This dude is right, higher price is not always better product.

Superlative, spot-on take on the Bulova Lunar Pilot Moonwatch. In 1988 I bought a used Speedmaster Professional from a small Manhattan watch store for $375. Along the way I purchased an Omega skeleton back for $25, through a jeweler friend. I also bought the newer Omega button bracelet for $125. In 2014 the watch needed an $800 service. I took advantage of the hot Speedmaster market and sold it for $2,250 on ebay. I also sold the old bracelet for $400, and the original back for $220. I intended to get a new Speedmaster down the line. Then the Bulova Lunar Pilot came out. I waited a bit and bought a minty-mint Lunar Pilot bracelet edition on ebay for $285. It's been my daily driver for 4 years. I just replaced the battery this week, after 4 years of heavy chrono use. Beside timing things, I love watching that main chrono hand sweep. Looks just like an expensive automatic or manual chronograph...except far more accurate.

I agree with your opinion. I own the Lunar Pilot and am delighted with its looks, the contrasting finishes on the case, bezel, crown, chrono buttons and bracelet, the incredible accuracy, durability and lack of need for expensive servicing at a fraction of the purchase cost all make for a very enjoyable, fearlessly wearable piece. Worth every penny, I love it.

Brilliant review. 100% agree with the opinions expressed in the video. I bought a new Omega Speedmaster 15 years ago. Principally because I loved the way it looked and loved the history. However, it was bloody expensive to buy, bloody expensive to service, and extremely delicate with the hesalite crystal scratching with the slightest of touches. A watch is something to wear and enjoy everyday. My speedy spent more time in a drawer than on my wrist for fear of damaging it. Also the Speedy is such an expensive watch, which I had to manually wind. It would often show the wrong time! The Bulova is far better in every way. Sapphire crystal, 262 ultra high frequency quartz, stunning looks and cool history. The only drawback to the Lunar Pilot is the strap. The fact that the steel bracelet is not compatible with the strap version! Why would anyone design a watch with this stupid design flaw! It absolutely beggars belief. Notwithstanding this idiocy, it is still a fabulous watch. In my opinion the Lunar Pilot is better in all respects to the Omega Speedmaster. I've never looked back from selling my Omega and switching to Bulova.

👍👍 great video, I agree 200% with you on all your points, I just picked up a Bulova Lunar Pilot and I just love it, price/quality it’s unbeatable, and if they would make a 40mm version, they would sell like hot cakes for sure !!

I got a lunar pilot about 6 months ago. I got the black version. You get hold of it, feel the solid heft, then you see the accuracy and suddenly all your automatics feel like stone-age toys! After having automatics for years, going back to a quality quartz is actually a real joy. Oh...and it's not too big! In fact a mate of mine has a Speedmaster and he keeps asking to look at my lunar pilot, I think another sale for Bulova is in the wings. If I was going to get a Speedmaster I'd get the MK2 as the Mk1 is wayyyy too common now.

About 22 years ago I kept going in a jewellers to look at the Speedmaster and one day the owner offered me a 10% on it, probably to stop me going in. It would have cost me £900. I never took it. However, two decades later I totally agree with you. A watch has one real job and accuracy is king. Have subscribed.

Have one of each. Love and wear them both, but my daily driver is the Bulova. I'm rough on my gear and the last thing I need is to bash up the nicest and most expensive birthday present I've ever received.

Lol all the omega fanboys are gonna cry at the end. You speak good wisdom sir.

I have an old very basic Omega “Conny”that’s served me so well over 25 years, but now it’s quasi retired. To replace it I recently bought a PD 1701 and I like it a lot! We all know the Omega moonwatch story/ stories! However, The next target watch for me is a Bulova Lunar Pilot .. great back story too, as it is something I lived through as a young bloke and remember the Apollo space program fondly. Cheers and best wishes for your channel ahead!

Love the Bulova line of lunar pilots. Super accurate and beautiful. Love the depth in the dial and the history of the piece. Better value than the omega any day and I’m all about accuracy.

