Brands
Bulova
Bulova's distinguishing technology is a 262 kHz quartz movement — roughly eight times the frequency of a standard crystal — which produces a smoothly sweeping seconds hand and unusually fine timing resolution.
- Founded
- 1875
- Country
- United States
- Typical price range
- $150 – $1,200
- Watches covered
- 1 watches
The Lunar Pilot is the brand's clearest statement: a reissue of the chronograph worn on the lunar surface during Apollo 15, driven by that high-frequency movement. Elsewhere Bulova mixes Miyota-powered automatics with quartz dress watches of variable interest. The brand is at its strongest when it leans on its own technology and history rather than competing on conventional specifications.
Strengths
- 262 kHz quartz offers precision and a sweep no standard quartz can match
- Genuine documented space-programme heritage
- Sapphire crystals on flagship references
- Frequently discounted below list price
Watch out for
- Case sizes across the archive line are very large by modern standards
- Water resistance is often 50 m even on tool-styled watches
- Catalogue quality is inconsistent outside the flagship references
- Published specifications are less complete than Japanese or Swiss rivals
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