Hit Or Miss? Bulova Parking Meter Reissue
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Big thank you again to Paul for the loan of this one! Fun, and kinda practical in a weird way, but also not really practical at all. Ha! Cheers, Jody
Bulova is the most frustrating brand in that they have some of the most rich and essential history in watchmaking bar none but do so little with it today. All of the things collectors gush over they have … you like the moon? Bulova was there. You like space travel in general? Their accutron movements were on the instrument panel of every Apollo mission. You like dive watches? They were in direct competition with blancpain for government dive watch contracts in the 50s. Horological significance? Accutron was the most important development in watchmaking until quartz. Military watches? They were an official military supplier since WWII and their astronaut model was issued to 60s military jet pilots. I could go on all day. These reissues are a step in the right direction but it still seems the folks at bulova aren’t even aware of what a goldmine they are really sitting on. Heartbreaking to see a brand that could give the best of the Swiss a run for their money historically making middle of the mall garbage
I agree they should really emphasize that the saved the day with the Lunar Pilot .
Excellent comment, agreed!
Same with TAG Heuer.
@@mankdemelord6974 yes and I’d put Movado in there too. At least tag heuer has maintained some small amount of collector cache, people are okay paying the asking price for a Monaco or a Carrera. The fact that there really doesn’t exist a single modern bulova anyone finds worth it at msrp is a shame and a prime example of mismanagement of an essential brand. They should be studied as an example of what not to do as a brand lol
They also have a 265khz quartz movement which is really neat and accurate
Apparently those 1/4 second markers are to measure how far off the second hand is from the actual second markers.
If only Bulova could have given the Lunar Pilot the same satin case finish as this watch. I'd be wearing one right now if they had.
Ah Bulova - agree completely; it's like it's two separate businesses. The reissues are lovely - I bought a devil diver reissue last year (at half rrp!) and love it. I'm not sure who the contemporary stuff is aimed at. It must sell though - they keep making em....
I bought the devil diver just last week at a Tjmaxx! Never thought that would happen, haha. The contemporary stuff is just odd, and anything normal is tied to a celebrity,I think this takes from the brand instead of adding to it.
I have saw the clients of their new models, they are similar to the invictas guys.
The rotating hour bezel is probably compensating for the lack of hour counter on the chronograph. Turn the chrono on and turn the hour counter to the hour hand and now you are tracking the minutes and hours of the timer.
Edit: I actually look for a chronograph that can count hours because I use that function to track how much time I have left on the parking meter. XD
I love that bullhead, brutal cutouts, and the brushing works really well. Not so much a fan of the rest of it, but the internal rotating bezel is slick. 8/10 for 70s retro cool.
This is definitely a strange one 😂. Bulova has some “eccentric” chronographs for sure
Love the Space Force shirt. I got to visit the space Force Base in Thule, Greenland a couple of years ago. Regrettably, I found no lightersabers or space marines but it was still an awesome experience after making it to the top of the Dundas plateau and leaving my rock up there. 👍
Nice review of a very... Unique watch; to put it as nicely as I can. I laughed out loud when I read the "parking meter" title. Certainly fitting.
I have the Devil Diver reissue and it's one of my fave, hit the nail on the head with this review the other Bulova releases are a little wild and out there.
I bought one of these last year and I couldn't get it to sit comfortably on my wrist due to the hidden lug strap placement. Once I changed the strap, it was a lot better. Most people who see it think it's a bottle opener shape rather than a parking meter which is understandable because they never grew up when coin parking meters were a thing, unlike me lol
I like it. Haven’t read the other comments but isn’t the internal bezel also good for counting down how much time is left on a parking meter? Great review. You are the best. Merci!
Ha! From the era when 24h parking downtown was affordable 😄! Tachymeter + parking meter is one weird combination for sure, probably a countdown bezel would be more helpful, regarding the world wide operating parking fee mafia! Nice review - have a great weekend!
Once more Jody, anodizing is for aluminum. That blue piece is IP coated. Just like stainless steel can be IP coated to look yellow gold, rose gold, black, or any other color you like, it can be IP coated to look blue.
Love the USSF shirt! 😉👍
Love Bulova! I've got an original '71 Bulova Surfboard Chrono and a couple of 1920's tank watches. Would have loved to seen a mechanical version of this one - would be way more in keeping or at least a decent multi tick quartz such as in their moon watch (Citizen does own Bulova after all). But Kudos to Bulova for their innovative pieces (excluding their ugly ones like the ones you showed at the start :D ) Excellent review Jodie!
