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Bulova Lunar Pilot 96B251 $399 Delivered @ StarBuy

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Bulova Lunar Pilot 96B251 $399 Delivered @ StarBuy
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Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/10/2023 - 14:39 starbuy.com.au (4571 clicks)
Last edited 13/10/2023 - 16:44 by 1 other user

Not bad been on my watch ‘watch’ list for a while 1 day offer. Best price this year? Same as best price last year. Would it look good on me? Expected crazier offers this week from Deepak.

Description copied from WN’s old write up:

This special edition is shipped with special Bulova packaging and includes an interchangeable nylon strap with a nubuck leather patch that commemorates the date of mission (DOM) as 08021971, a watch tool as well as a certificate of authenticity and a special edition watch booklet.

Crystal/Lens - Sapphire
Diameter - 45mm
Band width - 20mm
Case Thickness - 13.5mm
High-performance quartz technology with 262 kHz vibrational frequency for precise accuracy.
Push Down Crown
Water resistant - 50 metres
3-Year Aus Warranty

Fashion & Apparel Bulova Watch

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  • thisisscotts on 13/10/2023 - 14:41
    +1

    Deepak/Starbuy sent out an email last week saying that this week they were doing stock take, so they wouldn't be posting any 1-day deals during the week (so I guess they finished earlier than expected).

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/10/2023 - 14:44

      Oh word? I thought that was 2 weeks back so thought it was this week for super Deepak deals

      • thisisscotts on 13/10/2023 - 14:47
        +2

        You had my questioning my own memory just then ("Did I lose a week of time?!").

        But yes, double checked my email - that email was indeed sent one week ago. Hopefully some good deals next week then! :)

        • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/10/2023 - 14:50

          Could you imagine though haha would be the ultimate trip. Questioning everything hahahaha

  • xyron on 13/10/2023 - 15:01
    +9

    I really need this to sell out before I get home today, otherwise I will not be able to resist. What a deal.

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/10/2023 - 15:17
      +17

      it would look good on you

      • xyron on 13/10/2023 - 15:24
        +1

        It's right on the edge of what my wrist can handle, but I love big watches and I cannot lie (and would probably wear it on a thin single pass NATO to minimise the impact of the long lug to lug).

  • Speckled Jim on 13/10/2023 - 15:13
    +1

    That's your big boy.

  • kogi on 13/10/2023 - 15:23

    Must resist

  • inamberclad on 13/10/2023 - 15:26

    Nice op. Dammit ordered a G-Shock glide the other day, I'm thinking.. should I give that up for the swoopy 262khz movement on this baby?

    Or don't eat for a month and wait for the snoopy mini pilot to come back on sale?…

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/10/2023 - 15:29
      +3

      just put it on the credit card my brother, let it be future inamberclad's problem.

  • Hugh G Rection on 13/10/2023 - 15:28
    +1

    i have the omega version of this with a metal strap, so i bought this with the leather strap. win win.

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/10/2023 - 15:33

      got a love hate relationship with leather straps - especially leading up to summer time again…

      • Hugh G Rection on 13/10/2023 - 20:15

        that's true. i guess omega for the summer, and i will mix it up in the winter.

  • WasBargain on 13/10/2023 - 15:42
    +2

    I'm trying soo hard to resist..

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/10/2023 - 15:45
      +3

      inputs card details

      DEEPAKFARKENNNNNNNN

      • TChalla on 13/10/2023 - 16:10

        Lmao so good!

  • hopper on 13/10/2023 - 15:53

    It's been a while I wore a real watch (moved to wear os from 2014). Bought it after reading comments. Hope it doesn't disappoint.

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/10/2023 - 15:55
      +1

      report back when you get it mate, will be keen to hear your thoughts.

  • modify on 13/10/2023 - 16:10
    +1

    Nice watch but not quartz

    • WatchNerd on 13/10/2023 - 16:11
      +14

      A watch post isn't complete without someone bringing up the old quartz vs auto argument.

    • xyron on 13/10/2023 - 16:25
      +1

      But it is quartz. A high accuracy, high frequency quartz movement, to boot.

