{"product_id":"bulova-chronograph-d-as02758","title":"Bulova Chronograph \"D\"","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy We Love It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen we think of sport watches from the 1970's one thing comes to mind: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFunky case shapes and motorsport racing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith its bold yet wearable Tonneau case design and highly legible inner tachymeter scale, the Bulova Chronograph \"D\" has everything that one could want from a 1970's sport watch. Twin subsidiary registers, with orange fluorescent accents in the 30 minute counter, punctuate the soft slate gray dial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBulova produced its first chronographs in the 1940s—single-button affairs with screw-on bezels. Throughout the 50's, 60's and 70's, Bulova honed its mastery of chronographs. \u003c\/span\u003ePowered by the workhorse Valjoux 7734, the Chronograph D was one in a long line of rock solid sport watches that Bulova was creating at the time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike other much larger racing watches of the 1970's, the 39mm size makes the Chronograph \"D\" instantly comfortable and easy to wear - whether its sliding under the cuff of your favorite shirt or timing the lap on your favorite racetrack. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe story of Bulova is deeply entwined with American manufacturing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIts founder, a Czech immigrant named Joseph Bulova, was inspired by the advances that Ford made in his factory in Highland Park, Michigan. Starting in 1912, Bulova built a factory in Biel, Switzerland, using Ford’s principles of mass production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe brand was among the first to offer a wide range of wristwatches for men, with a distinctive visual style that—thanks to its innovative adoption of advertising and a relocation to Astoria, Queens—became fixed in the American imagination. Bulova took over offices in the Empire State Building and installed an observatory on the roof, in order to measure universal time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn the workshop down below, watchmakers timed the watches they were working on to readings taken in the observatory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe watches that Bulova produced were varied, from handsome three-handers to divers and even chronographs. Bulova produced its first chronographs in the 1940s—single-button affairs with screw-on bezels. Throughout the 1950s, 60s, and 70's, Bulova honed its mastery of chronographs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bulova","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29376756744279,"sku":null,"price":2250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/cult_2.jpg?v=1583508337","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/bulova-chronograph-d-as02758","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}