Bulova is one of the few non-Swiss watchmakers that provide outstanding quality watches in an affordable price range.
Founded and incorporated as the J. Bulova Company in 1875, by 23-year-old Czech immigrant Joseph Bulovais, the business originally operated as a modest jewelry store in New York. By the year 1911, it was manufacturing high-quality pocket watches and clocks, and the following year the company opened up a manufacturing facility in Switzerland that produced watches at a level of standardised mass production which had never been seen before in the industry.
Bulova is recognized for a number of horological innovations, perhaps most notably the Accutron watch which used resonating tuning forks as a means of regulating the remarkably accurate timekeeping function.
In 2008 Bulova was bought by Citizen, making it the largest watch company in the world. Shortly afterward it brought to the market a high precision quartz watch called the Precisionist which sported a beautiful sweeping hand. They also became the official timekeeper for Manchester United in 2013, producing incredible watches for the world-famous football club.