The best Bulova watches
Bulova has a long American history, from the first radio advertisement for a watch to the Accutron tuning-fork watch and the chronograph worn on the Moon in 1971. Today it's owned by Citizen and sells mostly quartz.
Its Precisionist quartz vibrates at 262 kHz, eight times faster than a standard quartz watch, for a sweeping seconds hand and better accuracy.
Our picks
The Lunar Pilot, a reissue of the chronograph worn on the Moon during Apollo 15.
- Lug-to-lug
- 51 mm
- Fit
- Fits 7"–8.5" wrists
- Specs
- 43.5 mm case · 13.4 mm thick · quartz · 50 m
The Precisionist: 262 kHz quartz and 300 m. Large, at 52 mm lug-to-lug.
- Lug-to-lug
- 52 mm
- Fit
- Fits 7.25"–8.5" wrists
- Specs
- 44.5 mm case · 17.4 mm thick · 300 m
The Hack Watch, a 38 mm military-style field watch.
- Lug-to-lug
- 47 mm
- Fit
- Fits 6.5"–7.75" wrists
- Specs
- 38 mm case · 13.4 mm thick · 30 m
The Oceanographer Devil Diver, a vintage-styled 200 m automatic.
- Lug-to-lug
- —
- Fit
- Lug-to-lug not yet measured
- Specs
- 41 mm case · 14.5 mm thick · automatic, 42 h reserve · 200 m
The Super Seville, a 1970s-style integrated-bracelet dress watch.
- Lug-to-lug
- 42.3 mm
- Fit
- Fits 6"–7" wrists
- Specs
- 37.5 mm case · 10.5 mm thick · quartz · 30 m
The Sutton, a 6 mm thin rectangular dress watch.
- Lug-to-lug
- 41 mm
- Fit
- Fits 5.75"–6.75" wrists
- Specs
- 29 mm case · 6 mm thick · quartz · 30 m
Everything else that qualifies
| Watch | Case | Lug-to-lug | Thick | Fits | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulova Frank Sinatra The Very Thought Of You | 30 mm | 45 mm | 8.2 mm | 6.25"–7.5" | $495 |
| Bulova Marine Star Chronograph | 44 mm | — | — | — | $550 |
| Bulova Maquina Automatic | 40 mm | — | — | — | $950 |
How we picked
We considered every current Bulova in the almanac. “Fits” is the range of wrist sizes where the watch grades as an ideal fit on our lug-to-lug model. Prices are US retail and change often.