Review: The Accutron DNA
Before jumping into this new, forward-looking watch, let?s rewind back to the 1960?s for a minute. With the start of the 1960?s, a new type of watch was invented. One that was guaranteed to be 99.9977% accurate on your wrist with a silky smooth gliding seconds hand, that ran on a power cell for up to a whole YEAR without needing replacement (okay, this was more impressive in 1960 than it is today, but bear with me). With the Space Race about to really take off, it was hard not to get caught up in the mania. Bulova?s Accutron Spaceview was no exception. With its tuning fork, visible coils, wires running throughout, and gears on display, the Spaceview was unlike any other watches out there.
Although the watch?s open dial was originally developed as a ?demonstrator? model for salesmen to show off the movement inside, the general public wanted their hands on this unique and futuristic model. After a successful run with over 4 million Accutron watches sold, the quirky Spaceview being one of the more recognizable, has become one of those iconic watches that nearly every horology enthusiast has some awareness. In the late 1970s, quartz movements edged the Accutron?s tuning fork-powered movement out of the market.
An original Accutron Spaceview. Image: Sotheby’s
Okay, we?re back in the present. The year is 2020 (yikes), and Bulova is 12 years into their new ownership. Citizen (the now-owner of Bulova and their associated brands) dropped the Bulova name from th...
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