      • chops on 13/10/2023 - 19:29

        I own one and it is quartz.

        • WatchNerd on 14/10/2023 - 00:26

          That's what he said.

          • chops on 14/10/2023 - 14:44

            @WatchNerd: No he did not, he said:

            “Nice watch but not quartz”

            Your hubris is showing.

  • dogboy on 13/10/2023 - 16:22

    Very nice watch

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/10/2023 - 16:23
      +1

      sure is.
      so is the sd1970 tho (not related to the deal but great watch and one that i will not shut up about)

      • itsmoe on 13/10/2023 - 16:47

        I bought one and even though it cost me $100 or so, I'm disappointed with the date window not being properly aligned. It's just sitting there in my watch case. Not Happy.

        The lume on it is amazing though.

        • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/10/2023 - 16:48
          +1

          complain to the seller? might get a part credit or similar.

          @muzeeb got a part credit for a cracked plastic packing case…which i thought was pretty good of the seller. Let alone a QC issue with the actual watch.

  • CWsniffa on 13/10/2023 - 16:25
    +3

    Just purchased.

    Been getting into watches recently and was eyeing a precisionist for the sweeping seconds movement.

    Dream collection includes a GS spring drive and speedmaster. This will tick both boxes for now.

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/10/2023 - 16:29
      +3

      speedmaster

      me: how nice would a speedy be?

      wallet: what, the swatch one or….

    • Gunnar on 13/10/2023 - 16:32
      +3

      If you’re getting into watches, don’t buy stuff, just because! You’ll end up w it a lot of stuff you want and because you don’t have what you truly want you’ll just end up trying to get it anyway

      • ilikeit on 13/10/2023 - 18:03
        +1

        And don’t start building watches either. It’s so cheap and satisfying that you just build moar and moar! It’s dirt cheap…and addictive.

        • mit on 13/10/2023 - 20:41

          ooo how hard was the learning curve? i was gonna get into it mainly for interest and to help minor fixes on my own watches but have too many hobbies.

        • itsmoe on 13/10/2023 - 21:44

          I second that. Bought a few but only wear a couple. Just make a raiz account like I did and put 5 dollars in there daily plus the extra rounding off and in a year or two, you'll be able to afford a decent watch. That's my plan anyways.

  • Speckled Jim on 13/10/2023 - 16:32
    +2

    I see the expiry's been fiddled with again.
    @alvian the Friday one-day deals end on the following Monday @ 10am.

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/10/2023 - 16:43
      +1

      ill update

      (TIL you can specify end TIMES for deals - haha i always just didnt read the text for that box…)

  • DrSwag on 13/10/2023 - 16:35

    Never really tried on watches. Would this look fine on a male with generally smaller wrists (am trying to work on the wrists exercises at the gym!)

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/10/2023 - 16:38
      +2

      How small we talking in inches (as in your wrist)…

      • DrSwag on 13/10/2023 - 16:45

        I'm a strong 7 inches

        • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/10/2023 - 16:46

          7 inch wrist is considered small?
          i think you can just get away with it

          • DrSwag on 13/10/2023 - 16:51
            +1

            @Jimothy Wongingtons: 7" if I round up… to be honest I think my measuring tap is forgiving.

            But thank you all the same :-) I pulled the trigger as I've seen this item come across my recent watch review and considered this post as divine intervention.

    • Astronaut Joe on 13/10/2023 - 16:49
      +2

      Hot tip: there are no exercises that will change your wrist diameter.
      Forearms? Sure. Wrist? You're stuck with what you've got.

      • Speckled Jim on 13/10/2023 - 17:20

        You could always put away a dozen packs of Tegel.
        Outgrown my 2003 bar freezer, thanks OzB!

      • ilikeit on 13/10/2023 - 18:04

        Unless you lose a tonne weight. But I guess that more about consumption than exercise.

