Bulova Caliber P102

Bulova Caliber P102

Bulova Caliber P102

ManufacturerBulova (Citizen)
Caliber NumberP102 (P102.10, P102.12)
Linges12.5”’
Diameter
~27mm
Battery Number
CR2016 (3V)
Jewels8
Frequency
262.144 kHz
Quartz Crystal
3-prong torsional resonator
FunctionsCentral hours; central minutes; central sweeping central seconds; date at 3:00
Country of ManufactureJapan
Known Models
Champlain Precisionist

The Bulova caliber P102 is a high accuracy quartz (HAQ) movement with 8 jewels. It is considered to be one of the most accurate quartz movements in the world. Bulova is owned by Citizen and the P102 movement is made in Japan.

From Bulova:

Most quartz watches are accurate to within 15 seconds per month… Precisionist is accurate to within 10 seconds per year.

The innovative Precisionist crystal has three prongs, creating a torsional resonator – the prongs not only move back and forth, but twist. Standard quartz crystals have only two prongs.

Precisionist has the highest number of vibrations (262.144kHz) of any quartz watch. This unique construction generates 8 times more vibrations than traditional quartz. The result? A reduction in the effect of temperature variation and superior accuracy.

Variations:

Bulova does not provide much information on the movements in their watches. They do not even officially list the caliber numbers on their website. There appear to be several variations of the Bulova caliber P102 including the P102.10 and the P102.12. Supposedly there is also a ladies watch version of this movement which is caliber P112.10, so perhaps people are just mixing them up. If you know anything about the differences between these variations, please share with the community in the comments below…

Battery Cell:

It takes a CR2016 size battery which is almost as big in diameter (20mm) as the movement itself (about 27mm).

Bulova Caliber P102.10

Battery Life:

Bulova does not list an expected battery life for the Precisionist models with the caliber P102. Please add your battery life experience in the comments below…

Thermo-compensation?

There is often question as to whether the Bulova Precisionist caliber P102 movement is thermo-compensated or not. The confusion may have roots in Bulova marketing materials of the past where they mention thermo regulating. Recent marketing does not seem to talk much about this.

Bulova Precisionist Advertisement:

In this ad, Bulova claims that the Precisionist is the most accurate watch with a continuously sweeping second hand. The additional text may be hard to read, so here is what it says:

“Most quartz watches are accurate to 15 seconds a month – Bulova Precisionist is accurate to 10 seconds a year.

The key is Precisionist’s unique three-prong quartz crystal, which produces a vibration frequency of 262.144 kilohertz (kHz), eight times greater than the usual two-prong crystal and the highest of any watch available today. And, the innovative design of the Precisionist movement reduces the effects of temperature variation without using a high maintenance thermo-regulating integrated circuit.

The result is a watch that is extraordinarily precise, yet so easy to operate.”

Bulova Precisionist Advertisement P102

Caliber Commentary:

From Ricky Mac on Amazon:

Now, I won’t pretend to be Electronic Engineer enough to fully understand the nuts & bolts of it. I can say with confidence that the Caliber P102 is a 12 ligne (27mm) round movement with 8 jewels, and is marked “BULOVA / EIGHT JEWELS / JAPAN”. Beyond that, it’s my understanding (But don’t quote me, please) that Bulova achieved both the 16 Hz sweep and the ± 10 sec/year accuracy by the brute-force expedient of running a 262,144 Hz oscillator crystal. But even though this is eight times that of a normal quartz crystal’s 32,768 Hz, the sweep requires one further gimmick. Rather than being a 2-pole design like conventional crystals (in effect an A/B switch), the proprietary crystals add a third pole – effectively an A/B/C switch.

The downside of this is, of course, increased battery draw. The caliber P102 uses a 3.0V CR2016 Lithium coin cell and, while these can last up to 10 years in conventional movements, Bulova rates it at 2 or 3 years in this application. Depending on who you listen to. I’m actually not certain that Bulova has stated an Official battery life spec, but the 2-year figure seems to be a realistic expectation given other owner’s results.

Is it worth it? HECK yeah! At a glance, you can easily take the sweep as being truly step-less à la Seiko Spring Drive. If you look really close you can discern the 16 Hz steps, but you may have to use a loupe to do so. In any case, it’s mesmerizing to watch, and far, far smoother than any high-beat mechanical, even the 36,000 A/h über-mechanicals. When you consider that a watch with active illumination is also capable of burning through a CR2016 in a couple of years, it’s a more than acceptable trade-off, at least IMHO.

