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Bulova

Bulova is an American luxury watch company and was founded in 1875. Since 2007 it is owned by Citizen. Bulova became successful in the USA because of its visual appeal and technological achievements. In the 1920 Bulova’s founder (Joseph Bulova) installed an observatory on a skyscraper in New York City to measure universal time as precisely as possible.

Hands-On Debut: Accutron Astronaut Reissue and Updated Bulova Lunar Pilot Chronographs

Just released by Bulova and Accutron are a set of new watches paying tribute to the historic relationship between the brands and NASA. Accutron kicks off what will be a series of re-editions with the new limited edition Astronaut that is characterized by a black and white day/night bezel. Bulova continues to refine their Archive...

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Feb 7, 2023 by Bilal Khan

Sponsored: Gerald Charles Introduces Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon

Introducing a new age of technical aestheticism, Gerald Charles debuts its Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon. With a unique design created with the expert oversight of the brand’s creative director, Octavio Garcia, the timepiece is a return to the original Maestro flying tourbillon released in 2005. Taking hints from the brand’s rich history, the new release is...

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Mar 21, 2023 by WatchTime

2022 Year in Review: 6 Watches Under $1K

Concluding our annual tradition recapping some of the best stories of the year, today we look back at a handful of notable releases that broke onto the scene in 2022. We cover a wide range of brands and models on WatchTime, spanning across different complications, styles, and especially at differing price points. In today’s look...

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Jan 3, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

2022 Year in Review: 6 Charged Up Quartz Watches

Continuing our annual recap tradition, today we look back at a handful of innovative and impressive releases that broke onto the scene in 2022. Today we’re covering quartz watches, a category of timepieces not always top-of-mind, but one nonetheless worth its weight when it comes to making waves in the world of watches, especially in...

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Jan 2, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

Sponsored: Bulova Expands Frank Sinatra Collection With New Summer Wind

Paying homage to the legacy of Frank Sinatra, Bulova this year introduced the vintage-inspired Summer Wind as the latest addition to the brand’s Sinatra-tribute collection. Each watch in the namesake collection references Sinatra’s music and other elements of his renowned persona, working to channel the cool elegance of Ol’ Blue Eyes himself by sharing a...

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Dec 14, 2022 by WatchTime

Sponsored: Bulova Expands Classic Collection With Wilton GMT

Fusing modern day technology with traditional design, Bulova’s Classic Wilton GMT is an effortless combination of timeless elegance and true GMT functionality. Built upon the foundation of quality craftsmanship with an unwavering drive for perfection, efficiency, and precision, Bulova adds this new complication as a first in the brand’s aptly named Classic collection. The effect...

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Nov 23, 2022 by WatchTime

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Deco by Design: Six of Our Favorite Watches Inspired by Art Deco

Art Deco, as a descriptor, has become a little overused in the luxe-focused world of watch marketing. Too often, in the absence of a better term, the style is used as a catch-all word for any blend of geometric forms and vintage air. While the verbiage has no doubt worn away its welcome for many,...

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Nov 22, 2022 by WatchTime

Bulova Celebrates Nile Rodgers’ 70th Birthday with Two Limited Editions

To honor the 70th birthday of Nile Rodgers, a three-time Grammy Award-winning artist, Bulova unveils two new limited-edition timepieces with all proceeds benefiting the We Are Family Foundation (WAFF).  The first model is a time-only piece dubbed ‘We Are Family’ and offered in stainless steel with black IP coating. Taking inspiration from Rodgers’ musical DNA,...

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Oct 13, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

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Time for the Movies: 10 Times a Watch Stole the Spotlight from the Actors

(Warning: Spoilers ahead.) Watches in movies have fascinated watch fans since collecting timepieces became (at least) as interesting as getting an autograph from your favorite actor. From Steve McQueen’s Monaco in Le Mans (1971), Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) Seiko Giugario in Aliens (1986), Christian Bale’s Datejust in American Psycho (2000), Marlon Brando’s Rolex GMT and Martin...

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Oct 9, 2022 by Roger Ruegger

Re-Enlistment: Hands-On with the Vintage Military-Inspired Bulova “MIL-SHIPS-W-2181”

Named after the United States Navy’s Bureau of Ships “water-tightness specifications of MIL-SHIPS-W-2181,” American watch brand Bulova brings back two variants of its U.S. Navy prototype dive watch from the 1950s, which take a closer look at today in our latest visit to the WatchTime archives. The latest addition to Bulova’s “Archive Series” is a...

