Bulova Lunar Pilot 43,5mm

96K111 Bulova Lunar Pilot Watch
Quartz watch, 43.5mm, chronograph with calendar, 50m water resistant.
Includes a Nato-type strap to exchange for the bracelet.

The Pilot, a story of precision.
On August 2, 1971, the Apollo 15 space mission made history and with it the Bulova LUNAR PILOT chronograph.
A watch customized by Bulova to cope with the conditions of lunar space, it did its job by providing the mission team with the exact passage of time, thus ensuring that no one would run out of oxygen, water or battery power in the backpack. portable life support system.
The clock was also used as a backup for onboard timers in the critical phase of re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.

An anecdote to share is undoubtedly that the famous original Bulova Lunar Pilot chronograph, which helped tell the story of space, was auctioned for the astronomical price of $1,625,000.

Bulova has been an active partner in the implementation of NASA's space programs, thanks to his famous engineering experience.
Bulova collaborated with NASA from the mid-1950s to the 1970s, during the American conquest of space.
This cooperation led to Bulova contributing to 46 missions, using innovative Accutron technology in all instrumentation and timing systems.

Bulova is once again part of history and presents the new special edition of the LUNAR PILOT chronograph, a replica of the original version, updated with the exclusive high-performance movement that has a vibration frequency of 262 kHz to guarantee unprecedented precision in the history of time measurement.

The creation of this watch shows other features such as the hands and indexes treated with luminor to be visible even in the dark, the tachymeter, the calendar placed at 4 o'clock and finally the water resistance up to 50 meters.
The model was manufactured in different variants: from the steel version or a set with two interchangeable black nylon straps with a nubuck leather patch, to the version with a steel bracelet and finally the completely black version with a military shape in leather.