Bulova Precisionist - a year on the wrist.

Bulova is one of Americas long lost watchmakers that were once top of their class created in 1875 by Joseph Bulova, and sold to Citizen in 2007. Bulova was once highly regarded in the watch community but now you can see Bulova's covered with fake diamonds pretending to be something they're not, as well as an abundance in homages and overly sized watches only a giant could wear. Now I'm not completely against Bulova, I love where they come from and what they once stood for. I love what they have done with some of their watches such as the one I'm going to talk about today. I also love some of their homages, some that say fuck you to other brands and give an amazing history not just a simple look alike, and would gladly pick one up today.

But the one that has spent the last year on and off my wrist, and maybe my favorite watch in my small collection. This is the Bulova Precisionist reference number 96B257 a world-class underrated watch. This has a blue sunburst dial that will go head to head with any blue faced watch out there, paired with a stepped face, and high polished markers it blows anything like it out of the water. With a high polished bezel and long extended brushed lugs, it sits comfortably on the wrist and can simply be dressed up or down.

This astonishingly beautifully elegant and sporty watch while beautiful in its own right has, even more, to offer underneath the hood. The Precisionist 262khz movement is a breathtaking feat of modern engineering that meets watchmaking. A carefully measured electrical current energizes a quartz crystal shaped like a tuning fork, which begins to oscillate at a particular frequency. This vibration creates electrical pulses at a consistent rate; the watch's integrated circuits use those pulses to trigger the watch motor. The motor, in turn, moves the gears, and thus the hands, a tiny distance with each pulse. So basically instead of your movement moving the gears such as in a tradition automatic, they use electrical currents. This movement beats at about 16 beats per second, giving it one of the most accurate watches on its market.

This was given to me around Christmas time about a year ago, I've worn in quite frequently and just adore it. The sweeping hand is incredibly smooth and makes the watch look more than its worth. while it is sized at 43mm it fits perfectly on my small wrist that can easily wear a 34mm. You can find this for around 200 to 300 dollars online and I highly recommend it, this is a perfect watch for someone new into watches or just a great watch to easily throw on.