Review by Horochron on bdwf.com:

This model, as in all the men’s versions, uses the quartz Precisionist Bulova caliber P102.10 (12½ ligne) movement, which so far lives up to its accuracy publicity.

Review from ablogtowatch.com:

…Inside all the current Precisionist watches are the Japanese made Bulova caliber P102.12 or P112.10 quartz movements. As far as I know those are the only two Precisionist movements available right now. Bulova is owned by Citizen (Japanese) at this time, but used to be US owned. The movement offers three major desirable features. First and most importantly is the accuracy. The watch is accurate to about plus/minus 10 seconds a year. That is in comparison to about 15 seconds a month for standard quartz movements. It is also comparable to much higher-end Japanese and Swiss thermocompensated quartz movements. Second, the watch has a smooth sweeping seconds hand. It is smooth like the seconds hand on a Seiko Spring Drive, and more smooth that the seconds hand on most mechanical watches. Third, it has an acceptable battery life rated at between 2-3 years per power cell.

…The P102.12 movement operates at 262,144 Hertz. That is really fast and accounts for the accuracy. In comparison, a standard quartz movement operates at 32,768 Hertz, and a mechanical movement operating at 28,800 bph is only running at 4 Hertz.

Review from watchreviewsbymcv:

Sweeping away inside this Precisionist is the new Caliber P102.10 quartz movement.  I refer to this movement as HEQ (high-end quartz) for two reasons.  One being that the MSRP of this watch is $500 USD, which is a lot for a quartz watch.  Second, since this watch exhibits a greater degree of accuracy than typical quartz movements, it more or less earns HEQ status.  You could also refer to it as ‘high accuracy quartz.’

…In brief, Bulova’s design takes into account temperature changes and vibration frequency of the quartz movement by adding a third prong to the quartz crystal.  This design increases the total vibrations to eight times that of a standard quartz movement, with the Precisionist running at 242.144 Khz.  The result is the sweeping second hand that actually ticks 16 times per second, even higher than a mechanical movement’s 8 to 10 times per second.

Video of the Bulova caliber P102 and Smooth Sweeping Seconds:

Examples of Watches with the P102:

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Hubert
Hubert
8 years ago

A lot of movement for the money! The only quartz that I know of that looks like an Automatic sweep seconds hand.

The Accuholic
The Accuholic
8 years ago
Reply to  Hubert

I just stumbled onto your site.The watch I’m wearing is omega megasonic.prety damn smooth and almost 50yrs old.I own hundreds of bulova watches made starting in 1960(but used in space before that)calle d an Accutron.It sweeps better than any mechanical watch of its day.I also have a bulova accuquartz(Beta 21)and 3 omega beta 21’s all which can hold their own w/the japanese today.These were probably made before you were born.There are others but I don’t want to preach.Just would like to open your eyes to good things past by.A friend has a site called crazywatches.pl and rob at accutronplace who… Read more »

Bob Barkell
Bob Barkell
8 years ago
Reply to  Hubert

take a peek at the Seiko 5S21 calibre in a 36mm case, they released a ‘doctors’ watch with smooth sweep

Pedro
Pedro
8 years ago

where can i purchase this movement?

jalind
Member
4 years ago
Reply to  Pedro

You can’t purchase the bare movement. You have to buy a Bulova Precisionist (3-hand), Accutron II, or UHF with the movement inside it. Neither Bulova nor Miyota sell the movement as a repair or replacement part to watch and jewelry repair parts supply companies.

santiago cepeda
santiago cepeda
4 years ago
Reply to  John Lind

Mine stopped working. What can I do??

jalind
Member
3 years ago

(1) Replace battery
(2) If that doesn’t work, send it to Bulova for repair.

Ariel Mendoza
Ariel Mendoza
5 months ago
Reply to  John Lind

Soy Relojero de alta gama y lo que ha hecho bulova con este movimiento, es lo peor, hacer alarde de su presión, cuando el problema grave es la rueda horaria que está hecha de plástico, su debilidad!!!! esta rueda se daña con mucha facilidad y el reloj se hecha a perder. No se vende pieza ni se encuentra remplazo para su reparación, no le recomiendo este reloj a nadie. P102 es el modelo del calibre del movimiento de tres agujas.

johnnyjohnny
johnnyjohnny
7 years ago

yoWza yoWza!!! i have tried to wear quartz watches and simply given up in disgust with the cheap halting tick of the second hand, even on $1000+ luxury watches, looking like a hong kong knockoff. as both a vintage watch seller and enthusiast i thus have always loved the classic mechanical or auto movements such as the eta’s, valjoux’s, even arcane ww2 military mechanicals including german luftwaffe watches. these bulovas are pure game changers…and changers of purist mindsets (such as myself). as others have said, watching the beautiful sweep of the second hand on these is indeed mesmerizing…especially in the… Read more »

stephen
stephen
7 years ago

i have the bulova 96b131 precisionist and i love it. the look, the feel and especially the sweep of the second hand. dont forget price very resonable im very happy.

