Bulova is a Swiss made watch company that delivers watches in a very affordable price range. The Bulova Marine Star (ref. 96G93) is great example. Bulova’s Marine Star is an extremely versatile, sporty, casual watch. The silver dial has a fantastic symmetry about it, with elegant details. The dial is further complimented by a polished and brushed stainless steel case and bezel. The bracelet has more traditional styled links, with push button deployment clasp. The hands and date window at 6 o’clock are powered by a Swiss quartz movement. Helping to keep the cost down, the Marine Star has hardened mineral crystal protecting the face, opposed to sapphire crystal.

Pros - Affordable, great design

Consideration - Mineral crystal

  Bulova has created the most accurate watch with a continuous sweeping seconds hand! A continuous sweeping hand is typically synonymous with mechanical watches, the Precisionist is a quartz movement and a first of its kind. How did Bulova do this? They added a third prong to a standard two prong quartz crystal, creating a torsional resonator. The Precisionist has 8 times the vibration frequency of standard quartz movement. This movement is accurate within 10 seconds per year, really amazing considering that a standard quartz watch is only accurate to an average of 15 seconds per month. This is new era in quartz, no doubt about it.

  Bulova’s Precisionist Claremont (ref. 96B129) is a very well designed watch. My favorite part of the watch (besides the movement) are the recesses for the numerals. The date window at the 3 o’clock position flows quite nicely amongst recesses. The hands are polished with a small amount of lume, appropriate for this type of watch. It is a 44mm case, with a stainless steel bracelet and deployant clasp. One downside, the Claremont has mineral crystal, though standard at this price point. Overall, the Precisionist Claremont is a great watch, with a breakthrough new movement.

Pros - Precisionist Quartz, nice dial, price point  

Considerations - Water resistance