Mine just arrived today and I'm wearing it now. JomaShop has them for a decent price. This is a lovely watch. The face is very pretty and surprisingly readable. I've burnt out on "just another dive watch," so I'm always on the hunt for something functional and different, and this one punches that ticket. I'll be curious to see how much the non-screw down secondary crowns move. But overall, I'm very glad I added it to my collection. UPDATE: so I set the 2 bezels to 12 and have been wearing it for more than 2 days straight, including sleeping with it, and the bezels haven't budged. So if that's a worry, my personal experience is it's not an issue.
Exciting, Bulova was my choice as a first Automatic Swiss back in 2015, great 1st watch. I remember Bulova from the 60's when it was King of the American Watch World and their legacy is incredible. Love the watch and the price point
Great looking piece, the movement is the only thing I don’t like I think. Even the stock strap looks nice. The dual crowns and internal bezels is sweet, I like my snorkel for that reason. It’s a great looking casual, office watch and it’s eye catching. Nice design, cool history for both the company and the watch. Excellent review, again, and nice introduction to a piece with cool history.
The Accuswiss version of the A-15 came out a few years back and I did see a few of them available on eBay. Unfortunately, I did not pull the trigger to secure a copy. If my recollection serves me right, that version, with a Swiss movement, had a slightly smaller case.
Somehow I missed this review and the watch, but I am intrigued. Bulova has some unique thinking inside the crystal. Pilot watches seem to be all the craze today, but they can be a bit boring, but not this one! Thanks for another good review.
I really love this watch, too. TWO INTERNAL BEZELS! But the deal-killer for me are the non-screw down crowns. There’s no way to lock the bezels. It’s a shame, because otherwise I’d snap this one up.
Very cool watch that I've had my eye on for a while. I own a Hamilton Pilot Pioneer which is somewhat similar to this but being Swiss is significantly pricier. I think the Bulova is different enough that I could get one without it feeling somewhat redundant w the Hammy. Nice review as always 👍
I looked at this model A-15 (96A245), but decided to buy a NOS of the previous Accu-Swiss version (65A107) with the Selitta SW-200 movement and a 40mm diameter. The newer model is more readable, but mine has hands that are longer, which make more sense. (I figured I could also buy the new model later, but finding a 65A107 later might be hard.) Although the rotating hour scale can be used for a second time zone, I believe the original intent was to time the elapsed time of the flight (contrary to the Bulova web-site). Used with the rotating minute scale, one would be able to read off the elapsed time of a flight in hours and minutes. Just align the two scales to the hour and minute hands at the beginning of the flight. Then, the elapsed time can be directly read off those scales.
i bought this watch before i saw your video i love the watch and have subscribed to your channel the calm way you speak through the video is a nice change from the way some of these videos are presented.
Chris love the Eterna, If they tossed a 9000 series myota, I might consider dropping that much money, but it is a decent looking watch, or look for an older version with a swiss movement.
I owned this watch for a week and sold it because of the thickness, same issue that Tudor Black Bay watches have, way too tall (at least of my personal liking). It would be an amazing piece if it was under 11mm. It's still a good piece for wrists on the bigger side I think.
5:08 "there aren't a lot of watches with dual rotating inner bezels", Do you know pieces with dual rotating bezels?, Could you please let me know any model?, Under the glass inner discs or external, it does not matter. Thank you.
Question: since the 2 & 4 o’clock crowns don’t lock, do the bezels tend to shift with wear? If I set the dual time to say, 3 o’clock, if I looked back 6 to 12 hrs later would it still be set in the same position?
Yes, unfortunately they do shift. Crowns hit your skin as your hand moves around and doesn’t take much effort for the crowns to turn. Only bad thing if you want to use the rotating bezels. They should have made the crowns screw down.
Indeed this is a very beatiful watch however it's a pity this to be just a 30M WR watch while in its official video it was designed (at first) to have a 200m WR caseback. There are even 10 times cheaper watches with 100m water resistance unfortunately that's a big drawback for Bulova.
What a “review”. No lug-to-lug, no movement model, endless blabbering, nothing said about tightness of the crowns. No 24 hour time tracking so it’s quasi GMT. No lume length testing. No macro. Everyone is a reviewer today. Still better than Caseback Tim “reviewing” watch renders though.
There are a lot of numbers on that dial! Beautiful watch nonetheless. Happy to hear Bulova is using the upgraded movement because they did not use it in their "hack" field watch reissue. How tightly do the bezels turn? I have heard they can be quite loose and their position might shift with the watch on the wrist.
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Mine just arrived today and I'm wearing it now. JomaShop has them for a decent price.
This is a lovely watch. The face is very pretty and surprisingly readable. I've burnt out on "just another dive watch," so I'm always on the hunt for something functional and different, and this one punches that ticket. I'll be curious to see how much the non-screw down secondary crowns move. But overall, I'm very glad I added it to my collection.
UPDATE: so I set the 2 bezels to 12 and have been wearing it for more than 2 days straight, including sleeping with it, and the bezels haven't budged. So if that's a worry, my personal experience is it's not an issue.
Just received one and came across this video. Nice job buddy.
Did you end up buying one?
Love the look.
Very functional with the 2 crown 2 bezel system.
Can be used as a gmt
Exciting, Bulova was my choice as a first Automatic Swiss back in 2015, great 1st watch. I remember Bulova from the 60's when it was King of the American Watch World and their legacy is incredible. Love the watch and the price point
Great looking piece, the movement is the only thing I don’t like I think. Even the stock strap looks nice. The dual crowns and internal bezels is sweet, I like my snorkel for that reason. It’s a great looking casual, office watch and it’s eye catching. Nice design, cool history for both the company and the watch. Excellent review, again, and nice introduction to a piece with cool history.
