I have admired Bulova watches for years.  After finally getting the Marine Star as a gift I was thrilled.  Being in the military I have definitely put it through some abuse, but the issues I have had should have been easily fixable.  My biggest complaint about the watch is the watch band pins.  Pins break, understood, but after replacing the original pins I was having to get them replaced on a monthly and weekly basis.  After replacing them for the seventh time I contacted Bulova with my complaint.  They admitted that there have been issues with the bands because the company that manufactures them decided to use a very thin pin.  This was not news to me because each time I took my watch in for repair they would have a hard time finding pins thin enough to fit in the band.  Bulova said if I mailed it in they would put in stronger pins to fix the problem.  After getting it back from Bulova the pins broke the next day while I was getting out of bed.  I called back Bulova, furious at the hassles I had had to endure with their product, and they offered to send me a watch of my choice for free.  So for customer service I have to give them an A.  The head of customer service told me to look at all the Bulova watches and choose one that had a different band as so I would not have to deal with the same problem.  The watch I received was a more expensive model and I have had no issues.  Problem is that my Marine Star was a gift and had sentimental value and had engravings in the back, so after sitting in the drawer for a couple months I replaced the metal band with a leather one and thicker pins and have not had an issue since.
In response to those who have said that the face is scratch proof I have to disagree.  Again I am in the military and had it bang against weapons but the worst scratch that is on the face is from walking into the edge of a door.
I am not trying to bash on Bulova, I am just trying to provide a valuable assessment of the Marine Star for those who have an admiration for watches like I do.  The blue face looks great, and the illumination is bright at night.  However the watch band will break.  I would suggest comparing the wrist band of this watch to others used by Bulova and choose one with a different band.  I assure you it will be sturdier, and save you the hassle of going to the watch repair store on a monthly basis.