Bulova Men's 97B110 Precisionist Longwood Rose-Tone Brown Leather Watch

 (10 customer reviews)

My husband picked out this watch on line as the one he wanted for Christmas. I was not real pleased when I first saw it. But it looks very nice on his wrist. Not sure why the change, but I am very pleased now and he loves it. It doesn't say it is rose gold, but it is.

This watch could fairly be called the "grandson" of the lovely Bulova Accutrons of the 1960s with their famous sweep second hands. While I think I read the Precisionist beats at 16 beats per second (next fastest I have are Longines and Zeniths at 10 beats per second), to the naked eye, the watch sweep hand moves absolutely smoothly, no ticking, hacking, pulses, etc. We mechanical watch purists, hate quartz watches, primarily because of that clodding one beat per second movement. The Precisionist is absolutely smooth and appealing to the eye (at least this gold tone Longwood). Unlike many a new model, its of reasonable size (about 40mm), has a very visible dial with good contrast, hacks for exact setting, has a quickset date and a very nice (looking AND smelling!) Bulova leather strap on a nice deployment, something usually found on more expensive watches.

My '60s Accutron collection contains a solid gold Spaceview and a classic steel black dial Astronaut, but the...Read more

The idea of a quartz movement with a smooth sweep second hand was difficult for me to process having been exposed only to the click-click quartz movements more commonly encountered. I knew it could be done because I bought an inexpensive wall clock a few months earlier that had that same fascinating feature, but on a wristwatch? That I had not seen except in much more expensive Spring Drive pieces that were/are way beyond my watch collecting budget.

Then along came the Bulova Precisionist on a watch forum in which I reguarly participate being sold by another member. I couldn't resist and grabbed it. When I removed it from its packaging after its arrival, the first thing I wanted to see was the second hand in action. Sure enough, it made its way around the dial with no discernable incremental jerking, at least to my eyes. I read another review that suggested you could see the tiny clicks if you looked closely enough, but that doesn't work for me. It is smooooooth...Read more