BulovaMen's Archive Series Lunar Pilot 6-Hand Chronograph High Performance Quartz Stainless Steel, Black NATO Strap and Sapphire Crystal Style: 96A225

My son gave me this watch on Father's day, though we had ordered it together here from Amazon some weeks ago (he wanted to make sure I got exactly what I wanted).It's a fairly large watch, but not overly large - and REALLY easy to read with older eyes. The polished stainless case with NATO band looks best IMO and the reflective case makes it seem a little smaller than it would with a brushed or black case. The Bulova band seems well-made is quite comfortable.I set it to WWV atomic time very carefully and so far in 4 days I can't perceive any variance in the time at all, even looking at the small seconds hand with a jeweler's loupe. Not even a small fraction of a second. Hard to say yet whether it's keeping time to within a second a month, but it's certainly on the right track. Update: Had it 1 month now and it's gained only about 0.5 seconds vs. atomic time. That's pretty darned good!I had heard the lume might not be as good as some other watches, but I find it every bit as bright as my Seiko Speedtimer and it seems to remain just about as bright as the Seiko by early morning before dawn as well.The sapphire crystal is thick and flat, with optically flat reflections, but doesn't really stick up as high as you might think by looking at closeup macro photos. Overall it looks and feels very right and balanced, and I've not had even the slightest trouble reading the time. There's a lot of contrast in the dial and hands. The chronometer functions all work great, and the pushers make a very nice tactile click.All in all, this watch is an amazing value for a good quality, durable, highly accurate timepiece with an interesting history as the second watch (beyond the Omega Speedmaster) to have been on an actual moon walk. Consider getting a Bulova Lunar Pilot before plunking close to the same money down for a plastic moonswatch.

I absolutely love this watch, more than my Omegas and more than my previous Rolexes watches. It has a few things that I would change but overall I think the design and engineering are really excellent. I purchased the Nato strap version because it was cheaper but in fact it It's the only 45mm version with a polished case, which I think makes it much less utilitarian and makes it look more expensive.I've seen complaints about this watch being too big. It's not too big, it's just too big for the people who make that complaint. I have a 7 3/4 inch wrist and it fits me perfectly . If you have a smaller wrist buy a smaller watch. This watch does need you to have at least a 7" wrist and also to have a wide wrist because of the lug-to-lug size. There is a 43.5mm version in two variants if you need smaller and they are stunning. The case is beautifully polished and I really like the unique style of the Chrono pushes. I've read that they were made this way for astronauts using thick gloves to make them easier to press but I like the way they integrate into the case better than traditional pushes. I also like the extra large crown which again makes it very easy to use. The crown has the Accutron logo. On my watch it’s barely visible - that’s the only manufacturing fault I could find. One complaint I have is that it is only water resistant to 50 meters. This might have been good for the moon but we don't live on the moon and it would have been easy I think to have a push in crown/pushers and have at least 100M WR.I never thought I would like a Nato strap. I've always thought “what's the point in putting a really cheap strap on a really nice or expensive watch?” But I'm surprised that this Nato is really nice. It has leather reinforced eyelets, a nice horizontal weave and it absorbs light so it always shows as really deep black. The hardware is highly polished and matches the case. Note that if you buy the non bracelet versions of the 45mm you cannot put the bracelet on it because the lug holes are positioned differently. I don't know what genius came up with this but it's really dumb. It doesn't bother me though as this Nato strap is so nice.The face is absolutely gorgeous. The crystal sits high above the case and some reviews say it “could” chip, but I've never heard of one cracking or chipping. It just adds to the beautiful design. The tachymeter is much higher than the rest of the face; it drops to a chapter ring which in turn is lower than the main body of the face and the sub dials again are lower than the main face but not as low as the chapter ring. The hands and sub hands and all printing are all beautifully white and cleanly done. It's a wonderful design really well executed. The only thing I would change is the 60 minute sub dial which I think is a little too small. The sub dial hands do not have a pointer at the end of them and so it can be difficult to see exactly what minute on the 60 minute sub dial they're pointing to. I would have loved a 12 hour chronograph counter instead of 1/10th Secs but I suppose that would have ruined the authenticity. I very much like the smooth return of the chrono seconds hand on reset and it must put less stress on mechanical parts of the movement than a hand that snaps back.Bulova call this movement NP20. I'm pretty sure it's made by Miyota especially for Bulova (Cal. 8136). That would make sense as Bulova and Miyota are both owned by Citizen. It uses a 399 high drain battery, perfect for chronographs. I believe this movement used to have a date and I can understand why Bulova took it off for authenticity and looks but I'm so used to having a date.So a few minor quibbles you get with any watch but nothing serious. How much do I love this watch? Well I've packed away my Omegas and I purchased a second Lunar Pilot. Nuff Said. Just remember your wrist size, especially the lug to lug measurement.