Watchnoob
Watchnoob
7 years ago

Does Bulova themselves make this movement?

G. Torres
G. Torres
4 years ago
Reply to  Watchnoob

Citizen makes this movement because Citizen owns Bulova. It’s exclusive to Bulova/Citizen.

jalind
Member
4 years ago
Reply to  G. Torres

More correctly . . . Miyota makes the movement. Citizen doesn’t make any watch movements. Their Miyota subsidiary makes them.

John Raba
John Raba
1 year ago
Reply to  John Lind

And yet Citizen owners Miyota. So, yes, Citizen makes watch movements through a division of its company. As a wholly owned subsidiary the separateness is merely a corporate fiction. The same is true of Rolex. It has different departments that specialize in different parts. Still manufactured by Rolex.

johnnyjohnny
johnnyjohnny
7 years ago

bulova is owned by citizen watch, so that ultimately who makes it. it is only used in the bulova accutron II watches, so it is proprietary to that brand and model.

jalind
Member
4 years ago
Reply to  johnnyjohnny

Not just Accutron II. It’s also used in the 3-hand “Precisionist” and “UHF” Bulova sub-brands. The Precisionist branding came first in 2010.

accuholic
accuholic
7 years ago

I just recently found this sight and recieved EM.I could not find this forum on main page.I am an old,old man who mainly collects electro/mech watches from “50’s thru 70’s.My collection stops when sec hand ticked. Omega 1310.Omega made a choice to produce “A”Q rather than go w/choice “b”which based on the accuquartz.Although I have several hundred watches that are outside this frame work,I have never sold a watch.I’ve given many away.I have some very accurate Watches.Omega made some that are close to the new watches coming out today.My bulova accuquartz (Beta 21)still hangs in there.Omega marine Q-15**models,the 1310 are… Read more »

accuholic
accuholic
7 years ago

I guess I am older than I thought.I found my own post above that I never remembered posting.Sorry about this,and await my dirtnap humbled.

Oki
Oki
6 years ago

My precisionist was advertised at about 8 seconds a year. I could tolerate several seconds deviation but this one deviated about several minutes a year finally i sent it to a bulova service center and somehow they regulated it to nearly perfect accuracy. Currently, in several months it has not lost or gainen one discernable second. So im happy, except i wonder why the manufacturing inspectors let this watch out in thevshape it was in.

Lemon
Lemon
6 years ago
Reply to  Oki

As fanatic as some watch fanatics can be, some fanatics just don’t realize that a watch can ship from the manufacturer or store in perfect timekeeping synchronization to the atomic clock, but so many things can happen from the moment it leaves their doorstep. The shipping carrier can be too hard on the package, the watch can get magnetized, or the user just doesn’t know how to use it or care for it correctly. It doesn’t mean it was a faulty movement or defective watch, and it doesn’t mean the QC inspectors failed at QC.

jalind
Member
4 years ago
Reply to  Lemon

While a mechanical can become magnetized . . . most notably the hairspring, and the mainspring . . . with an effect on accuracy, the only parts of a quartz watch that can become magnetized with an effect on its running would be steel hands, and those would have to become very magnetized to cause running problems – completely stopping it from running when the hands stick together. A quartz cannot be made to run fast by “magnetizing” it. Cannot happen.

Oscar
Oscar
6 years ago

I need parts of this caliber. Can someone tell me if it’s a Citizen machine? or where can I get the full machine?

G. Torres
G. Torres
4 years ago
Reply to  Oscar

This is a citizen made movement but it is exclusive to Bulova. You cannot buy the movement or parts. Try to find a watch sold as part or repair and get the parts from there. Or send it to Bulova/Citizen.

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Edward J Prchal
Edward J Prchal
5 years ago

Any Idea where I could secure a Bulova P102 Movement for a Precisionist with Calendar

Anthony
Anthony
5 years ago

Anybody know the hand sizes for this movement? I’ve got one with hands that disappear into the dial and I’d like to change them, but I’m not finding any info on the hole size for the hour and minute hands.

