Borden3245 08/16/23

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Beautiful dial, everything else falls short

I purchased my Jet Star directly bbbthe crimson red dial and it is amazing! The case and bracelet look and feel cheap. The highly polished parts of the case and bracelet look like fake plastic chrome. Bulova needs to take a page from Seiko and Citizen on their fit, finish and bracelets. I am being generous in rating this watch 2 stars. The only reason for 2 stars are the dial and movement. Everything else is a 1 star rating. Would I buy this watch again? Probably not!

@watchtayloreuph 01/13/25

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Where'd it go??

I was coming in to write a review of this watch, and was kinda stunned to see it not available via the website, a "Notify me when available" message? How extraordinary. But it makes sense, this is a pretty stunning watch. I received mine as a 50th birthday gift, on it's 50's birthday reveal. The watch isn't a 1:1 recreation of the original, (which I also have) but that's OK. The precisionist movement is pretty cool. I like the grab-n-go appeal of the movement, I don't need to remember how to set the date each time, or make sure the time is correct. The watch wears well with the bracelet, it's comfortable and classy, but also looks great on a maroon strap. I have a couple different options, I really like a seat belt style, as it highlights the sun ray finish of the dial. I thihnk it's a casual/dressy piece. the merlot dial color makes it less formal, but a nice pop of color when wearing a suit or something outside jeans and a t-shirt. But it works just as well there.

Jay S. 12/02/25

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Love this watch

Been wanting this watch for a while and I finally pulled the trigger during Black Friday when Bulova had a sitewide 30% off sale. I absolutely love it. The sunburst burgundy dial that fades to black on the perimeter with the applied indices is such a beauty to look at. And let’s not forget about the smooth as butter sweeping seconds hand from the Precisionist movement inside. Something you can only find in a Spring Drive Grand Seiko that costs at least 10x more. One of my favorite watches in the collection that will be sure to see plenty of wrist time as long as I’m alive to wear it.

ClaudeG 11/06/25

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Jetstar is a Star

This watch is beautiful and one of my preferred after one month ownership. Of course you get the smooth second hand, the magnificent 'burgundi' dial, and the precision. That is how it is advertised after all! A few notes. Battery for the movement is not mentioned in the user manual (it is a CR2016 which is about the diameter of the '8102' caliber). The sapphire has no anti-reflection coating whatsoever and this can give an hazy look (Ok it is a Jetstar hommage after all). Precision was not great the first week and I was concerned. However it has settled to -1.5s for the entire first operation month, and now it seems it will be even better and super stable (not sure why)...