The face of this watch is nearly perfect. The contrast is excellent and the size makes it easy to tell time without wearing reading glasses. It looks sensational. Chrono operation is smooth. I am not a large person and I find the size of the watch to be fine. The accuracy is, after two months, superb. Using the WatchTracker App I measured a gain of 1.6 seconds over two months, or a projected rate of only +10 SPY. A simple black NATO works perfectly.My only criticism is the chrono-minute dial. It is small and somewhat difficult to read even with reading glasses.All in all, it is a wonderful design and a bargain for the $360 I paid. It is already one of my favorite watches.

This is one of the most accurate and technologically advanced watches you can find, so for a few hundred rather than thousands or tens of thousands of dollars, it's a crazy bargain. In addition, it's a homage to a Bulova that was actually worn on the moon so it has a very interesting history and distinctive look. It is very large and that may be an issue for some but I like big watches. This model looks just like the original save for the polished rather than bead blasted case. I imagined swapping cases with another model for historic accuracy until I unboxed it. The watch looks so good and since it already deviates from the original in having a high tech quartz movement anyway, I discarded the idea of messing with it and sold the bead blasted one with the date complication to a friend. This one has the nicer original proportions rather than the slimmed down case of the newest model which is smaller by a whole 2mm and to me looks somewhat ungainly. The choice is yours but this is a seriously cool and well made watch. It's my new favorite.

Me encantó, la carátula está increíble, es pesado, fuerte, precioso, la correa Nato pues no puedo hablar mucho, no me gustan y esta no fue la excepción pero le puse una estilo milanés de mido que le quedó increíble, parece que está hecha para el lunar pilot, los botones del cronógrafo se sienten súper bien, el feeling es como de un cronógrafo de cuarzo, esta versión no tiene fechador y así lo quise ya que al ser cuarzo será un reloj que puedo tomar cuando quiera sin tener que ajustar nada, esta versión trae la caja pulida y está espacial, de verdad una súper pieza para el precio.

I got lucky with this one as it has the same shiny look of the new 43 model and i didnt know so it is not brushed which really elevated the look of itGreat purchase for bigger wrists

Das ist meine 4. Bulova Lunar Pilot.1. mit Lederarmband, 2. Mit Metal bracelet, 3. 43,5 Metal Bracelet... 4. Bulova Lunar Pilot Special EditionMan kann nicht alles haben.45mm Version: sand blasted, 45mm (mit Datum) - No Go45mm Version Special Edition (meine): poliert ohne Datum = nicht Original entsprechend, aber OK45mm Version, schwarze Version, no Date = No Go43,5 Version = Poliert ohne Datum = nicht Original und das Metal Bracelet ist mega schlecht von der Optik, da Mittelteil poliert - geht absolut nicht, No GoKurz: es gibt keine Version die dem Original ansatzweise nahe kommt. Sehr Stange.Habe mich dann für die special Edition entschieden, poliert, ohne Date. Hauptsache no Date.Die Größe spielt bei einem Handgelenkumfang von 20/21cm kein Rolle - ich kann alles tragen.Die Uhr, 45cm , kam mir sogar ein wenig klein vor!Gut, ich trage atm auch eine Apple Watch Ultra ... da ist alles andere klein dagegen.Insgesamt nettes Ührchen, definitiv nicht zu große für mich, eher passend.Kleiner darf die auch nicht sein, sonst passt es nicht von den Proportionen.Die Lieferung erfolgte am nächsten Tag 08:16 Uhr. Also sehr schnell.Insgesamt hervorragend, jedoch ist es mir unerklärlich, das Bulova nicht einmal eine einzige Uhr anbietet die dem Original enstpricht. Unmöglich.

I already own an Omega Speedmaster so decided it was time to try the "other" moon watch and im glad i did.I have a couple of dozen watches, mostly automatics and i wanted a quartz movement just for convenience, i like watches but i don't wear them very often due to my work, there are times i can't be bothered winding and setting a watch so a quartz seemed like a nice grab and go solution.The lunar wears well, its a big watch but not so big that its a problem on my average size wrist.It looks and feels like a more expensive watch and has an interesting back story, its all good.The only down side is it should really have a bead blasted case, im sure they will release a non date with a blasted finish some time but im happy enough with this.It would be hard not to give it a five star review, it punches well above its weight