The Accuswiss version of the A-15 came out a few years back and I did see a few of them available on eBay. Unfortunately, I did not pull the trigger to secure a copy. If my recollection serves me right, that version, with a Swiss movement, had a slightly smaller case.
Somehow I missed this review and the watch, but I am intrigued. Bulova has some unique thinking inside the crystal. Pilot watches seem to be all the craze today, but they can be a bit boring, but not this one! Thanks for another good review.
I've been on the fence about this one, Chris, but after watching your video I think I'm more 80/20 in favour of purchasing. 👍
Stuck between this and the Hamilton h70665533
I really love this watch, too. TWO INTERNAL BEZELS! But the deal-killer for me are the non-screw down crowns. There’s no way to lock the bezels. It’s a shame, because otherwise I’d snap this one up.
You don't need to lock the bezels-they don't turn that easilly
pro trick : you can watch movies at Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching loads of movies during the lockdown.
@Kelvin Leonidas definitely, been watching on Flixzone for since november myself :D
Very cool watch that I've had my eye on for a while. I own a Hamilton Pilot Pioneer which is somewhat similar to this but being Swiss is significantly pricier. I think the Bulova is different enough that I could get one without it feeling somewhat redundant w the Hammy. Nice review as always 👍
Beautiful watch. I would put that on a leather NATO pronto.
I like the larger size. I wonder why they didn't use their Precisionist movement. It is really awesome and keeps excellent time.
I looked at this model A-15 (96A245), but decided to buy a NOS of the previous Accu-Swiss version (65A107) with the Selitta SW-200 movement and a 40mm diameter. The newer model is more readable, but mine has hands that are longer, which make more sense. (I figured I could also buy the new model later, but finding a 65A107 later might be hard.) Although the rotating hour scale can be used for a second time zone, I believe the original intent was to time the elapsed time of the flight (contrary to the Bulova web-site). Used with the rotating minute scale, one would be able to read off the elapsed time of a flight in hours and minutes. Just align the two scales to the hour and minute hands at the beginning of the flight. Then, the elapsed time can be directly read off those scales.
Exactly
Good review, thank you ..
i bought this watch before i saw your video i love the watch and have subscribed to your channel the calm way you speak through the video is a nice change from the way some of these videos are presented.
Bought mine at Kay online for half off. It was 369 after all taxes
Chris love the Eterna, If they tossed a 9000 series myota, I might consider dropping that much money, but it is a decent looking watch, or look for an older version with a swiss movement.
Did natural light charge the lume or did you use a light?
A nice watch for the money.
How’s that miyota movement been holding up
With the two bezels you can also chronometer events over an hour i.e. a flight.
I love mine,contrary to several comments,I find the lume decent,(not as good as seiko,but who is?)
Not too shabby! Any chance you’ll end up with a devil diver for review? I think that’s the bulova I’d end up with.
I definitely want a devil diver for my collection so I may get either buy a new one or perhaps a vintage
WatchChris ooh a true vintage would be sweet
I owned this watch for a week and sold it because of the thickness, same issue that Tudor Black Bay watches have, way too tall (at least of my personal liking). It would be an amazing piece if it was under 11mm. It's still a good piece for wrists on the bigger side I think.
5:08 "there aren't a lot of watches with dual rotating inner bezels", Do you know pieces with dual rotating bezels?, Could you please let me know any model?, Under the glass inner discs or external, it does not matter. Thank you.
Would it work on a 7” wrist?
Does the seconds hand stutter like most Miyota 8xxx movements?
I agree that it should have been 38mm or 40mm max. Trend of big watch face is over.
Pilot watches have always been oversized. This may have worked at 40 mm but not any smaller.
Question: since the 2 & 4 o’clock crowns don’t lock, do the bezels tend to shift with wear? If I set the dual time to say, 3 o’clock, if I looked back 6 to 12 hrs later would it still be set in the same position?
Yes, unfortunately they do shift. Crowns hit your skin as your hand moves around and doesn’t take much effort for the crowns to turn. Only bad thing if you want to use the rotating bezels. They should have made the crowns screw down.
Will this watch fit a 6 inch wrist?
It would wear big
@@WatchChris Thank you. It would be better then to get the Bulova Hack wouldn't it?
The crown issue doesn't seem like a huge deal to me... you just wear the watch on your other wrist 🤷
What is the lug to lug length on this watch? Best regards!
I was wondering too... I think more info is out there now, but I've heard between 50 and 51.
Indeed this is a very beatiful watch however it's a pity this to be just a 30M WR watch while in its official video it was designed (at first) to have a 200m WR caseback.
There are even 10 times cheaper watches with 100m water resistance unfortunately that's a big drawback for Bulova.
Anyone knows what's the lug to lug size?
50 or 51
shame it wasn't 40-41mm and slightly slimmer
I think the Selita version is 41mm but it only comes in black PVD...
To bad it uses a 8000 series instead off the 9015
Just bought this from Amazon. Love the watch, the strap and buckle are worth of a $10 Timex. Really shitty. Love it otherwise
What a “review”. No lug-to-lug, no movement model, endless blabbering, nothing said about tightness of the crowns. No 24 hour time tracking so it’s quasi GMT. No lume length testing. No macro. Everyone is a reviewer today. Still better than Caseback Tim “reviewing” watch renders though.
42mm. nah.
There are a lot of numbers on that dial! Beautiful watch nonetheless. Happy to hear Bulova is using the upgraded movement because they did not use it in their "hack" field watch reissue. How tightly do the bezels turn? I have heard they can be quite loose and their position might shift with the watch on the wrist.
Not that tight but not loose by any means I think they worked as expected...