The Bulova 96P253 is a mid-sized watch. It measures 38 mm across.

Case and Wrist Presence

This is a 38 mm case. At 38 mm this is a mid-sized case that reads as unisex, and it wears easily on most wrists.

Movement and Functions

A quartz analog movement drives the watch.

• Date display – the current date at a glance
• Water resistance – 3 ATM (30 metres)
• Mineral crystal – protecting the dial

Water Resistance and Everyday Durability

The watch is rated to 3 ATM, or 30 metres of static pressure. That covers rain and incidental splashes. Take it off before you shower or swim. Make sure the crown is fully seated before any contact with water.

A mineral crystal protects the dial – harder than acrylic and more shatter-resistant than sapphire, which is a sensible trade-off on a case this size.

Care and Maintenance

None of the care below is onerous. It is the difference between a watch that ages well and one that simply gets old. Keep it away from the shower and the pool – the rating here covers splashes, not immersion. Store it away from magnets and out of direct heat, and it will hold its rate and its finish.

About the Brand and Ownership

The appeal of a Bulova is that it is unmistakable. You are buying a design point of view rather than an anonymous case with a dial in it. Kept out of direct heat, away from magnets and wiped down after a sweaty day, a watch like this will outlast several phones.

The Short Version

What you are getting is a case that wears close and stays out of the way. It is not trying to be a heirloom piece and it does not price itself like one. It is a well-made, recognisable watch that does the job every day and looks considered doing it.

Technical Specifications

Buying With Confidence

Buying a watch online comes down to trusting the seller, so here is exactly what you get. The watch ships new and unworn in its original box with the manufacturer’s paperwork, and it is covered by the full international warranty from the date you receive it – not from the date it landed in our warehouse. Delivery is countrywide, tracked from the moment it leaves us.

Under the Consumer Protection Act you have the right to return an unworn watch in its original packaging, and a manufacturing defect inside the warranty period is repaired or replaced at no cost to you.

Authenticity, Warranty and Delivery

Every Bulova watch we list is sourced new and unworn through authorised distribution and arrives in its original presentation box with the manufacturer’s documentation. This reference carries a 24-month international manufacturer warranty covering the movement, excluding the battery and normal wear to the finish and strap. Delivered anywhere in South Africa.

It does the simple things properly. Everything about it is built to be worn, not admired in a drawer.