About Bulova: The beginnings of the Bulova Watch Corporation can
be traced to a small jewelry store opened on Maiden Lane in New
York City in 1875 by Joseph Bulova, a 23-year-old immigrant from
Bohemia. In 1911, Bulova began manufacturing boudoir and desk
clocks, along with fine pocket watches, which he made and sold in
unprecedented numbers. During World War I, wristwatches were
issued in the for their greater convenience. Returning
veterans brought them home, and a new fashion was created. In the
1950s, Bulova developed the Accutron, the first electronic watch,
which was accurate to keeping time to within two seconds a day.
During the 1960s, NASA asked the company to bring its timing
expertise to computers for the Space Program. A Bulova timer was
placed on the moon's Sea of Tranquility to control the
transmissions of vital data through the years.
From the Precisionist Collection. Featuring Bulova’s proprietary
Precisionist accuracy, this advanced chronograph offers
1/1,000-second precision over a twelve-hour time frame, with
accuracy to within seconds a year. In stainless steel with curved
crystal, multiple-layer black carbon fiber and silver dial,
chronograph measurement of hours, minutes, seconds, 1/10-seconds,
1/100-seconds and 1/1,000-seconds, red continuously sweeping
second hand, luminous hour and minute hands, luminous markers,
tachymeter, , screw-back case, screw-down crown,
patterned black rubber strap, and water resistance to 300 meters.
Providing an extraordinary level of timing accuracy, the Bulova
Precisionist Chronograph is the only chronograph to combine
stopwatch timing to 1/1,000-second with Bulova’s exclusive
Precisionist-class torsional resonator movement, proven in
laboratory testing to be one of the world’s most accurate.
Easy and logical to read, each style features four subdials to
display the cumulative time at a single glance, with individual
measurements on the combined 1/10- and 1/100-second counter, as
well as the hour and minute dials, dual-duty floating second
hand, and a distinctive 1/1,000-second track with retrograde
indicator.
Precisionist Technology
At the heart of the watch is the Bulova Precisionist-class
torsional resonator movement, custom-engineered to provide
accuracy to within seconds a year using a three-prong quartz
crystal that creates a vibration frequency of 262.144 kHz, the
highest of any watch in the world and far greater than that of a
standard quartz crystal. In laboratory testing, the
Precisionist-class movement has been shown to be three times more
accurate than standard quartz. This proprietary manufactured
movement, including the signature floating second hand, also
offers a resistance to gravitational error that makes it superior
in performance to any mechanical watch on the market.
Summary of Features
* Precision timing to 1/1000 of a second
* 12-hour chronograph function
* One of the world’s most accurate movements – accurate to within
seconds a year
* Precisionist-class torsional resonator movement proven in
laboratory testing to be three times more accurate than standard
quartz
* Stainless steel case with black ion-plated accents
* Curved mineral crystal
* Multiple-layer black-carbon and silver dial
* Red continuously sweeping second hand
* Luminous hour and minute hands
* Luminous markers
* window
* Tachymeter
* Screw-back case
* Screw-down crown
* Black rubber strap
* Water resistant to 300 meters
About Bulova
In 1875, Joseph Bulova, a 23-year-old immigrant, set up shop in
New York City and a legendary American watch brand was born.
Since then, Bulova has stood proudly in the vanguard of
timekeeping innovation, committed to the legacy of creativity and
excellence established by its founder.
A pioneering force in the industry, Bulova transformed how
watches were worn and how time was perceived, registering over 50
patents as he and his company built a record of creativity
including the first full lines of men’s (1919) and ladies’ (1924)
wristwatches, the first clock/radio (1928) and the first electric
clock (1931). To ensure the utmost in precision, in 1920, Bulova
even established its own observatory – located atop its New York
skyscraper. With that same spirit of innovation, following World
War II, determined “to serve those who served us,” Bulova
established The Bulova School of Watchmaking, using new and
unique methods to train disabled veterans for positions in the
watch and jewelry industry. Then, in 1960, Bulova changed
timekeeping forever with the revolutionary Accutron, the world’s
first fully electronic watch. An integral component of U.S. space
technology, Accutron timing was used on 46 NASA missions,
including Apollo XI, the first lunar landing (1969).
Today, as one of the world’s most recognized brands, Bulova has
expanded across the globe, with four separate watch brands,
Bulova, Bulova AccuSwiss, Bulova Accutron II and Caravelle New
York, as well as the award-winning Bulova Clocks.
The signature Bulova brand provides an extensive selection of
watches for every occasion, crafted of the finest materials,
including 315L surgical grade stainless steel, diamonds,
mother-of-pearl, carbon fiber, top-quality leather and Bulova’s
proprietary Duramic™ nylon/ceramic composite, and powered by
Precisionist-class quartz, automatic and quartz movements. An
industry leader in diamond watch styling, with the new Diamond
Gallery offering exquisite designs in stainless steel with
sapphire crystals, Bulova is also known for Precisionist,
featuring Bulova’s proprietary Precisionist-class quartz
torsional resonator movement for accuracy to within seconds per
year, the Marine Star collection, combining high-performance
sports timekeeping with superior durability and water resistance
to a minimum of 100 meters, and a comprehensive selection of
classic styles, each with a three-year limited warranty.
- Made in USA or Imported.
- Round watch with basket weave-textured dial featuring silver-tone bezel and accents, continuously sweeping second hand, tachymeter outer track, date window at 4:00, and sub-dials.
- 46.5 mm stainless steel case with mineral dial window.
- Japanese quartz movement with analog display.
- Textured polyurethane band with buckle closure.
- Due to a recent redesign by Bulova, recently manufactured Bulova watches, including all watches sold and shipped by desertcart, will not feature the Bulova tuning fork logo on the watch face.
- Water resistant to 300 m (984 ft): In general, suitable for mixed- diving.