A-11
Every hack watch is great. I'm just not sure which one I want. I'm leaning towards the special edition one. Black dial no red. Great video!!
I went for the Classic one...beutuful
Love these watches, as well. If they ever do a sapphire crystal on the Hack, then I’m getting one. The cream dial and the Vietnam special edition are my favorites, but I have to say that I really like the look of every iteration of the Hack, including the blue, high polished version.
i love this watch i just wish it had a saphire crystal and a date window do you know anything like this watch with that speically love the cathedral hand
There's a sale on amazon for these. I got mine for $150 USD.
This was very informative... and influenced my decision. I went with the ivory dial simply due to price. But its not let me down. thanks!!!
I did more research. Cream dial was the standard until, I think 1943 when the a-11 went black dial.
Also-indicies lum... but you pretty much have to hold them next to a nuclear chain reaction to get them going.
Cool watches and a nice homage to the WW2 version, which helped American soldiers win the war. It's ironic that this former US watch brand is now Japanese owned and are made in China, Switzerland and Japan.
Great video. What kind of lume do they use on these?
Bulova was my first fanboy watch no lie. I have the Bulova Moon watch that I hardly ever wear simply because it's a big watch it looks good when you dress up which I hardly ever do. I just really wish it would have stayed US made
Great video Chris. I don’t currently own a field watch. This might have to be my first one. 😃
They are some seriously cool watches and they have a little history behind them...
I just got mine today!!👌😎👍
Cool watch Chris, a field watch that's actually been used in the field..
Yea I really like these wish they had a sapphire that's about it...
@@WatchChris I'd add a minimum 50m water resist
when you wind the watch does it eventually get to a point where it doesnt wind anymore?
I really like them , not a bad price ! Good review 👍
Ordered the black now I want the white
Might consider buying this over a Hamilton Khaki feild mechanical.
Would you?
Definitely would go with a watch that’s been in a battlefield and passed the test of time!!
Why not both? lol
Just ordered me one
i wish the crystal was flat and there was a date window other then that i love it do you know of any like that ?
Hi like the watches can you forward me the link to buy them,that will highly appreciated. Thanks 😊
Great review, great watch., though the thickness makes it a hard pass.
Bulova hack or the Praesidus A-11?
Where is it made
Great video Chris! I'm glad Bulova decided to lower the price. They pretty much had to, since they look exactly like the Hamilton khaki mechanical, and you can get those with an ETA manual movement for under $350
In person they actually look & wear quite different
And Hamilton also has 50m and saphire crystal , i was lucky enough to grab one for $200.
@@DonCacomixtle that's a good price!
They should make something that competes vs the kacki auto. Take the hack and make it slimmer, safire crystal (flat), better water resistance and day window.
It would be the perfect watch.
When do new watches get released? Would love to get this or the kacki auto but don't wanna buy now/ soon and then a couple months later something better comes out.
The black one is nice, the other one is a miss in my view.
I’m wearing my Bulova hack, black dial, veterans edition
Hi ti everyone, got It, very gorgeous budget watch. THX for the interesting rewiev
White one looks better for sure.
Thanks for the comment. The white looks great and a better deal overall. Please don't forget to like and subscribe!!
I bought the DLC case version of this watch when it first came out, but I returned it as it I found the case to be too thick & the DLC or Ion coating to be too shiny, also the movement wasn't very accurate running + 17 seconds a day. It would have been better with a thinner bead blasted case. It's a shame as I really wanted a reissue of the original Bulova hack watch!
@The Truth Yes I think most people would prefer a Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical to the Bulova, it's a better watch in most respects
@@Andrew.W75 It is twice more expensive than Bulova!
@@betulaobscura Yes I'm aware of that what I realised from buying the Bulova is that I'd rather pay more for a better watch.
Which is better I ask... This or a Hamilton Khaki????
Buy both! Are diferent both cool!! I did ND like both.
@@joseluisgarcia4266 unfortunately I cannot afford to buy both
The Hamilton Khaki has a mechanical (manual wind) movement. This Bulova has an automatic movement. Because of this difference the Hamilton is much thinner. The other big difference is the Hamilton has a sapphire (very scratch resistant) crystal while the Bulova has a mineral (easy to scratch) crystal. Also, the Hamilton is a bit more expensive. Personally, I prefer the look of the Hamilton. The Bulova might be a good option, if you can find it for less than $250.
Hamilton H-10 movement has a 80 hour reserve time. Theses have 42 hours of reserve time. That's the biggest difference. Plus coat. Hamilton is $995.00
@@natives602CC 995 dollars ? which dollars are we talking about ? :D
It's roughly around the 500 retail price, should be easy to find it much cheaper, in boutiques or online.
BTW I suggest trying them out, I've found the Hamilton surprinsingly big compared to what it looks like online, and that's a deal breaker to me.
So far I haven't found a single modern Hamilton that doesn't wear significantly bigger than what its specs suggests. But I have to say that at a discount, the Khaki Field is a better deal spec wise, than the Bulova. But then again, personnal taste makes the final decision.
I have the cream version on the way for $225
I think the cream version is deffinately the one to go for
That's a great price
@@WatchChris the watch is a tank. I like it.
I wish they did a minimum of 50m water on this
Just take the damn watch off when you shower.
@@thetruth495 I don't shower with my watches. But I do fish and fish live in water. There is water in the world besides in your shower bud.
@@deej9367 I take mine off everything I take a drink of water.
Only 30meters water resistance? For a field watch is surely not enough
In average field usage, when are you _ever_ going to be 30m down? 30m is the height of a ten story building...
@@interestedbystander196 You can get 2 to 3 bar water pressure from your sink.
That's 20 to 30m depth worth of static water pressure.
This is why 30m is considered splash proof, and only safe for washing your hands. Because you can reach out far more than 30m of water pressure, by swimming in the shallowest partf of a pool : you move your arm through the water, that's the pressure we're talking about. Even taking a shower is not safe, with a 30m.
PS : can't believe the owner of the channel is loving those comments. Running a watch channel and not being aware of that is puzzling.
@@H0kram Good point. I didn't consider movement pressure. Still you'd have to be moving your hand pretty fast to create that much more pressure.
probably way better than hamilton
Lume plops?😂
lol yea I know...
when a watch reviewer seems to be having a hard time finding the neg part of a watch?
An American World War 2 field watch with a Japanese movement. If that isn't irony, I don't know what is.
Guessing that "hacking seconds" means the second hand stops briefly at each second?
Hey no it refers to the most movement. The hacking feature means the second hand stops when setting the time which allows for a more accurate setting of the time. Thanks for the question don't forget to like and subscribe! Thanks again
@@WatchChris thanks very much
No sapphire and very low grade movement. Idk about that price.
The movement is decent and pretty accurate.
Sorry can you explain a "hack"
Why when you could get a Hamilton for the same price
@@christopherjackson3455 I have both
I had both & deffinately preferred the Hamilton
The basic Hamilton Khaki Field which is probably the most similar goes for $450-500. The Bulova is a $200 watch.
Hamiltons are amazing. But no. Bulova is a 200$ watch, amazing value for the price.
....Because people might prefer this over the Hamilton for several different reasons? Seriously it's not a hard concept.
Overpriced!
you’re just too cheap.
@@bbldrizzaay - Correct I’m too Thrifty , it was overpriced for the quality and workmanship, money comes too hard for me and if I don’t see the value I don’t buy!
@VeteranPilot - maybe for you , but not for me !
can you take a shower with this watch?