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Bulova 98B298 High Frequency Chronograph - $249 Delivered @ Watch Depot

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Bulova 98B298 High Frequency Chronograph - $249 Delivered @ Watch Depot
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Astronaut Joe on 18/12/2023 - 13:22 watchdepot.com.au (882 clicks)
Last edited 18/12/2023 - 13:22 by 1 other user

The competition intensifies! I don't know when Watch Depot quietly slipped a Daily Deal link onto their website, but I don't recall seeing it before, nor do I recall it being speficially mentioned here on OzB. So I'm either blind, or it is a new thing.

In the case that it is new, here's a Watch Depot Daily Deal to kick things off. The Bulova 98B298 Chrono.

  • 262kHz quartz movement - that's the "high frequency" in the title, giving it a smooth second hand sweep rather than the characteristic jumpy second hand of quartz watches (quartzes? quartzzz? quartzii?)
  • 45mm diameter. It's a big 'un.
  • Mineral crystal
  • WR 100m

It's not a bad looking watch IMO. Sporty overall, a bit 'masculine', with nice yellow highlghts to give pop to the dial. I can see it working in an office environment too. It looks more expensive than it is, I reckon. For a squidge under twofiddy bucks it's a reasonable addition to your wrist arsenal. It's not the most innovative-looking watch in the world, but it just…works.

And tomorrow, I assume there will be a new daily deal. Your move, Starbuy.

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  • thisisscotts on 18/12/2023 - 13:23

    Great to hear of some competition for a daily deal, thanks Joe :)

  • warmfruit on 18/12/2023 - 13:31
    +2

    Looks like the omega speedmaster

  • piupiupiu on 18/12/2023 - 13:38

    Japanese Quartz and high frequency, I’m guessing Seiko VK63? Decent movement if it is..

    • Astronaut Joe on 18/12/2023 - 13:45
      +1

      Bulova is owned by Citizen.

      The 262kHz movement claims an accuracy of a few seconds per year.

    • ilikeit on 18/12/2023 - 13:47

      Bulova is owned by Citizen, so it would be their in-house movement. I believe it's the same movement as in the Bulova Luna Pilot. I wouldn't be surprised if the battery life is shorter than expected due to being high frequency.

  • Miami Mall Alien on 18/12/2023 - 13:39
    +3

    All in all a really good deal as most watches with the 262kHz movements tend to be close to if not, over $1,000 AUD typically.

    A good example of that smooth, sweep action.

    Edit: A big caveat with the 98B298's 262kHz movement is that the traditional second hand is only used for the chronograph meanwhile the bottom-most sub-dial counts seconds, see this video (like a lot of Tissot watches do). That probably explains why it's so much cheaper compared to the other 262kHz movement models where the traditional second hand actually moves for timekeeping.

    • Astronaut Joe on 18/12/2023 - 13:46

      Yes, the Precisionist movements have the time-keeping second hand - but you're paying for that.
      (and the regular 262kHz non-chrono three-hand movements, like the Jet Star)

      • Miami Mall Alien on 18/12/2023 - 13:53
        +3

        Each to their own but if I'm shelling out big bucks for a 262kHz movement, it's because I want to show off that sexy smoothness at a glance which you can't really do if it's just confined to a tiny sub-dial's hand. You could keep the chronograph running 24/7 I guess but that's just going to drain your battery a lot quicker.

        I also dislike that choice in the numerous Tissot models that use a sub-dial to count seconds.

        • WasBargain on 18/12/2023 - 14:00
          +1

          Damnit, I moved funds to grab this only to realise too luckily from googling and now all ya'll commemts.. 😪 The Bulova in @Gnostikos first comment looks gorgeous!

        • garage sale on 18/12/2023 - 15:14
          +1

          yeah, if the second hand did the 1/3 second sweep so looked like automatic it that would be a cool watch. Shouldn't be a power issue, just instead of powering the little second dial, it powered the larger second hand.

  • dddeal on 18/12/2023 - 14:13

    just watched (no pun) a review of this watched damb it is huge…. so i will pass. great price tho.

    • tonyjzx on 18/12/2023 - 19:05

      https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7OAWlPSktqc/maxresdefault.jpg

      LOL

      i'd save up for the small diameter lunar pilot if you truly like the 262hz thing

      • Miami Mall Alien on 18/12/2023 - 19:23

        The dude isn't exactly blessed with +8" inch wrists either, so of course it's going to look comical on him.

        I've noticed that almost every watch reviewer on YouTube seems to have the wrist size of a 14-year old boy.

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