Hubert
Hubert
5 years ago
Reply to  Anthony

There aren’t any technical sheets listed up top so they probably don’t exist and even if it’s made by Citizen it’s still exclusive to Bulova AFAIK. Try this if you have to figure it out yourself…

Precisionist
Precisionist
8 months ago
Reply to  Anthony

I don’t know about the P102, but for the ladies version P112, the P112 is 70/120/20 which is the standard set for many quartz watches. I know this because I just fitted a set of 70/120/20 hands onto a P112. So for your P102, buy a cheap throwaway quartz watch (they’re probably 70/120), borrow its hands, and try fitting it onto the P102.

Luke
Luke
4 years ago

The precisionist is NOT as smooth as a spring-drive. The spring drive is a truly stepless design – the mainspring unwinds continuously into the geartrain and the regulator magnetically brakes it to keep the second hand turning at exactly one revolution per minute. At no point does the motion of the second hand actually stop. In the bulova, the motor simply drives the second hand 16 times per second. That means that it comes to a complete halt and starts moving again, 16 times every second. This is why a spring drive is $2600 and a precisionist is only $600.… Read more »

david
david
4 years ago
Reply to  Luke

Yes, but the Bulova is more accurate and second hand looks smooth. And also, the watch costs far less, even if you have to change the battery every 2 years.

Luke
Luke
4 years ago
Reply to  david

But the review is incorrect. Spring Drive is constant motion, Precisionist is merely very high-beat but non-constant motion. It won’t look as smooth as a Spring Drive if you observe them closely side-by-side. Reviews should be accurate to avoid confusing people.

AJ
AJ
1 year ago
Reply to  Luke

The human eye is supposed to refresh at 30 times per second. That said, I can’t see the faintest sign of a stutter at 16 ticks per second of the precisionist – but perhaps that’s just my old eyes.

The workmanship of a Bulova is not in the ballpark of Grand Seiko. As far as comparing the two movements goes – multi years operation, 30 fold increase in accuracy, and (to my old eyes) a sweep that is continuous and stutterless.

Jerry
Jerry
1 year ago
Reply to  Luke

However, I’m not dropping several thousand bucks on a gimmick. Spring drive is great, looks good, but it’s still a gimmick. It’s an out of the way approach to make a standard quartz watch look “neat”. In all of its glory, it’s still just an average quartz watch with -15/+15 a month accuracy. The Precisionist has an almost smooth second hand, -10/+10 a year accuracy. Better yet, the brand new Precisionist I’m wearing now only cost me $179 from amazon.

Howard
Howard
1 year ago
Reply to  Jerry

Many Spring Drives can do 2 seconds per week accuracy. Depends on the movement series. I have a 5R65 and it does better than 15 sec a month the 9R series i believe has a better quartz crystal that has been aged prior to assembly so it will deviate less after being placed into a movement.

Spring Drive gives you the accuracy of a quartz without the battery while also giving you the craftsmanship of a mechanical watch with lower maintenance. Its Basically the watch version of a Lexus.

Jerry
Jerry
1 year ago
Reply to  Howard

It’s still a gimmick. I set my Precisionist to WWV last month, and it’s still dead on time to the second. No radio in the watch needed. I imagine it’ll be a few months before it drifts enough for me to see it.

Charles Calkins
Charles Calkins
4 years ago

I have a BULOVA precisionist chronograph I purchased over 15 years ago I was wondering is this the same movement in mine the no on the cas back are C877749 14842412 B3 and there’s a no on the dial face under the 6 position that reads 96B182 personally I have a few Bulovas n a mix of different high end brands that are more expensive and I keep going back to wearing my precisionist I seriously love that watch looks brand new still and my battery lasted in mine over 6 years bef I had to have it changed these… Read more »

Oki
Oki
4 years ago

Love my precisonist also. I sincerely wish bulova would put a solar cell in it. It would then become a perfectionist.
Oki said it.

jalind
Member
4 years ago

Not possible for you to have bought it 15 yrs ago (2005) as none existed until 2010, and that was the 3-hand P102 movement. Yours is the Wilton 4-eye 1/1000th chronograph with a P123 movement inside, first released two yrs later in 2012. Yours was made in 2013, 7 years ago. B3 is the mfr. year code, B=2010-2019 decade, 3=3rd yr. All Bulova have a year code on them, although with very, very old ones it’s inside, not on the outside of the back. Bulova used to mark the movements with their mfr. yr., but apparently no longer does so.… Read more »

