Bulova Women's 96M25 Marine Star Watch

 (5 customer reviews)

I got this watch for wearing at work (I'm a nurse). It has easy to read numbers and number markers and a very visible second hand. The rotating bezel is also cool for timing things as well. I plan to use that feature for taking vitals. I also have gotten used to having the date on my watch so that's another handy feature. The watch is an elegant yet sporty style which is great for daily work wear. Has a great weight to it and very comfortable. This is going to be my every day watch. Great price too!

I picked out this watch for it's features. I wanted an easy to read (day or night) watch that was waterproof and stainless steel. I guess I should have kept looking. First and foremost is the annoying clasp. The foldover mechanism digs into my wrist making it umcomfortable after only an hour. The band occasionally pulls on the tiny hairs on my arm, and the glow in the dark feature stops working after about 3 hours. This is not particularly helpful when it's time to feed the baby at 3am and I can't see the watch.

All in all I am pretty disappointed in my first "expensive" watch. I never had these problems with my Timex.

After ruining 3 watches in about one month by forgetting to take them off BEFORE they got wet, I decided the only way to keep one for everyday use was to get another waterproof watch. And this one was perfect: glow-in-the- dark feature on the hands, even the second hand; a band that is both durable and attractive, with a safety latch; a light face helps to make out the time in low light, and the date window. Most important, waterproof to keep it running. Features a photographer needs in a darkroom working with wet prints. I'm happy with it, it has lived up to my expectations.

However, a word of caution: in my experience waterproof is only until you open the back to replace the battery. My former waterproof watch sprung a leak then.