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Bulova Accutron 214 18k SOLID GOLD 750 Vintage 1960 Watch Rare Bow Tie Dial
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Description Brand: Bulova Strap Colour: Green Gender: Men's Case Size: 35mm Features: Easy To Read, tuning fork caliber, Gemmed, 18 ct Solid Gold Lug Width: 18mm Movement: Quartz (Battery) Style: Luxury Display: Analog Age Group: Adult Watch Shape: Round Model: Bulova Accutron Case Material: Solid Gold Year of Manufacture: 1960-1969 Case Colour: Yellow Gold, Rose Gold Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Case Finish: Matte Number of Jewels: 15 Jewels Face Colour: Silver Strap Type: Two-Piece Strap Strap Material: Leather Water Resistance Rating: Not Water Resistant
What's an Accutron ? (and SPACE Connections)The Bulova Accutron was the world's first electronic watch. People sometimes refer to the Accutron as the worlds first electric watch. This isn't quite true but as it was the first to use a bipolar transistor it certainly deserves the former accolade. The first Accutron was manufactured in 1960 and was the watch chosen by some of the 'Original Seven' NASA astronauts to accompany man on his first journeys into space. Scott Carpenter famously modeled a Bulova Accutron 'Astronaut' on the front cover of Paris Match in 1962. Contrary to popular myth the Accutron only flew in space a couple of times on the wrist of an astronaut. It was not the watch chosen by NASA as the astronaut flight qualified time piece, this accolade goes to the Omega Speedmaster Professional. The Omega however was never (except in Apollo 13) used as the primary reference for any mission critical activities. Accutron movements were used in panel clocks and as instrument timers.Even today there is still an accutron tuning for keeping time on the moon 'Tuning Fork Watches'?Yes that's correct, the watch uses a tuning fork as its prime moving element. It is a well understood physical principle that the faster your initial reference the more accurate your time keeping will be. The most accurate clocks nowadays use the vibrations of a caesium atom as their reference. In the 1950s the best mechanical watches could rely on a prime moving element with a frequency of around 2 Hz (That is two 'beats' per second). Max Hetzel an engineer employed by the Bulova Watch Company of Bienne Switzerland designed an electrically excited tuning fork movement with a a frequency of 360 Hz. Bulova claimed an accuracy of 2sec per day or 1 min per month. This was the only movement capable of the accuracy demanded by spaceflight. Accutrons were used as time references in many satellites and also to control some of the Apollo moon experiments.The Tuning Fork Movement is absolutely unique in operation emitting a distinctive hum and featuring a sweep seconds hand. Here's a reproduction of an advertisement produced by Bulova in the early 1960s.The Case Larger than all other accutron 214 models this is the XL case in 18ct SOLID Gold 35mm in diameter , and 42.5mm Lug tip to lug tip. and 18mm lug spacing. Unusually the case is ALL 18ct Swiss Cased and Hallmarked to case back inner, Lugs, between lugs, & battery cap all marked 750The DialAgain a classy crisp with no real evident signs signs of wear, rare "Bow Tie" dial bright and clean silver indexes gold hour and minute hands & centre sweep seconds hand (and being an accutron what a sweep it is!) all other detail including "bow tie" lines in crisp black all on an Ivory eggshell finish dial. The Band Original 1/20k gold filled buckle and well suited green buffalo grain watch strap compliments the watch well The Movement We have mentioned the RISE of the accutron caliber and the spaceview watch BUT the demise! oh the demise of the accutron caliber is much more poignant, the watch is a "TRANSITIONAL" Caliber not cheap chinese mass produced "quartz" they evolved into but an intermediate age of technology quickly surpassed by cheaper quicker more efficient quartz and otherwise electrical watches BUT this ADDS to the value of these watches rare enough due to their Intermediate technological design and EVERY DAY these watches become rarer as parts are hard to find and watches get damaged. SO to find one in ALL ORIGINAL SERVICED AND RUNNING condition like this is a sure