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Bulova Marine Star Chronograph
96B256
A 44 mm six-hand quartz chronograph on a blue dial, rated to 100 m — Bulova's most widely sold sports piece and the one that sets the tone for the collection.
Typical street price
$550
Our editorial estimate, not a live retailer price.
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At a Glance
- Quartz movement — ±15 seconds per month (Bulova specification)
- Date display
- Chronograph sub-dials
- 100 m water resistance
- Mineral crystal
- Luminous hands and markers
Specifications
- Brand
- Bulova
- Collection
- Marine Star
- Movement
- Bulova 6S20 quartz chronograph, caliber 6S20, rated ±15 seconds per month (Bulova specification)
- Case
- Silver-tone stainless steel, 44 mm diameter
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet, Safety fold-over clasp with push buttons, 22 mm lug width
- Water resistance
- 100 m (328 ft)
- Dial colours
- Blue
- Style
- Chronograph, Sport, Everyday
- Recommended wrist
- Large
- Country of origin
- United States
What we like
- A six-hand chronograph with a screw-back case and 100 m water resistance
- 1/20 second timing to 60 minutes, which most quartz chronographs at this price do not offer
- ±15 seconds a month, tighter than Casio's ±30 across this database
- 22 mm lugs, so the bracelet is not the only option
Full specifications
- Brand
- Bulova
- Model
- Marine Star Chronograph
- Reference
- 96B256
- Collection
- Marine Star
- Typical street price
- $550
- MSRP
- $550
- Movement type
- Quartz
- Movement
- Bulova 6S20 quartz chronograph
- Caliber
- 6S20
- Power reserve
- Not published
- Stated accuracy
- ±15 seconds per month (Bulova specification)
- Balance spring
- Not published
- Case diameter
- 44 mm
- Case thickness
- —
- Lug-to-lug
- —
- Lug width
- 22 mm
- Weight
- Not published
- Case material
- Silver-tone stainless steel
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Water resistance
- 100 m (328 ft)
- Dial colours
- Blue
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Bracelet material
- Stainless steel
- Clasp
- Safety fold-over clasp with push buttons
- Date
- Yes
- GMT
- No
- Chronograph
- Yes
- Style
- Chronograph · Sport · Everyday
- Recommended wrist
- Large
- Country of origin
- United States
- Released
- 2018
- Selection Score
- Not published
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Watch 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.
