BulovaArchive Series: Military - 96A245

I love this watch! It as a fine military look and It is so easy to read at a glance, with, normal, military and duel time (if set) shown simultaneously. With the two dials you can use it as a stopwatch. I normally set the hour dial to 5 (duel time, Ireland) and the minute dial to the current date. It runs a little fast and I like that, as I hate to be late. Also , makes it very easy to reset (it has the Hack feature), as all you have to do is stop the watch and wait a few seconds to set it to the exact time.I prefer analogue watches as they visually represent the time remaining to the next minute, hour. etc.It has an automatic movement. I prefer an automatic movement to any other type movement. It is almost like having the impossible - a perpetual motion machine. No Battery, no winding - YES!I have no scratches, so far, on the sapphire face or the body.All in all, a beautiful watch!

This is a legitimately beautiful watch. I can’t recommend it enough. I returned a Citizen Nighthawk and paid a little more for this and it feels like it’s on another dimension. The sapphire is gorgeous and the dial and rotating bezels are great. Manageable case size at 42mm. Highly accurate. Underrated gem from Bulova.

Great automatic pilot! Leather strap is very nice although I did swap it out for a rice bead style stainless bracelet. Domed sapphire crystal looks great. “PSA” This an automatic watch meaning it does not run on a battery; It seems like all of the negative reviews on this watch are people not understanding that.

This is a quality everyday timepiece which has WW2 heritage and practical features. I changed the band as personal preference, but the leather strap it comes with is quite soft and comfortable.

This is an excellent watch! The finish is perfect all around. I love the polished bezel on the brushed case. Whomever regulated my particular movement deserves a raise. My watch has gained .5 sec....a week! May be a fluke, but I have never seen a mechanical movement this accurate. I'm sure that will change this age.There are several points to note. Firstly, the leather strap is very fine and looks good. But it is a little loose on smaller wrists, such as my 6" wrist. I'm using a Spring Made modern Bond single pass strap that looks great on this watch. Secondly, the lume is not great. At all. This isn't a problem for me since I switch out for a Deep Blue Commander diver with flat tritium at night. Lastly, the 2 bezel crowns are fairly easy to rotate. However, if you tend to wear above the bone, like I do, the bezels won't randomly rotate.I'm very pleased that I purchased this watch. It is a great addition to my growing collection.EDIT: Almost a month in and this watch is still at about +1 second a week, checked daily with an atomic clock app. The timegrapher shows a beat error of .2ms. There's a lot of deviation in different orientations on the timegrapher, but on wrist I am simply amazed at the accuracy of this 82A6 movement. Still 200% satisfaction with this purchase.

I have bought this based on numerous reviews on the web and on YouTube. What i was looking for was a watch that had a 1940s pilot watch look and feel. I think Bulova hit the mark with their reinterpretation of their classic A15. This was based on an experimental design that was based on the A11, but with the added function of 2 outer rotating internal bezels. This new version is a very close copy of that original design, just a bit scaled up for modern times. It does not feel overly large on my wrist, as i have an 8" wrist, and it looks well proportioned. The leather strap is surprising very soft and comfortable and looks like it belongs on a vintage pilot watch. I will certainly keep it on the watch. I tend to replace factory straps to something more of my liking, but his works perfectly. The biggest selling point for me is the two rotating bezels. No other watch i know know of has this and makes it a unique watch that has found a home in my collection. Since i bought it i have found myself wearing this daily over the others in my collection. The hands look period correct and have a nice vintage appearance. The dial is well printed and like the fact that the numbers are printed in white and not a faux patina. This appears just as a pilot would have received back in 1945 right out the box. The winding is smooth, the crown engages with a nice firm click and feels like a quality timepiece. I especially like the smooth caseback and the double dome sapphire crystal. This is sure to be favorite of mine for years to come!

Had this watch since August, it keeps crap time. Upgraded the band, so it looks nice BUT it goes off by 5 min ( fast or slow) every couple weeks. Will NOT keep accurate time .

My girlfriend lives in California and I live in Florida. Using the 4H crown it is easy to rotate the second hour hand three hours. Now, whenever I look at this watch I see what time it is in both California and Florida.I have a $3,000 Swiss-made pilot's GMT watch and can do the same sort of thing, except one time is read in 12 hour time and the other in 24 hour time. The Bulova pilot's watch is simple. Simple is one step closer to fool proof.