Bulova Men’s Military Heritage Hack Veteran’s Watchmaking Initiative Watch in Stainless Steel with 3-Hand Automatic, Black NATO Leather Strap Style: 96A259
Price: $425.00 - $223.95
(as of Jan 31, 2025 06:40:24 UTC – Details)
Celebrating Bulova’s military heritage and the Veteran’s Watchmaker Initiative, a nonprofit organization whose focus is to teach war veterans, especially disabled veterans, the highly skilled art of watchmaking. The updated HACK watch features a Miyota 8S20-43A three-hand 21-jewel automatic movement with a 42 hour power reserve. The stainless steel case with a black dial and luminescent hands and markers also features a center track on the dial displaying 24H time. The screw-back case features a glass insert with the VWI printed logo. Watch features a domed mineral crystal, a green nylon strap and water resistance to 30 meters. By purchasing this watch, 10% of the proceeds will go to helping to support the Veteran’s Watchmaker Initiative.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
Package Dimensions : 4.88 x 3.86 x 3.11 inches; 10.86 ounces
Item model number : 96A259
Department : mens
Date First Available : October 22, 2020
Manufacturer : Bulova
ASIN : B08JYLPSCK
Country of Origin : Japan
Customers say
Customers appreciate the watch’s build quality, appearance, and value for money. They find it well-crafted with a vintage look and dial design. Many consider it a good value for the price. While most customers are satisfied with the luminosity and readability, some dislike its thickness. There are differing opinions on the timekeeping accuracy and size of the watch.
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13 reviews for Bulova Men’s Military Heritage Hack Veteran’s Watchmaking Initiative Watch in Stainless Steel with 3-Hand Automatic, Black NATO Leather Strap Style: 96A259
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WinstonSmith –
Worth the money!
I was in the market for an automatic watch and decided to get this one. I’m very impressed. The strap didn’t fit my small wrist so I swapped that out and everything else is good so far. Very accurate, it hacks as the name implies. I love that it has hand winding in addition to the automatic movement. Great combo. I typically like the backs on automatic watches to where you can see the internals, but in this case I actually like the design of the back. I like the theme of this watch in general. I don’t mind the 30m of water resistance but I’ll probably end up getting a Bulova Mil-ship one of these days.Comparing it to my Seiko5 SNK809, I think the Bulova is the clear winner and worth the money. The Bulova may not have a day/date display like the Seiko5, but the Bulova hacks and hand winds, the Seiko does not. That’s not a big deal to me as I can easily throw a couple pocket calendars with my prep stuff.Speaking of prepping, this is a great prepper’s watch. Mechanical automatic movement means no worries about not being able to keep track of time in an EMP scenario. The only concern in that scenario would be forgetting to wind it and losing track of time. Just make sure to have a G-shock in a faraday cage bag along with other survival electronics like a solar USB rechargeable hub/power station, USB rechargeable batteries, electric lighters, radio, etc. so you can reference the G-shock watch when setting the time.
Numbspot –
Worth the money
This is a well made watch that looks good and keeps good time. It does gain about 10 seconds a day but that’s common for mechanical watches. Even Rolex watches gain about 5 minutes a month. The only reason I gave this 4 stars instead of 5 is the watch is heavier than what I’m used to. Not the fault of the watch. Mechanical watches are heavier than battery operated watches. It’ll take a while to get used to extra weight. All in all, a fine time piece that keeps very good time and is high quality. If you want a quality watch that has 21 jewel movement and don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars more for a Swiss made watch, I highly recommend this one.
Tim –
Great Field Watch
Great Field – Hack Watch. About 4 seconds fast a day in the first week. Really nice looking and well built watch. I have a 42mm Automatic Hamilton khaki field and this 38mm Bulova Hack watch compares nicely to it for half the price. Definitely a little smaller and chunkier than the Hamilton but the Bulova doesnât have a date window which is kinda nice. Another plus is I have a 7.5â wrist and the band that came with the Bulova Hack fit with plenty of holes to spare. So if you have a larger wrist fitment shouldnât be a problem with the supplied watch strap. Nice glow from the luminous on the watch dial too. Great watch and I highly recommend.
Jonathan C Yeager –
Classic military watch supporting a good cause
Nice 3 hand military hack watch that supports a great cause, the Veterans Watchmakers Initiative, the special etching of troops with a clock on the backside of the watch denotes this special model. Easy to read luminous dial. Keeps time accurately, and being an automatic it gives consistent performance as long as youâre wearing it. Does hold reserve power for a day or so if you take it off. Easy to set and the band fits well. A very nice watch that performs as well as watches twice the price.
Aaron Levy –
Really nice piece for the price – only one minor gripe
Keeps good time, looks extremely handsome and I really like the heritage of the watch (Bulova made a bunch of stuff in WW2).My only complaint is the bracelet – it’s HUGE. The quality of it is adequate, but the smallest band is still too big for my small-but-not-mini wrist size so I’m gonna have to swap it out for something else. Given the case size, you’d expect the bracelet to be a better fit on smaller wrists, but alas.Minor gripe though as I say – wouldn’t hesitate to buy it!
Steve Padgett –
Timepiece Review
This watch is simply beautiful and wears lightweight. The timekeeping has been great and it fits well with no discomfort. Just a great watch!
Jacob Coble –
A nice, readable, rugged watch – accurate for its price
Even though I work in tech, I still like an old-fashioned mechanical watch. I think this watch is attractive in its simplicity – it is easily readable and it is not busy – it is not “too much” to look at. It is not too large in circumference. It is a little thicker than I prefer but still not too bad. This watch has more of an old-fashioned, rounded look to it that I like. Maybe it is how the lugs are configured?This watch is more accurate than some mechanical watches I have that I paid twice as much for. I found with my particular watch that it runs a few seconds a day slow when I wear it but it runs a few seconds fast if I leave it face-down overnight – it seems to balance out so overall I can go a surprising number of days – I think a week or more – before I feel like I want to reset it. And it has a “hacking” feature so it is easy to set to the second.The watch seems rugged. I have gotten conflicting info on whether the crystal is sapphire or glass so I don’t know. I have worn it daily and I have not noticed any scratches. But my normal adventures are trips to the office or the grocery store and not, say, rock climbing. The lumen is adequate but not spectacular.This is one of the best options you will find if you are looking for a simple, inexpensive but well-made mechanical field watch.
Fran Pistulka –
Bulova military hack watch
It’s a nice watch, the quality is obvious and it fits my wrist well. The case size is 38mm which is much preferred to those huge 40mm + watches some like to wear. I do wish this one would have been a bit thinner and it’s heavy. You definitely will know you have it on. I bought a bracelet band for it as I don’t care for strap/buckle bands. They usually don’t quite fit right and this was no exception. Otherwise a very nice watch.
Júllio –
Relógio muito elegante e lindo entrega chegou antes do prazo
aziur11 –
Si buscas un verdadero “field watch”, bien construido y diseño fiel a los modelos antiguos, este Bulova es genial. Se ve y se siente excelente en muñeca. OJO que es de tamaño mediano aunque del lado pequeño. Para coleccionistas, sin duda. Recomendable.
Amazon Customer –
I put the watch on a timegrapher everything was right on time.
João Carlos Mattos –
ACHEI PEQUENO
Oliver –
After spending a year with this watch, I can say I’m quite happy with it. It certainly satisfied my itch for a field watch. The fact it’s a replica of the model with some history is a bonus to any watch collector.One thing that I noticed when I first received it, it was magnetized which have a negative effect on accuracy. Find a reputable watch repair shop and they’ll get that straighten out in no time.