Bulova Partners with Veterans Watchmaker Initiative for VWI Edition Hack Watch
Bulova has added to its historically inspired collections the new Special VWI Edition Hack Watch, which is being launched in partnership with the Veterans Watchmaker Initiative (VWI). A modern re-edition of the 1960s MIL-W-3818A (pictured below, via MyBulova.com) ? the last official military-issued watch produced by Bulova? it joins the family of Hack watches that Bulova unveiled at the start of this year.
The release of the special-edition watch coincides with the news that the VWI is now Bulova?s newest authorized service center. In order to foster the VWI?s mission, and to assist it with better handling and servicing of the influx of Bulova watches it will see, the brand is also donating ?tools, machinery, spare parts, watches, and more? to assist the U.S. veterans-focused nonprofit.
Like its predecessors, the Special VWI Edition Hack Watch features a straightforward, mid-century-inspired field watch design, with some interesting commemorative elements. The brushed steel case is 38 mm in diameter and 13.55 mm thick and has a 30-meter water resistance ? all of which stick relatively close to the vintage elements of the 3818A. The lugs are slightly angled on their tips, while the large, right-side crown sits close to the case. As the name of the watch indicates, pulling out its crown to adjust the time activates a ?hacking? mechanism, stopping the motion of the seconds hand.
Underneath the double-domed mineral crystal of the watch, we find th...
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