Lunar Pilot family · 6 references Bulova

Lunar Pilot 45

Name: Bulova Lunar Pilot 45
Brand: Bulova
Availability: InStock

45mm Popular Model

Low $349

Median $392

High $440

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The Bulova Lunar Pilot 45 brings an unusually good Moon story to a quartz chronograph: its ancestor accompanied Apollo 15’s commander onto the lunar surface in 1971 after the crystal came off his NASA-issued watch. The modern version keeps the original’s instrument-like dial and distinctive elongated pushers, but trades the mechanical movement for Bulova’s high-frequency quartz technology.

For the familiar black-dial, steel-case version, 96B251 is the strap-equipped reference, while 96B258 comes on a bracelet. The choice matters on a watch this substantial: the 45mm case and long lugs need more wrist real estate than the diameter alone suggests. Don’t confuse it with the later 43.5mm Lunar Pilot, which offers a more compact fit. One useful detail when getting acquainted: the large central hand belongs to the chronograph, not the running seconds, so its remaining still during ordinary use is entirely normal.

MovementQuartz

Case MaterialStainless Steel

Case Size45mm

Water Resistance50m

Lug Width20mm