The Other Moon Watch—Bulova Lunar Pilot Chronograph

[koimaster]

The historical Bulova “Moon Watch” has a long and fascinating, albeit a somewhat convoluted, history. The watch was made for Astronaut David Scott, who wore it on the Apollo 15 mission. His watch surfaced in 2015, and later that year it was sold for a whopping $1,300,000 at auction. Last year, Worn & Wound contributor Hung Doan did a deep dive into the watch. I won’t spoil what he discovered here; I’ll just say that his research took quite a few interesting twists and turns along the way (seriously, if you haven’t read it yet, do it now and come back to this review. It was one of my favorite stories of 2016).

http://wornandwound.com/review/moon-wat ... ph-review/

[bobbee]

I want this movement and dial (no date, original style logo) in the other style case.
Black moon watch? Why?

[Mortuus]

It may have a "High Performance Quartz" movement, but I'm not shelling out $595 USD for a quartz movement, high performance or otherwise...

[codguy]

Nice looking watch except for the design flaw.

[foghorn]

I was hoping this was about the now defunct "Eagle Pilot" Accutron from some years ago. The Buzz Aldrin Apollo 11 model. Another one of my nevashoodasold watches.

[JAS1125]

I was hoping this was about the now defunct "Eagle Pilot" Accutron from some years ago. The Buzz Aldrin Apollo 11 model. Another one of my nevashoodasold watches.

You and me both...had one and sold it due to the butterfly clasp....could not get a comfortable fit

[Pubbie]

It may have a "High Performance Quartz" movement, but I'm not shelling out $595 USD for a quartz movement, high performance or otherwise...

What all-mechanical are you going to get for $595 list price? Apart from one that isn't shit I mean?

[Mortuus]

Nice looking watch except for the design flaw.

...the fact that it's quartz?

[Mortuus]

It may have a "High Performance Quartz" movement, but I'm not shelling out $595 USD for a quartz movement, high performance or otherwise...

What all-mechanical are you going to get for $595 list price? Apart from one that isn't shit I mean?

Touché...

[Pubbie]

It may have a "High Performance Quartz" movement, but I'm not shelling out $595 USD for a quartz movement, high performance or otherwise...

What all-mechanical are you going to get for $595 list price? Apart from one that isn't shit I mean?

Touché...

TBF that is about the same price as a Strela, which also has spacey credentials and is fitted with a steam tractor engine from 1948. Actually it's potentially not shit as the tractor is actually a 1948 Venus 188, albeit with some extra jewels thrown in and a higher beat. But it's made of Russian pig iron, the factory that made them went bust (how can you tell? I hear you ask) and I can't see Citizen jamming that ancient old Soviet doom into a watch with an American brand on the dial...

[MKTheVintageBloke]

I want this movement and dial (no date, original style logo) in the other style case.
Black moon watch? Why?

I don't mind this one with a black case, but I as well would love to see that dial on the basic steel version.

TBF that is about the same price as a Strela, which also has spacey credentials

Spacey credentials aren't the best credentials these days...

[conjurer]

Umm, no. No date, 52mm lug-to-lug, black IP, all deal-killers for me.

Honestly, Bullie hit the ball out of the park with the original Moon Watch. This is a sophie Moone wartche. A bridge too far. They should have stopped when they were ahead.