Great sharing! Same here, have been collecting watches for almost 10 years , more than 50 watches, own 5 speedy before, one thing i hate most is the bezel/plexiglass of speedmaster easily to be pick up dent or scratches But bulova lunar pilot solve that little cosmetic problem and will definitely save me a lot in servicing costing I own polished version of bulava lunar pilot 96A225 45mm, sit comfortably on my 18.3cm wrist, if you have wrist above 17cm, definitely can wear it Next project, saw someone modify the glass, planning to upgrade to domed sapphire glass 😂

100% agree,the like of rolex and omega have out priced the guy on the street,and to be honest I've owned several of each not great time keepers either,so much snobbery around quartz movements but it's great to take off a watch pick it up weeks later and its still bang on,I've been contemplating which to get and I've got a fair few watches already and spending 5k to sit in a box most of the time sounds mad as I'm getting older lol

Picked up the black dark side for $200 in 2019. Put on German Di Modell Chronissimo straps with white stitching. Makes the 20mm look 22mm. This is what a moon watch should be if you have the wrist for it. It checks so many boxes...chrono, flight, moon, legibility with size, accuracy, no servicing costs, etc etc etc. I just bought the titanium 50th anniversary edition. Can't wait to get it next month. My first titanium piece.

First video of yours I’ve watched and I enjoyed the content hugely. I’m gonna order one now! 💪🏻💙

great video mate!! Ive been eyeing one of these up and I have the same opinion as you, however hearing this from a man whos owned two speedys is the best advice I could get lol.

I have the Bulova lunar pilot and I live this watch. Btw, great info. 👍

When I took my 3891 speedmaster in to the Omega AD they had to send it back to Switzerland for service. It took over a month and cost me around $800 usd for a basic service. That was 2½-3 years ago, so yeah, I'd say its not cheap.

Hi great shout I agree since this vedio Bulova have reduced the seize to the original 43mm seize I'm really tempted if a special comes up like to see you do a update on this new seize from the UK

Great watch! I agree that there is no comparison to the Speedmaster. It's more accurate and offers everything that the Omega does except the servicing hassles and the price tag.

Perfectly in line with your thoughts. Less hassle, more value for money. What's not to like?

Very nicely put, and yes it's our own personal preferences that matter. The Omega speedmaster professional is a lovely watch with its own unique history making it very desirable in its many guises. Also the Bulova Lunar Pilot watch has its own identity, but at its current price point it is an out and out bargain. I have the Bulova Lunar Pilot watch with the two straps version, but the other versions you mention are beautiful piece's. The quality of them at their relevant price points represent stunning value, and quality at the price Sir 👍 Tam.

I couldn't agree with you more. I bought an Omega Apollo 15 40th Anniversary in 2012, I never wore it and was always concerned owning it and wearing it out and about so it just sat in the box. I sold it a year later to help fund my wedding. I received my 2 strap boxed Lunar Pilot this week and bought it boxed new with tags from Canada for (including shipping and import fees) £270. The Omega cost me £3700. I love the Bulova and will wear it daily. If you want an investment piece buy an Speedmaster Pro and never wear it. If you are a watch and Apollo fan, get the Bulova Lunar Pilot (any of the models). It's awesome!!

A lot of watches have been on my wrist, multiple Submariners, Panerai but also the Speedmaster. The Speedmaster Pro was the one that went out with no regrets. It’s cool, historical… well you know, but it just didn’t get a lot of wrist time. I just bought the Bulova this week after it got my attention in YT watch tutorial and I liked it. Ok, it’s “just” a quartz but the high frequency makes it special and the dial looks better than the Speedy imo. It’s a bit bulky but still wearable. Good price point also. I would like to have the Bulova 262kHz three hand watch but it’s not available in Europe unfortunately.

I've just ordered one of these myself (ref. 96B258). I considered Casio Oceanus T200 (ordinary quartz w/ radio & bluetooth) and Longines VHP, and those are also really good value watches, but this Lunar Pilot won my final decision. It also ships from within my country (Canada) which helps cut the cost. I think it's smart to get it on the bracelet, because otherwise you won't have the option to install a bracelet later (lug holes are in the wrong place for it on the strap versions). Thanks for sharing your thoughts about this one. Really cool watch!

Another bonus being, if you break it, lose it or its stolen. You're not going to be heartbroken for life, you can just replace it and forget about it. I love the Omegas but I think I'd be pretty terrified to wear it lol. If I broke or lost the Bulova it wouldn't be the end of the world. I'm going to buy the new 43mm version, just trying to decide on black or blue and white

Thanks for the review! Great dialog!

The Bulova is way more interesting than the Speedmaster in my opinion. Great choice, and definitely the right choice for you! 🙂

I have a Lunar Pilot incoming. I picked up on trade. I agree on service cost. I am strongly considering a Longines Big Eye down the road.

Great video, thank you. I love my Lunar Pilot and it was my second choice as I could not afford a Speedmaster. Nonetheless, the LP has grown in me and is now a permanent part of my collection. I have a 7.5” wrist and it is one of my most comfortable watches… and, as a big bonus, the more it gets scuffed, the better it gets!

as you sad it is not as glamorous as a speedy... but it is a far greater conversation piece then the speedy... it has a great back story... and i think it looks better.

