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Bulova Accutron Astronaut 'Mark II' 14K Solid Gold Ca. 1970
$2,495
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case size 34 MM
movement Electric approximate age 1970s dial color Champagne material Gold Filled style Dress category Vintage bracelet Leather Includes Leather strap with gold-tone pin buckle. overall condition Great condition throughout. Case shows light wear on bezel and case flanks consistent with age and gentle use. Dial is is in great condition In 1960, Bulova had a vision of the future — and that future hummed with potential! About a decade before the Quartz Crisis, the American firm introduced a watch that did away with the traditional balance wheel, instead using a 360-hertz tuning fork attached to a battery-powered transistor oscillator circuit as its heart. Designed by Max Hetzel, the Accutron made waves, becoming the first wristwatch precise enough to be qualified for U.S. Railroad certification — guaranteed to be accurate to about one minute per month, or roughly two seconds per day. This particular Accutron, an Astronaut Mark II, merges funky late ‘60s industrial design with the innovative Accutron movement, adding in a handy second complication for good measure! Housed in a yellow gold-filled case with “cornes de vache” lugs, dual Accutron-signed crowns, a domed, acrylic crystal, and a convex bezel, it features a metallic dial with an inner printed minute track, applied ‘baton’ indices with luminous tritium plots, a lumed ‘baton’ handset, a date window at 3 o’clock, and a red additional time zone hand. Powered by a Accutron tuning-fork movement, it powers a complicated mechanism that displays the time, date, and a GMT, all of which is easily controllable via the dual-crown system on the case flank. Perfect for a frequent traveler who desires an elegant dual-time solution, this 34mm beauty is a call back to different era of movement innovation. Who could possibly resist such a compelling mix of history, design, and horology? Comes with Generic Watch Box |
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