Rue La La: Bulova Accutron “Amerigo” Watches – $279.99 – $289.00 ($950)
Swiss made, automatic movement, some interesting styling elements, 41mm, a domed sapphire crystal, and marked way down via the flash sale site Rue La La.
Those lugs though. Shades of the Grumman X-29.
Available with a black dial/black leather strap, white dial/stainless steel bracelet, & black dial/stainless steel bracelet. The white dial/brown leather has sold out.
A little freaky with that flare. Especially on the metal bracelet options. But that shouldn’t be too hard to swap out for leather, and if you dig around on the web, in-person shots of this particular line seems to show that those lugs look less aggressive when the watch is actually being worn. Perhaps the lugs are of no concern at all to many. The styling, overall, is a bit… different?
Word is it’s an ETA 2824-2 that drives these things.
Brown leather strap option is already gone. One white dial left on a stainless bracelet. Sale ends tomorrow on Rue La La, but if past watch sales on Rue La La are any indication, that which goes unsold might pop up again later? Free shipping, and it is returnable for original form of payment, as long as you pick up the return shipping costs. Returns free if you chose credit. A grand for a retail price is pretty out there, but under $300 seems pretty fair?
So would you wear it? Or is it trying a little too hard? Leave your thoughts below.
First glance I liked it, second glance not as much. I think the only one I might wear is the brown strap.
The face just seems too busy for me. I’ll pass.
Ditto. And now that the brown strap is sold out, I’ll go back to boot shopping. 🙂
Would I wear it?
Not a chance. Not even if it was free.
You lie! You’d totally wear it if it was free.
If I was considering this against the cream-faced Bambino in my watch box … I’d pick the Bambino every time.
This. I prefer a simpler, minimalistic face.
If it were free I would sell it and get something more classic. But that’s cheating.
I like it. Different, which is nice. That being said 1000 price is probably being a little ambitious. But what do i know. I’d look long and hard at 250.
I kinda like it but probably not enough for the sale price point.
I think it’s that weird crescent date window that kills it for me, not the lugs.
quality here is much higher than on a Bambino, this is Sapphire crystal (not mineral) and this is Swiss automatic(not Japanese). I think the black is slick, and if I had an extra $300 lying around, i’d be all over this. Also Bulova is an American company with a long history. Yeah, they mostly make mall watches, but this is one of their nicer models and the branding isn’t too pronounced. A few years ago I found out that my great grandfather went to the The Joseph Bulova School of Watchmaking after WW2. I think this is where the men in my family get their love of watches. I have been looking for a Bulova that is not so mall-store looking to honor my grandfather. This model could be a good option for me to look for down the road. I’d also appreciate other suggestions that people may have for me.
Nah
if there were my only watch, or i only had a couple, i wouldn’t. the quirk is a bit strong on this one. however, if i had a full lineup already? yeah, i think i’d take a flyer on this. but only the white face. and not at $1000.
Agreed. Black is much to busy, white is a bit too busy for me.
I’m a fan of their snorkel watch. The current iteration is being sold as a high frequency quartz (so it “sweeps” like an automatic), and has a very cool and clean retro look to it.
There are vintage ones on ebay, etc with electronic tuning fork movements, which Bulova introduced before quartzes came out. Kind of a cool story if you’re looking for something with heritage.
Wow, I agree, the snorkel is slick. Also checking out vintage ebay models. Maybe I’ll get both. THANKS!
Brown strap is fantastic. I think you could get away with wearing that in most situations, and really spice up a care-free night out look.
Way too much going on, check out the sea gull m186 with Roman numerals instead – although it might be discontinued
Would not wear
I like it – at least the leather strap versions.