Bulova

Hack

38mm Good Value
Low $167
Median $197
High $212
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The Bulova Hack brings the military field watch back to its working essentials: bold Arabic numerals, an inner 24-hour scale, and hands you can pick out at a glance. Its name describes a practical trick rather than a style—the seconds hand stops when you pull the crown, allowing watches to be synchronized.

Bulova supplied watches to American forces during the Second World War; the modern Hack borrows that vocabulary without pretending to be a wartime original. Choose the black-dial version for stronger contrast, or the ivory-dial version for a softer look. Both have more presence than the 38mm diameter suggests: the tall case and domed crystal make this a substantial little field watch. That crystal is mineral rather than sapphire, so scratches are worth particular attention on a used example.

Case Size38mm

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