I'm just now getting around to doing reviews on my Amazon purchases and am glad to air my thoughts on this one.  I bought this Bulova watch for my husband for our 10th anniversary (hence the 10 diamond hour markers) in November of 2007.  While the watch is beautiful and Bulova is a good watch company (I wear a Bulova watch myself which works great), whoever sold this to us (I forget from whom it was bought), I would not trust the third-party seller for ANYTHING.  The watch was dead when we received it 2-1/2 years ago.  We thought it was just the battery so had a new one put in.  (NOTE:  You cannot return a watch to Amazon or ANY seller once you open up the watch.)

The watch worked for about 4-5 months, then it again died.  I wanted to return it to the online seller so badly but my husband had bonded with it and didn't want it to be shipped so we took it to a local jeweler who cleaned it and serviced it.  The jeweler said it was a "dirty, very old watch."  He cleaned, fixed it, put another new battery in it, and again the watch died 6 months later.  I finally bought my husband a new Bulova watch from Macy's (which he loves and works just fine).  No one should have to buy a defective, old watch posed off as new - especially from Amazon!  So...moral of the story:  if you receive a "dead" watch, do NOT assume it is just a dead battery.  Return it immediately for a refund or exchange.

As for the watch itself, it is very beautiful in the most handsome and masculine way.  The only complaint I have is that the crystal scratches very easily because it is only mineral crystal.  The bracelet itself also scratches rather frequently and easily.  The inside links are brushed and the outside links are polished stainless steel.  My husband or I have had to buff out the scratches on a regular basis with "Brasso."

The Bulova Marine Star Series Watches can pass of as both dress and sporty watches so are very versatile.  But, do yourself a favor.  Buy a separate sports watch for your athletic activities because you do not want a watch this pretty looking ragged prematurely...!