I purchased this watch today from my favorite local jewelry store. The watch is wonderful and beautiful. The upper and lower controls on the stem side of the watch which control the moving parts inside and under the crystal (the Rotating Elapsed Hour and Minute Dial Rings) are fascinating, but in order for the dials to work properly they need to be locked down. So, if you, Bulova, make another edition of this watch, please have the stems for the rotating dials pull out, then adjust the dials, and then push back in to lock the dials in place. They are way too easily moved which will change the elapsed time. Those adjustment stems just need to lock down to prevent the dials from moving once they are set. But otherwise, the watch is beautiful and seems to work wonderfully. I have a number of Bulova watches and Bulova is my favorite watch brand by far. All my recent purchases have been Automatic watches, which I love.
Got gifted this watch over a year ago and while it does keep good time, the one thing I can't get over is just how poor the lume is. The watch is great, if you are a history fan, this is a great piece, and it feels solid. But if lume is important to you, this is not the one to get, though I doubt that would be the primary reason to purchase this watch. Overall, I love the watch but the lume is a huge disappointment.