Bulova Automatic Mens 38mm 97A186

The Bulova Latin GRAMMY 97A186 is a men's automatic watch built around a genuinely unusual idea: a dial that borrows its texture from a musical instrument. Created as the official timepiece of the Latin GRAMMY, the 38mm rose gold-tone stainless steel case frames a silver-white dial with a black-grey subdial, both finished with a ridged texture drawn from the guiro — and the hour markers themselves are shaped like guiro scrapers. An open heartbeat aperture cuts through the dial to expose the balance wheel in motion, and the exhibition case back carries a glass insert with the Latin GRAMMY logo. Metalised domed sapphire crystal sits over the top, and a fitted black silicone strap meets the case flush for a seamless line across the wrist.

Inside is Bulova's 82S7 automatic movement, a 21-jewel mechanical calibre with a 42-hour power reserve, a hacking seconds feature and 24-hour time on a fourth hand. It winds itself from the motion of your arm, so there is no battery to replace — you simply wear it.

Bulova has been building watches since 1875 and has spent 150 years doing this kind of thing: taking a serious mechanical movement and putting it somewhere unexpected. At 38mm with a 22mm lug width, this is a men's open heart automatic watch that suits a slimmer wrist as easily as a broad one, and it belongs in the evening-out, dinner, event and creative-professional part of your week rather than the gym or the beach.

What we love about this watch: Most watches at this level tell you nothing about who made them or why. The 97A186 has a reason to exist — every design decision on it traces back to a specific instrument and a specific anniversary, right down to the scraper-shaped markers. Add a visible balance wheel through the open heart aperture, a display case back you can actually enjoy, and rose gold against black silicone, and you have a mechanical watch that starts conversations without trying. It is a lot of story for the money.

3 Year warranty from Bulova Watches(Australia). StarBuy are Authorised distributors of Bulova Watches. All Bulova Watches are shipped in Bulova original packaging released for Australia. All Bulova warranties are registered online on the Bulova Warranty Portal directly by StarBuy on behalf of the customer. After purchase and shipping by StarBuy, an email is sent by Bulova registering the warranty directly to the buyer. A link to the online instructions manual is also sent within the email. Bulova no longer supply any hard copies of the warranty booklet or the instructions manual.

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