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Sep 10, 2022 by Roger Ruegger

Democratized Travel: Bulova Releases the Classic Wilton GMT

This year has been a good one for GMT watches so far, with a plethora of debutantes offering the indication of a second or third time zone. We have seen highly complicated GMT premieres, such as the Parmigiani Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante, sporty executions such as the Tudor Black Bay GMT, and also attractively priced newcomers...

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Aug 2, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

A Trip to the City: Bulova Revives the 70’s “Parking Meter” Chronograph

Between 1970 and 1974 Bulova produced a number of distinctive chronograph watches that are sought after by vintage watch enthusiasts today. One of them was the “31008-6W” timepiece, also known as the “Parking Meter.”  A re-edition is now being added to the brand’s Archive Series collection that revisits the eye-catching shape of the stainless steel case and...

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Jul 19, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Turbine Time: Accutron Unveils Two New Spaceview 2020 Watches

Accutron adds two new executions to its Spaceview 2020 collection, featuring a proprietary electrostatic energy caliber. The electrostatic energy of the movement is created by twin turbines that rotate as a result of human motion at fast neck speeds between two electrodes affixed to the movement. The energy, stored in an accumulator, powers two motors; an electrostatic...

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Jun 17, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

2021, The Watch Year in Review: 10 Captivating Chronographs

By almost any standard, the luxury watch world enjoyed a successful year in 2021 despite the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and its worldwide economic consequences — with high-profile retailers reopening and expanding, new auction records set, some large-scale industry events (like our own WatchTime New York) returning, and of course, a host of...

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Dec 26, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Revisiting Bulova’s Joseph Bulova Collection with Two Vintage-Inspired Chronographs

Since its launch in 2019, the Joseph Bulova collection has served as one of watchmaker Bulova’s most interesting series. Composed of vintage-inspired watches evoking fascinating styles from the 1920s, ‘30s, and ‘40s— the collection dually pays homage to one of the most significant eras in watchmaking history, while simultaneously honoring New York City-based brand’s eponymous...

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Dec 14, 2021 by WatchTime

Sponsored: Bulova Launches Bold at Heart Campaign in Celebration of its “History of Firsts”

With a history spanning more than 146 uninterrupted years, New York City-based Bulova has built its watchmaking legacy on its renowned “History of Firsts.” This fall, the brand once again reflects upon its nearly century-and-a- half-long role as a boundary pusher, soulfully refocusing on its historic renown among consumers for integrity, ingenuity, and innovation in...

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Dec 6, 2021 by WatchTime

Black Friday Special: 26 Ladies’ Watches for the Holidays

Women today have more options than ever when it comes to choosing their favorite watch. These new models designed for women have a sparkle and appeal all their own and are a perfect holiday gift. BELL & ROSSThe new Bell & Ross BR 05 Diamonds brings a shimmering look to the modern architectural lines of...

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Nov 26, 2021 by Dara Hinshaw

Inevitably Square: Our Century’s Roaring ’20s are Taking Shape, but Will Art Deco Come with It?

If you can believe it, it’s the 2020s. With this new decade and its familiar historical parallels of global turmoil like that seen a century ago in the times of the Spanish Flu, a rising, not-so-quiet chorus of whispers have been circulating about a collective cultural recall for the good times that followed then, and with...

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Oct 2, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Bulova Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Apollo 15 With Lunar Pilot Limited Edition

From the mid-1950s to the 1970s, American watchmaker Bulova worked in partnership with NASA to provide timekeeping instruments, including clocks equipped with the brand’s signature Accutron tuning-fork technology. One of the company’s most historically significant contributions to the space program was a chronograph wristwatch, worn on the moon by Colonel Dave Scott, commander of the...

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Aug 2, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Mass-Market Mechanicals: Bulova Expands Surveyor, Sutton, Aerojet, and Marine Star Families

Bulova has recently made waves within the watch community for releasing a variety of interesting watches in the upper reaches of its long-established price range. Over the past few years, the brand’s entry-level pieces have largely taken a back seat, marketing-wise, to fascinating and higher-end models like the Oceanographer, Chronograph A “Surfboard,” and Moon Watch,...

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Jul 25, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Introducing the Accutron Legacy 412, a Precursor to a Cult Classic

Accutron re-launched with a bang as an independent brand in 2020, unveiling numerous futuristic designs alongside a swath of historically-inclined, neo-vintage styles. Since its high-profile rebirth, the brand has focused foremost on the latter of these two pillars, eschewing more luxurious aesthetics, seen in collections like its captivatingly modern Spaceview, in favor of the more...

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Jul 9, 2021 by Caleb Anderson
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