Bulova Calypso 300 64B108 diving watch

The new Bulova Calypso 300 64B108 diving watch is presented in a chunky gold-plated stainless steel case that provides housing for a Swiss made Sellita SW200 self-winding caliber.

Headquartered in New-York, owned by the Japanese Citizen Watch Co. and produced in Switzerland, the Bulova Accutron brand can be used as a symbol of globalization, and where it got us.

The Bulova Calypso 300 64B108 diving watch, that was officially presented last spring, is also a symbol of the world where a chunk of steel looks like solid and makes you feel happy about it.

Clearly inspired by recent BVLGARI watches, the Calypso 300 64B108 may be a good substitute for the much more expensive fashion time-pieces if what you are looking for is a blingy stuff at an affordable price.

It really does look like it was made of solid pink gold and its black dial with luminescent pink gold-plated indices and hands sports the same pattern as the black rubber strap.

The gold-plated arc around the small date window slightly unbalances the overall design of the face, though, drawing too much attention to itself.

Powered by Sellita SW200 automatic movement, which is a clone of the well-known ETA 2824 ebauche, the watch has a maximum power reserve of 38 hours. It is not much, but if you plan to wear the timepiece on a daily basis putting it off the wrist only when going to bed, is completely adequate for the task.

Although the watch’s case feature water resistance rating of formidable 300 meters, its round bezel looks purely decorative because its minute markets do not bear a single drop of SuperLuminova. You just won’t be able to tell, how much time you actually spent under water. But that is not what you are buying this watch for, is it?

Photo: Bulova

Bulova Calypso 300 64B108 diving watch specification

Price range: N/A, around CHF 1500
Movement: Sellita SW200, automatic
Complications: Date
Power reserve: 38 hours
Case material: Stainless steel, rose gold-plated
Case size: 41 mm
Case height: N/A
Dial: Black with rose gold-plated hands
Water resistance: 300 meters
Strap: Black rubber with double safety folding clasp
Crystal: Sapphire