NWA - Vintage Bulova Accutron
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Joel Henry
UK based, recent enthusiast/collector. I enjoy quirky watches.
Leicester, UK
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19.05 cm
Very funky watch! Congrats 🍻
Awesome! This #bulova is one of the greatest watches. That's a fact.
Mind blowing 😎
Thank you, I’m chuffed with it
That's awesome! I ordinarily don't like skeleton watches, I find them very hard to read, but that is so cool. Very Jetson's futuristic. Congrats!
That's awesome! I ordinarily don't like skeleton watches, I find them very hard to read, but that is so cool. Very Jetson's futuristic. Congrats!
Thanks - the space view has quite a history on that point. It was never intended to be sold as a skeleton, they were only made as display pieces so ADs could show the accutron’s tuning fork movement to clients - but everyone wanted the skeleton version and Bulova quickly cottoned on and put them into production.
Very cool. The new Spaceview also has an innovative technology with the electrostatic movement, but pricey!
Awesome!!! I need to look up how this movement works!
Awesome!!! I need to look up how this movement works!
The quick version: a battery sends charge to coils through a simple circuit (a transistor, a capacitor and a resistor) which vibrates a tuning fork 360 times a second (in Fsharp).
The tuning form connects to an arm that steps a microscopic ratchet wheel with 360 teeth which connects to a fairly normal drive train.
This gives you a totally smooth second hand sweep
The quick version: a battery sends charge to coils through a simple circuit (a transistor, a capacitor and a resistor) which vibrates a tuning fork 360 times a second (in Fsharp).
The tuning form connects to an arm that steps a microscopic ratchet wheel with 360 teeth which connects to a fairly normal drive train.
This gives you a totally smooth second hand sweep
Holy cow! Thank you for that run-down!!
Holy cow! Thank you for that run-down!!
You’re welcome ☺️ Accutron predates quartz and is the second electronic watch ever designed - and is the reason that quartz crystals are shaped like tuning forks.
Can't we have a footage of it's glory?
Can't we have a footage of it's glory?
Sure…give me a minute…
Sure…give me a minute…
Hmm, it seems I can’t upload video on here. DM me and I’ll send it to you
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 this one is among the top of my wish list. I better get searching before they become unattainable
You’re welcome ☺️ Accutron predates quartz and is the second electronic watch ever designed - and is the reason that quartz crystals are shaped like tuning forks.
Wow, that's crazy! I didn't know that!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 this one is among the top of my wish list. I better get searching before they become unattainable
Chrono24
Awesome. I was actually looking at these this morning. I like the case shape of these.