I always appreciate your excellent taste in watches (which so closely matches my own!)
I agree with you 100% about Bulova. Their contemporary watches generally look like they've been designed by a committee. They have WAY too many models. And I agree with you that Bulova is at it's best when they revisit these kinds of classic designs.
My wife just brought me this today (29/4/23) as this year is my 50th birthday. So this is a Watch that means something for me. Also I have a citizen bullhead reissue too.
I agree. The current styles of Bulova suck. But their retro designs are quite nice. I have their Accutron Legacy 1974 reissue. Love the 70s vibe of it.
I quite like the quarter of a second markers, it helps me know exactly how far off the second hand alignment is.
I know right! Didn't hit a single marker 😂
I had mine arrive a couple of weeks ago and I really like it. It’s not a everyday watch. But fun and well made.
I also got it at a great price which makes it even better 😁
Bulova retail is optimistic to say the least!
@@JustOneMoreWatch I always say if you want a Bulova just wait a bit and go check your local retailers, it's often just insulting for the people who got them at release. That's a frustrating part of Bulova ownership.
I have the same issues with Alpina, try to resell you NOS 2000$ Alpina for 400$ and you'll understand my pain 😢😂
A bit of an odd one? Understatement of the year! I love how strange it is. If it was mechanical I might be interested.
Ugly doesn't cover it, but I like it ! Thanks for reviewing it, Jody. I could be persuaded .....
I unironically love this. So cool! So distinct! And really not the least legible watch I've seen.
Bought one last year at a discount and enjoy wearing it in rotation with other watches in my collection. It’s been noticed and complimented by friends because it’s so different to ‘standard’ watches.
For this type of look, I prefer the horizontal balance of the Bulova Chronograph A a/k/a the Surfboard. That one is also more legible (depending on the color scheme you choose), has 200m WR, and is just more fun. Neither one, however, solves the quartz issue. You can get the Surfboard with a Sellita SW510 for $2950 MSRP. But if I really wanted this vintage look, I would be tempted to save for a Tudor Heritage Chrono.
Love it, one of my favorite pieces to wear. The blue color looks great in person!
A pretty good list. A watch winder would be a good gift also.
The 70's was an awesome decade and I should know as I spent my teen years during it, and I don't care what anyone says, Disco was the most fun music in a generation!
I bought one earlier this year with a good discount. Was happy to see your review on the piece. Keep up the interesting work.
Funny that they actually officially call it the parking meter .Hadn’t been aware of this watch Thankyou!
have several vintage bulova/caravelles and love the70’s look. This is definitely interesting-this review makes it look a lot better than still photos i’ve seen. I’m actually impressed. hope it does well
I recently inherited a 1973 original of this watch. Love wearing it and talking up its uniqueness!
I'm just catching all your videos early! Your time zone and mine really jives! What an interesting watch, I've never seen one like that. Great thumbnail Jody!!!
Where is the coin insert?
I recently saw a smartwatch with a hidden compartment for Bluetooth earbuds. This one should at least accommodate a coin.
Interesting, but maybe they could have used the movement from the Lunar Pilot. Though if you want a real "parking meter" watch, around the same price, try the Buren Min-Stop. These were made for actually timing parking meters.
I contemplated buying this as I wanted a bullhead and it was on sale recently but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Too much weirdness and you hit on the negatives rather well. Cheers!
I personally feel, for the money, if you’re looking for a nice retro-style bullhead chrono, the Red Star, with its fabulous “luminous word nails”, is a much better choice.
II like it! I have a couple of Bulovas in my collection… The ‘devil diver’ reissue and the A15 prototype ‘pilot style’ reissue. I like the direction the brand has gone over past several years!
Oh, and thanks for making me feel completely ancient! I was 23 in 1973! Groan!
I love the dial.. casing could be a bit to get used to. but still.. I would.
This is the first Bulova I have seen in 10 years that isn't too big for me to try. I enjoy unusual things and the short lug to lug makes it work. A quick search doesn't find any of them near the great price this one carried, but I might look around some more.
I actually quite like meca quartz watches because I don't have to worry about shelling out a bunch of money for a chrono and don't really have to worry about service costs down the road, and I actually like when they have a ticking seconds subdial. But what I can't stand is a quartz where the seconds doesn't hit the markers, especially for over $200.