      • Gunnar on 13/10/2023 - 21:40

        I laughed hard reading the I’m working on my wrists at the gym comment

  • Wally on 13/10/2023 - 16:38
    +1

    So, is a feature of this watch that its second hand on this 'sweeps' rather that the 'tick' that usually indicates a Quartz mechanism?

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/10/2023 - 16:38
      +2

      Yeah have u seen how buttery smooth it is?

    • Gunnar on 13/10/2023 - 21:42

      Also in the listing it says that it’s quartz but hey

      Also you may want to look at the JLC’s deadbeat seconds to check your assumptions

  • CocaKoala on 13/10/2023 - 16:40
    +1

    Faarrrk. First the g shock deals then this. I must exercise restraint.

  • Faisca2k on 13/10/2023 - 16:55

    This is also the special addition so it's a great deal 😉

  • matictac on 13/10/2023 - 17:03

    Nice to get a Starbuy notification and have it not be a Watch Depot post with OP dunking on Starbuy in the description.

    It's been a slow week without the deals. :(

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/10/2023 - 17:14
      +1

      dunking on starbuy

      who was dunking on starbuy?

      • matictac on 13/10/2023 - 17:53

        Rosebank.

        Dunking on is probably a bit strong wording, he'd just mention how much more it was at StarBuy… just a bit triggering for me in the StarBuy drought… but I have faith that Deepak is cooking up something good for us.

        • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/10/2023 - 18:28
          +2

          To be fair watch depot does bring the heat sometimes

        • rosebank on 13/10/2023 - 19:53

          lmao this is the most pathetic comment I've seen here. Imagine being such a huge fan of a certain store that you get triggered by… a cheaper price from another store jfc

  • semtexpc on 13/10/2023 - 17:29
    +1

    Just purchased for the old man. He's been eyeing this exact one for well over a year.

    Thanks OP!

  • ilikeit on 13/10/2023 - 18:05

    A good deal. But can you handle 45mm? That’s up there.

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/10/2023 - 18:28

      Me to me: you’ll grow into it

      • itsmoe on 13/10/2023 - 21:45

        If you can handle a Gshock, you can handle this bad boy.

  • Jigram on 13/10/2023 - 19:04
    -2

    SHITTTER ALERT 🚨

  • chops on 13/10/2023 - 19:26

    I have this watch and love it … it is big though, so if you have a small wrist you might prefer the smaller version

  • HeyThereJim on 13/10/2023 - 19:34

    I've said this previously on a different Lunar Pilot deal and considering how much these cost it should come with a mandatory warning in the post comment: these watches wear very large. 45mm case size is big by modern watch standards but the lug to lug is over 50mm which makes it fit like a lunch tray on most people's wrist. Definitely try to see in person and try on if you can.

    • chops on 13/10/2023 - 20:00

      Agree, I have an 8 1/4 inch wrist and it fits well … on a 7 inch wrist it us going to look like a kid wearing dads watch.

      • mit on 13/10/2023 - 20:55
        +1

        Also depends on your wrist width too. I have 7" wrists but my wrist width measures 70mm so a lug to lug of 50mm is fine for me.

      • Speckled Jim on 13/10/2023 - 21:22

        I have a 7" wrist that suits TWS at the same 45mm dial/52mm L2L and a Pulsar at 45/55mm which is my limit.
        A 47/55mm is too much for me, and that's in a drawer because nobody wanted to buy it. But it's also a Curren.

        There's a few factors at play. Aside from how broad the top of your wrist is for a given circumference, it's also the lug shaping.

  • donga100 on 13/10/2023 - 22:26
    +1

    Couldn't resist this time. Where does everyone get their replacement/alternative straps? Would be interested in the stainless steel for this one.

  • piston3461 on 13/10/2023 - 22:50

    Bizarre dimensions for this style of watch. Should be 40mm max

  • baadaa on 14/10/2023 - 00:47

    Gorgeous piece. But can someone explain to me the publics appreciation of 'Bulova'? I know nothing about them.

  • Zippy7 on 14/10/2023 - 07:33

    Quite tempted, but would prefer the ever so slightly smaller "mini", given this is more of a wrist clock…

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