Bulova P102
Bulova P102
4 years ago

Kde je možné objednat pohyb P 102?
Jaká je jeho cena?
Děkuji za odpověď.
S pozdravem
JL

jalind
Member
4 years ago

I’m getting about 3 yrs plus several months battery life with a *fresh* CR2016. I like the movement. AFAIK there is *no* P112. According to Bulova, as of Jan. 2018 there have only been five 262kHz movements, introduced from 2010 to 2017: 2010 – P102: 8-jewel 3-hand, central seconds (CR2016) 2012 – P123: 16-jewel 4-eye 1/1000th sec 12-hr chrono (CR2016) 2014 – 8136: zero-jewel 3-eye 1/10th sec 1-hr chrono derived from the Miyota 6S20 (395) 2016 – 8137: 11-jewel CURV 1/2 sec 12-hr chrono (395) 2017 – 8138: 6-jewel CURV ladies 2-hand with subseconds (395) The 8136 is the odd… Read more »

AJ
AJ
1 year ago
Reply to  John Lind

There is a P112, it has a smaller plastic housing to accommodate different dial feet.
Otherwise the P102 and P112 are identical.

P112 by my calibers measured at 22.1mm vertically, 20.3 horizontally, 10 lignes or so would be seem the the right size.

If there was a movement you would want to replace in your mechanical, this would be the one.

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jalind
Member
4 years ago

Where are the Bulova Specs? I’ve been all over Bulova’s web site looking for their accuracy specs. Nowhere to be found. Not in the specs on their individual watches, not in the FAQ, not in their online manuals, and nowhere to be seen in the support section of their site. It appears to me Bulova has completely deleted and eliminated all accuracy specifications for all of their Precisionist watches.

Scotty
Member
3 years ago

This is nice, but I’m a fan of the Seiko 5S21 & 5S42.
I have both in my collection. May still get a P102 though.

Sergio antonio Lorenzon
Sergio antonio Lorenzon
3 years ago

I bought mine in 2014, and now it broke the plastic gear that drives the calendar and I can’t find it anywhere, does anyone have any idea where to get it?

evox
evox
2 years ago

Unfortunately, Bulova has gone the way of the Swatch Group and isn’t supplying direct part sales. You have to send it in to be serviced. This means there is a good chance the service could be higher than the purchase price.

I’ve never seen anyone break down one of these movements. You should post pictures.

Mario Konrad
Mario Konrad
3 years ago

Love the accuracy and the sweep of the second hand. I wish Citizen would put this movement in a nicer case. The design and materials are meh. Shame, really.

Ian Boddy
Ian Boddy
3 years ago

hello I wonder if some one can help, after fitting a battery to the P102 Bulova it does not go, do you have to go through a special sequence to active it?

Clair
Clair
3 years ago

I purchased a women’s Winter Park Precisionist for the movement and saw that it is indeed a P112 8-jewel movement.

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AJ
AJ
1 year ago
Reply to  calibercorner

P112 movement attached.

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Cương Nguyễn
Cương Nguyễn
3 years ago

Can we order movt P102 or new hours whell please

Pierre Beaupre
Pierre Beaupre
2 years ago

i
have you mouvement ou pieces for P102

M. Haber
Member
2 years ago

My battery lasted a little over 3 years.

Michael Fusco
Michael Fusco
2 years ago

Is there a low battery indication? I purchased a Bulova with (I think) this movement because it was listed on their website as having the signature sweep. It ticks like a standard quartz watch. Could it be a low battery indicator?

MellowMel
MellowMel
2 years ago
Reply to  Michael Fusco

Sounds like it, but I always thought there was no low battery indicator on these. Change the battery and let us know if it still ticks. Compare the movement inside to what’s shown on this site. I think you can post a picture here too, I’ve seen others do it. Good luck, great watches.

Solarman102
Solarman102
2 years ago

I received my Precisionist diver on January 24, 2022. As in all my watches I set it to Coordinated Universal Time. It is now 5 seconds fast as of this writing, Feb 20, 2022. That is an accuracy of 5 seconds per month. Not bad, but not what I see advertised.