Wow, that's a unique design. I've never seen a case like that
I own this watch and love it. Eye catching and comfortable. Unique.
Gloriously daft. I like the case shape and date wheel.
I still have a " Bull head" on my list! This ticks the boxes................at least almost. It's no automatic......😢
In the name of staying positive: "I rather like the strap!" Otherwise, not sure it matches my particular sense of style, (or lack thereof).
Looks good if almost illegible as you mention. I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for late 60s/70s style Tonneau shaped watchcases. One of my favorite watches of all time is Omega’s Speedmaster Mark II.
bulova's retro watches are so cool.
Great case shape and bullheads look so cool. But I can't see the time! It needs the parking meter colour contrast toning down and some big very bright hour n minute hands
The watch my dad got married in and I was never allowed to touch was a Bulova. I could not wait to be able to buy my first Bulova. I loved that watch though by today's standards of my personal taste it is tiny and I cannot wear it.
I tell people I love this brand and I realize that is only based on my dad's watch, their lunar and devil diver. If people go look at the brand for the first time after I say I love them, I wonder what they think of my taste!
I'll leave it there to let people frame their own opinion, if this is a negative comment or not haha
Couldn't agree more about Bulova. They simply refuse to make watches I would buy. They're either too large or underspecced for the money they're asking.
A great fun watch, may break down and part with some $ to get one. Thanks for another great video
That is an interesting watch for sure. I am not sure if you meant 400.00 USD or AUD. It is not for me but I agree that modern Bulova is just not for me period. There was one I liked but it was too big. The second hand went around like the spring drive of a Grand Seiko but it was quartz and it did not pause at all, the second hand I mean. But way too big and heavy for me.
$400 AUD is what Paul paid for this one mate. Not a bad price, if one likes the look.
@@JustOneMoreWatch Ok, thanks for clearing that up. I did a currency conversion to US dollars.400 AUS. About 265.00 USD. So if someone likes that kind of watch that is a pretty good deal, I just don't like that style of buttons on top and bottom. But watch to their own liking.
Since it's a Bulova (at least in Canada) go check your local shopping mall in the summer, people usually don't shop there and big jewelry stores often offer up to 50% discounts.
Especially on Bulova and citizens
Well it's certainly unusual. Not my cup of tea, but much nicer than their contemporary offerings.
I love watches! I love this channel! However, my collecting days are over, as soon as I realized that, it's a fashion show of dials and hands and limited color runs, and then for the most part, all the same movements!
Thanks for the review. Seems a bit of a niche product.
I love it and hate it with equal measure. I would never buy or wear it myself, but it looked really good on your wrist.
Nice watch, different but not overly so. Not sure I'd wear it, but it's still a nice piece of nostalgia. I do think it would have been better with a mecaquartz on the style of the VK64 rather than this. It's definitely at the cheaper end of the quartz chronograph movements, and is dear even at the reduced price. I got a stunning looking solar powered Pulsar Chronograph with the same ticking chrono hand for half the price of the half price paid for this. It's like they made a homage to a classic car then put a Honda 50 motorbike engine in it. You'd think that for a limited edition, they'd put a bit more effort into it. Btw, this movement is in some $50 Ali Express watches. Thanks for the review. P. S. My Pulsar chrono hand does at least, hit the markers.
There's also a special police edition called "PULLOVA"
I like Bullheads, I have a Citizen Tsuno but for me this would need to be into the mid $300's US before I'd get it.
I had one. It looks great BUT the numbers and the hands were too small (I couldn't read the time or date), and the strap didn't fit well, it was loose (I have a 18.5 cm wrist, 7 inches). Also I didn't like that the quartz movement was so simple since citizen has better movements like the ones used for the Tsuno chronos. So I sold it.
I like how you do the value watches I might buy but every once in a while introduce us to something else. It's like belonging to a fun watch club at Jody's house.
Overall, I like the look of the original more. But the reissue is good looking too! I especially like the anodized blue accent. Scratches aside, I wish more companies (other than Cartier), made two tone that wasn't just steel and gold. Steel/blue, Steel/black, Steel/??? I want to see more
that handset is really nice (lume aside). hey bulova, just use those hands as a plain 3 hander with a 262 movement already
The dial reminds me of the Seiko 5 Super Cub.
