Bulova 96B230 Men's Military Watch - Black

Bulova 96B230

This is only a quartz watch, but very good for this price. I like the sweep second hand, the very good timekeeping, the field style. Comfortable to wear it, easy to read the dial. It has screwable crown for better water resistance. Lume is so-so. Not a diver, but visible for 8 hours in total darkness.
I miss the sapphire crystal. I hope the hardlex will be enough against scratches. The only little mistake is the dial scale on my watch. When the second hand is on the 12h, the minute hand beats not always exactly onto the minute marker. The error is about 1/5 marker division, can see. E.g. when the minute hand perfectly covers the markers in generally, won't fit at the 50-55 minute markers. I have many watches with this problem /Fortis Flieger, Orient M-Force, Vostok Amphibia etc./, so I am happy when the dial scale is exact. My chinese Rodina, Fortis Pilot Professional, Certina DS Powermatic 80, Caimano auto know that.
I bought the Bulova for the movement - I don't like jumping second hand. The bonus is the accuracy and the nice design. Buy it bravely, recommended watch if you thinking in quartz movement.Read full review

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Brilliant Military Watch Option

The Bulova is an ideal military watch. Super clear dial, screw down crown and screw down case for great water resistance. I did change out the leather strap for a metal sharks mesh and Bulova do a NATO type strap version - all are comfortable.

The fact that it uses the high precision movement means time keeping is spot on (far more accurate than an automatic) but because of the movement you also get a sweeping second hand.

If you want an atractive versitile watch this is a great choice.Read full review

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Great watch. A little lacking in finish.

Very nice calibre, very accurate. Exactly on the atomic clock after two weeks. Sweep second hand is particularly appealing and the strap is very high quality. My only complaint is that where the bezel contacts the case is a little coarse. There is a lip of the bezel that overlaps the case at the lugs, and the bezel does not seem to be all the way down on the case. A little more attention to the design of the case would have eliminated this.Read full review

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Bulova 96B230- Perfect watch, perfect price

I've been a fan of the CORRECT time since the military taught me the value of launching nuclear missiles "on time" many years ago. A watch that reads quickly, easily and accurately is important to me. This Bulova does that perfectly in a handsome case that pays tribute to classic watch designs. The movement is as precise as you can buy without going to a NIST radio-synchronised number. The lume is quite good and the legible numbers make it very easy to read in the dark. List price on the tag is $399.00 and the deep discounts available on ebay make this time piece irresistable.Read full review

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The most accurate watch.

I've been looking for analog watch that will be water resistant, vary legible, and accurate.
Not only that I've found it, it's also very light weight and comfortable and cost less than 200$.
The only two bad things about it are the luminous material and the crystal.Read full review

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Great high-accuracy quartz watch

This watch uses Bulova's ultra high frequency 262 kHz quartz movement with smooth sweeping second hand - smoother than even the highest beating mechanical movement. Accurate within a few seconds per month, so you don't need to correct the time setting between daylight savings time changes. I'm a big fan of these movements; my watch box has several watches that use it.

Semi-military field watch design: Hour numerals (except at 6 o'clock, which is where the date is), and a chapter ring with minutes/seconds markers. Black dial, white hands, red tip on the smooth-sweeping second hand. Nice milled ridged bezel. Nice illuminated numbers and hands, but I have seen better and longer lasting lume. Nice double-curved mineral crystal.

The brown-tan leather strap follows in the military theme. I didn't like this particular shade, I swapped in a matching black leather Bulova strap that I'd removed from an example of the related Bulova Military Chronograph. With that done, I'm very pleased with the look on my wrist.Read full review

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Excellent watch

Excellent watch. Super accurate with a smooth sweeping second hand.

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UHF FTW

Ultra high frequency quartz provides a beautiful smooth sweep of the second hand with highly accurate time-keeping. The standard strap starts off a little stiff, but it breaks in and one can easily pair this with a wide range of after-market straps. I think they are discontinuing this model and I think it's a rare watch that will probably go up in value over the next few years.Read full review

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Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: h.s.johnson

Smoother sweep than a Rolex, accurate to 1 sec/month

Extreme legibility, combined great hands in a classic case design, but the best part is the seconds hand, smoother than a Rolex. Cap it off with 1 sec/month accuracy, and a price under $200. Incredible value.Read full review

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: h.s.johnson

beautiful dial,smooth second hand,reliable

it is a good looking,accurate,reliable watch.i love to look at it and watch the second hand but i don't enjoy wearing it.it just isn't comfortable on my wrist.i have very thick,but narrow wrist and it just doesn't feel good on me.i would recommend it and would like to sell or trade mine,which is storeroom new.Read full review