I've had this watch only a few weeks and have never gotten so many compliments on something I've owned before. It's a truly beautiful timepiece.
This watch was a Christmas gift from my wife and I must say that the pictures don't do the watch justice. The band is not black as pictured but rather a highly polished gun-metal gray with gold inlays on every link, simply beautiful. I set the time two weeks ago to standard bureau time and found it spot on Christmas day when I opened the box..Perhaps Bulova makes one with a black band but this color is a step above !
I ordered the 98D Precisionist because I wanted a large, good-looking, accurate, non-chronograph watch; the 98D is all that, and more. This is a great every-day timepiece, not so much for formal occasions; the Bulova Curve makes a nice dress watch. The 98D is incredibly accurate; I set my 98 to UTC National Standards Coordinated Time (atomic clock), and it's right-on-time!! I own several Cartier automatic watches, and with all the money I've spent, they can't come close to Bulova's accuracy. The Precisionist is built like a battleship, but looks like Park Avenue! I just purchased a second 98D as a wedding gift; that should say it all.