Very cool, I prefer the oceanographer in orange, or the surfboard with the orange strap and white dial
If you think that legibility is bad, you haven’t seen my two-year-old Alpina Quartz chronograph, on Tuesdays when the day sub dial points toward the centre pinion, the hands are the same thickness as the hour and minute hands and it’s pretty much impossible to read the time, but it really takes some training to get used to that one
Really cool and quirky watch! I always love a good bullhead.
I completely agree with your comments on Bulova. I like this crazy watch but the one hour chronograph and 24 hour dial are only a bit more useful than fake pushers and painted on subdial hands of the sort one will find on twenty dollar fake Rolex Daytonas. Why have the 12 hour chronographs all but vanished?
do not forget the devil diver i have 2 x 41mm and they are so cool, doxa at half the price.
To paraphrase an early punk song "Nice case! Shame about the face!"
Something I really respect about your videos, Jody; you don’t go out a suit and tie on to do your pocket shots. Most of us watch guys are most comfortable in shorts and a tshirt so we definitely don’t need a suit and tie pocket shot 😂.
I liked the one crowned old one better, but it's a nice idea overall.
what a spud, and I'm a seventies guy, gotta say too the price of an old one is more like 2gs in the real world......great vid tho mate thanks.
Quirky and cool! Hard not to smile when I look at it.
That seconds hand not hitting the marks is a big no no at that price.
Does Bulova no longer have the rights to their old automatic movements? I never understand why they don’t do one for one re-issues with the exact same specs and movements.
They should have used the precisionist moment darn!
Ahh, yes, that would have been a different proposition eh?
I was ready to mock this one, but I rather like it. I could see myself wearing it
Sometimes I wonder what the Bulova designers are smoking. Putting the 24hrs on the big subdial? Using a single-tic Miyota chrono movement when they have their own, excellent, criminally underused Precisionist chrono movement?
In general I think they should make the Precisionist movements their signature and start putting them in everything, especially their reissues - where else would you be able to get retro-style watches with a smooth-sweeping High-Accuracy Quartz movement? They're sitting on gold and they don't even know it.
Best watch ever
bought one immediately when it was on sale and my girlfriend's husband loves it.
It's very 'star wars' looking. I dig it
Hmm…I was definitely around well before 1975, but don't recall this one. Hard pass on the reissue just on account of legibility; I have a Seiko 5 Anniversary Spacewalk "unicorn" (just the crown at 12 O'Clock), which is an oddball homage to the crazy-more-expensive Spring Drive Spacewalk, and both examples are legible to a fault.
Holy Kangaroo! What a funny Design! 🤣
Forget the watch, I want Jody's T-Shirt!
The 'space force' t-shirt would suit the Darth Wader watch review well. 😱
Neat watch,odd,but somehow it makes the Cronos Bronze Men Watch Automatic PT5000 Rotating Bezel seem less odd.
Well hello! Hi Jody nice one a bit strange but I was thinking of getting a bullhead and this one might be the charm Did you leave a link to the online discount you mentioned? The prices on eBay are much higher
"Ribbed" COME ON! Thanks Jody!
Why do companies feel the need to pull a watch out of their back catalogue, change it, then call it a "reissue"? Bulova should have kept to the original design and not added the rotating bezel, which I suspect they did only because the original had the winder at the bottom and they needed something to put there since the Miyota movement has the winder between the pushers. Speaking of which, why do they put a quartz movement in what is already an expensive watch?
That thing fell out of the ugly tree, hit every branch on the way down, landed in the ugly pit and was carted off to the ugly hospital to be made even uglier. Can't believe they'll sell 5,000 of those things...
My birth year watch. Great.
I'll let you guess my tone.
It's a neat occasional. Rather this than a xeric or the like
Cool watch but I prefer the Lum Tec bullhead for legality!!!Also you were born in the 70's?The Grey hair fooled me!!!
Gives me a bit Tudor heritage chrono vibes. I mean they are both reimagined pieces of a time with that kind of interesting designs, but there are not so many nowadays, right?
Chris2011 pretty well summed it all up in his post below. Great review though Doc!
I remember seeing the originals of this in the PX for what was a pretty reasonable sum. I like the reissue quite a bit. Hmmm.
This could go into a series called “Jody’s Watch Oddities”.
If nothing else, a rather original and interesting design! Also a bullhead with a pointy chin, i'm going to be calling this one a "ram-head" lol. Not quite my style but a proper conversation starter for sure. Wonder how it'd look on various NATOs?
Great video Jody but I couldn't see myself wearing something so odd looking let alone paying the asking price...