Arthur
Arthur
2 years ago

I have a number of Citizen divers’ watches, Seiko’s (mechanical and quartz), Casio’s and a 35 year old TAG Heuer. My late father had a Bulova automatic that he bought at the World’s Fair in NY in the early 60’s and that how I came to know the brand (I’m from the UK). I’ve always had a soft spot for Bulova’s but never owned one. More recently I’ve been interested in getting a high accuracy quartz movement. I considered the Citizen Chronomaster (not available in UK) and the Longines VHP watches but then I saw how affordable the Bulova Precisionist… Read more »

evox
evox
2 years ago
Reply to  Arthur

I agree. I have all mechanical watches in my collection and was considering the Grand Seiko Spring Drive which is basically a quartz watch that uses mechanical energy to generate the electricity to run it. It also has a smooth-as-silk sweeping hand. However, the price of a Grand Seiko with the spring-drive would cost $3,000-$7,000 and up, depending on the model. I ended up buying a used Bulova Precisionist Chronograph model 96B260. It’s a discontinued model but I like it better than their current Precisionist Chronograph models, which I think are just a little too busy for my taste. I… Read more »

ANTONIO VENEGAS
ANTONIO VENEGAS
2 years ago

Es miyota 6S10 LA BASE , DESDE LIMA -PERU

Hubert
Hubert
2 years ago

This movement has nothing to do with the 6S10.

evox
evox
2 years ago

I am buying a Bulova 96B260. Love the movement. I have no idea which version the caliber this watch has. The owner believes he bought it in 2016 and guesses its date of manufacture was around 2015. This would be my first quality quartz watch. Is there a service interval, or do people just replace the movements if something goes wrong? If so where can these movements be purchased? If not who would service them? I realize they have much fewer moving parts than mechanical watches but they do have some, which means oil, and cleaning, right? Who does this… Read more »

evox
evox
2 years ago
Reply to  evox

Just for anyone who might read my post, I found out that your only service option is to send your watch to Bulova. I hate that. If something goes wrong the service would probably cost more then purchase price, which means most people would just toss the watch. I’m not a fan of these watch brands which are no longer supply parts to independent watchmakers or hobbyists watchmakers.

Accutrons
Accutrons
1 year ago

Obviously this is not an expensive movement to make. Lots of plastic. And I have one with a broken date changing wheel. This is a rather weak plastic part. Should have been made from PA6GF with the frequent bending it experiences.

Socorro
Socorro
1 year ago
Reply to  Accutrons

Ditto. I have several Accutrons that are nearing 50 years and still running like champions. I also have several Percisionists, and only one, a ladies’ model, is running correctly. Neither Bulova/Citizen in California nor any of the local watch repair services in South Florida has parts to bring them back to life. This is sad commentary on Citizen’s concerns for us aficionados.

A plastic wheels in watches have no chance to survive daily use for any extended period. Someone with 3D printing skills could make a few bucks by producing the wheels.

Jerry
Jerry
1 year ago

Just got my Bulova yesterday. The movement of the sweep second hand absolutely blows my mind. Even though it clips along at 16 beats per second, it looks almost perfectly smooth. You really have to stare hard to notice the hand is actually stopping 16 times a second. Can’t vouch for the accuracy claim as of yet, but when it comes time to “fall back” in six months I’ll just double the off time I guess. All of my other quartz watches claim plus or minus 15 seconds a month. In reality, they all seem to gain 1 or 2… Read more »

AJ
AJ
1 year ago
Reply to  Jerry

There are high accuracy quartz enthusiasts that claim that this does not achieve it 10spy. However, I have a had a positive experience. After months of darkness sitting in a drawer, both were dead on. Perhaps a fraction of a second gained or lost over a period of >3 months.

Of course my experience is antecdotal, the actual Bulova watches that host these movements are ugly and I don’t want to wear them, so I can’t comment if they retain that accuracy on wrist.

Jerry
Jerry
1 year ago
Reply to  AJ

Agree! I think most Bulova watches are to chunky looking for my tastes. However, I saw an advertisement for a presicionist they were offering for a little under 300 bucks that actually looked pretty good. Funny, their cheapest Precisionist looks the best. I’ve received a few compliments on the few occasions I’ve worn it so far.

Byron
Byron
1 year ago

Do you know where I can get a P102 movement? It’s to replace a watch that needs repair. Please, if you know where to buy one, I would appreciate it if you could tell me.

Byron
Byron
1 year ago
Reply to  calibercorner

I have searched in other Bulova movements and I have not found either. My question is if there is a similar movement in Miyota Movements, for example or in another, that is easier to acquire?

David
David
6 months ago

What can I replace the p102 chronograph movement with?

Yordanis Soto Pérez
Yordanis Soto Pérez
1 month ago

Dónde puedo comprar un movimiento p102
Para mí Bulova precisionist 96b158

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