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The Under $80 Canvas Watch Upgrade

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Bulova 96A102 Canvas Military Watch – $77.05 (reg. $160)

Whoa.  When’d this thing get discontinued?  That must be the case, because these were selling for a full price of $160 at Macy’s not more than a few months ago.

Can a watch look both rugged and kind of… elegant?  The Bulova 96A102 isn’t a big watch.  It’s more along the size of the Seiko 5.  So if you’re medium to small in the wrist region, this might be a match for your weekends.  Plus it has a bit of a Cold War casual royalty look to it.  Something that a top operative from either side would wear on his downtime when he wasn’t… y’know, helping push humanity towards mutually assured destruction.

Off white slightly rounded numbers, an incredible hour hand, and a simple case.  I want to say it was even featured in the September issue of GQ as part of a military watch spread.  Just as good if not better looking than the competition at an unbeatable price.