Bulova Men’s Watch (97C105)

Gold on gold, with two blue hands cutting across it. That pair of hands is the only cool colour anywhere on the watch, and it is what makes a champagne dial readable instead of a warm blur. Case and Wrist Presence A cushion case – squared with rounded corners – in gold tone, with four screw heads showing at the bezel corners. The screws are an industrial detail on an otherwise dressy watch, and they give the bezel a fixed, engineered look. Flat sides and short lugs mean the case sits square on the wrist rather than perching. Dial and Legibility Champagne with a sunray brush from the centre out, so the tone runs from pale gold near the middle to deeper gold at the edges as your wrist turns. Applied gold batons mark the hours against a printed minute track. The three sub-dials are ringed in fine print and sunk slightly below the main surface. Warm dials of this kind live or die on hand contrast, and the blued hour and minute hands solve it. Movement and Functions Quartz multifunction. The left register runs through the days of the week, the right one steps around the date, and the lower one carries a 24-hour scale. Every one is read by a pointer, so the dial keeps its symmetry and nothing is hidden behind a cut-out. Bracelet and Fit A gold-tone bracelet with flat links and a folding clasp, sized by removing links. Plated bracelets wear first at the clasp fold and at the pin holes, so a bracelet sized to sit comfortably will keep its colour longer than one worn tight. Match the case seat to the flat of your wrist; a cushion case worn crooked looks crooked. Who This Watch Suits Someone who wants a full gold-tone watch that is not a plain three-hander. The shaped case and the exposed screws give it more structure than a round dress watch, and the calendar work makes it usable every day. Care and Maintenance Keep the plating dry and away from chlorine and salt water, which lift it at the edges. Wipe the underside of the bracelet after wearing – skin oils and sunscreen do more long-term damage to plating than anything else. Set the day and date from the crown and have a watchmaker fit the battery so the caseback seal is reseated. About the Brand Bulova has made watches since 1875 and builds most of its multifunction models around pointer sub-dials rather than windows, a layout that keeps a busy dial looking balanced. Technical Specifications Attribute Specification Brand Bulova Reference 97C105 Case shape Cushion Case Gold-tone Dial Champagne sunray Markers Applied batons Registers Day, date, 24-hour Hands Blued Movement Quartz Bracelet Gold-tone Gender Men’s Warranty 24 months Buying With Confidence Movement cover runs for 24 months under the international manufacturer warranty, with the battery and ordinary wear excluded. Every watch leaves us new and unworn, boxed with the manufacturer’s paperwork, and goes out by tracked courier anywhere in the country. An unworn watch in its original packaging can be returned under the Consumer Protection Act.