Hi, about that raised crystal, can you chip it if you dropped it? Other wise love the watch! Asking because i wanna get one myself! Thanks

Thank you and agree 100 percent with you. And bottom line who doesn't love an underdog coming through? Omega you are my favorite watch maker but Bulo a ate your lunch on Apollo 15....

Hi, could you a review on the citizen Skyhawk royal air force red arrows? Thanks

Have both got rid of the speed master once you have the bulova in your hands the speedmaster feels like a toy. I've had I don't know how many watches ruined on services or waited almost a year to get them back.

Funny thing about the speed master is that it went to the moon and all and everyone thinks that means it's some kind of amazingly rugged tool watch but talk to the many who have taken a swim in a few feet of water and had it leak. And, Be careful if you go to the moon because the crystal may pop off your speed master like it did on the astronauts... and then you have to use a bulova backup

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Yr argumentation is perfectly right. Mechanical prices for Rolex, Omega, IWC hv skyrocketed, so hv their service costs. My Submariner cost Deutschmarks 1.200 in 1972, I still hv it. Service cost DM 400 in the 80ties, Euro 500 in the 90ties. Now its well abobe Euro 1K. I've stopped servicing in 2000, since then it runs perfect ard +5s/d n I let it run, until it shows a problem. Hv worn this watch 24h/d for now 45yrs, swim, golf, motorcycle, shower, y name it. Guess only a robust Rolex can do this. BUT hv just ordered a new $98 Casio-5600 solar like yrs, to give my submariner some pause, when I'm some sort of rougher active. Cheers fm Singapore+

The most interesting fact in the Bulova/Omega discussion is that while it’s true that Omega got the contract for astronaut wristwatches, Bulova was the exclusive contractor with NASA for every clock and timing device in every flight vehicle from the start of the Vanguard program in 1958. The Bulova ultra high frequency quartz in the Lunar Pilot was developed for NASA in both the vehicles and back at Huston. When Commander Scott wore his Bulova on the Moon, it closed the circle on Bulova’s association with manned flight that goes all the way back to Lindbergh. In contrast, Omega has the Speedmaster, which makes for righteous bragging rights, but actually the Lunar Pilot is a far better timing device, and probably a better moonwatch than either the Speedmaster or the 1971 Bulova. The crystal sets the Lunar Pilot ahead of the Speedmaster imho. It maintains clarity for the tacymeter and the dial by protecting both from wear. The deep black of the Bulova does a better job of handling the glare of the Sun on the Moon. No matter how much moon dust is on the face shield of an astronaut’s helmet while on the lunar surface, she/he will have no trouble reading that dial.

This resolution is amazing on your camera

I have a precisionist chrono with a rotating bezel,and imo it is absolutley the best chrono availble,at ANY price.Out of my stable of nine peices,it's my only quartz.

Who said that Good watches need to be expensive... Or branded... Or Automatic anyways? Eh? 😊

Great video. I love my Bulova Lunar pilot. I'm having difficulty setting the date turnover (am or pm). Any info whould be appreciated. Thx

Good video 👍🏻

Love my Luna

Nice video. Any chance you have an extra link for the bracelet? I have a fat wrist and it's a tad small.

Speed master is a stuffed shirt watch , the luner pilot is more blue collar watch

Hello, what is the thickness of bracelet’s links? More or less then 4mm?

What are your likes/dislikes about that Grand Seiko GMT?

1. The 1861 movement in the current Moonwatch is a direct descendent of, and very similar to, the 321 Calibre from the 60’s. In fact there would be very few watches which have remained so similar both in terms of external design and movement from their predecessor of 50 years ago. 2. I would just have both as the quartz on the Bulova doesn’t bother me that much, but I just can’t get over the 52mm lug to lug size unfortunately. 3. Astronauts were notorious for making side deals with companies and trying to sell unauthorised contraband they had brought on missions with them. What are the chances that the crystal on the speedy actually failed, and this astronaut just happened to have smuggled a PROTOTYPE watch which he then used. Bulova gets priceless marketing and testing done, he gets paid and then sells his watch 50 years later for like 1.5 million . I don’t buy his bullshit for a second! :)

I do and...I do.

where can you get the lunar pilot for $339?

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90% of this video is of your face. I think you must fancy yourself a movie star or something. At any rate, I would rather have seen your watch's face instead.

Listen everyone is entitled to their opinion,But there is no way that omega is 10 times better than the Bulova as the price would suggest. I'm sure the Omega snobs will disagree but hey that what's good about people having their own opinions