investment... Bulova 214Featureselectronically controlled tuning forksweep secondSERVICINGWe can offer a comprehensive servicing facility we can service most watches at a fraction of the high street cost, we can look after most watches from pocket watches to trench watches to high end chronographs. Please feel free to contact us buy sending a quick message or call, 07443918591 UK 00447443918591 international,Servicing Contact & Buying & Selling FullyWound@gmail.comwe offer a full 14 days money back no quibble guarantee but we do not offer partial returnsIf you are a serious collector, you would be hard-pressed to find a nicer example. Authenticity unconditionally guaranteed. Check our feedback and give us a call. We are happy to answer any specific questions about this watch and introduce you to who we are and the type of company you are purchasing from. Just gorgeous! Questions regarding this item? Email or call us at the number below!07443918591 UK 00447443918591 internationalPLEASE READ BEFORE BIDDING FOR THIS ITEMRemember that you are buying from a Vintage Watch Company NOT EBAY Therefore Any Problems or queries with an item Please call on our direct No below or message me before contacting ebay for a speedy response. ALSO our feedback and star ratings are very important to us. If, for any reason, you feel that you are not satisfied with the service we have provided or you have any questions or concerns please contact us by ebay messaging before leaving your feedback. We will do all that we can to resolve any issues swiftly and amicably and ensure you get the best.
Description
| Brand: | Bulova | Strap Colour: | Green |
| Gender: | Men's | Case Size: | 35mm |
| Features: | Easy To Read, tuning fork caliber, Gemmed, 18 ct Solid Gold | Lug Width: | 18mm |
| Movement: | Quartz (Battery) | Style: | Luxury |
| Display: | Analog | Age Group: | Adult |
| Watch Shape: | Round | Model: | Bulova Accutron |
| Case Material: | Solid Gold | Year of Manufacture: | 1960-1969 |
| Case Colour: | Yellow Gold, Rose Gold | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
| Case Finish: | Matte | Number of Jewels: | 15 Jewels |
| Face Colour: | Silver | Strap Type: | Two-Piece Strap |
| Strap Material: | Leather | Water Resistance Rating: | Not Water Resistant |
What's an Accutron ? (and SPACE Connections)The Bulova Accutron was the world's first electronic watch. People sometimes refer to the Accutron as the worlds first electric watch. This isn't quite true but as it was the first to use a bipolar transistor it certainly deserves the former accolade. The first Accutron was manufactured in 1960 and was the watch chosen by some of the 'Original Seven' NASA astronauts to accompany man on his first journeys into space. Scott Carpenter famously modeled a Bulova Accutron 'Astronaut' on the front cover of Paris Match in 1962. Contrary to popular myth the Accutron only flew in space a couple of times on the wrist of an astronaut. It was not the watch chosen by NASA as the astronaut flight qualified time piece, this accolade goes to the Omega Speedmaster Professional. The Omega however was never (except in Apollo 13) used as the primary reference for any mission critical activities. Accutron movements were used in panel clocks and as instrument timers.Even today there is still an accutron tuning for keeping time on the moon 'Tuning Fork Watches'?Yes that's correct, the watch uses a tuning fork as its prime moving element. It is a well understood physical principle that the faster your initial reference the more accurate your time keeping will be. The most accurate clocks nowadays use the vibrations of a caesium atom as their reference. In the 1950s the best mechanical watches could rely on a prime moving element with a frequency of around 2 Hz (That is two 'beats' per second). Max Hetzel an engineer employed by the Bulova Watch Company of Bienne Switzerland designed an electrically excited tuning fork movement with a a frequency of 360 Hz. Bulova claimed an accuracy of 2sec per day or 1 min per month. This was the only movement capable of the accuracy demanded by spaceflight. Accutrons were used as time references in many satellites and also to control some of the Apollo moon experiments.The Tuning Fork Movement is absolutely unique in operation emitting a distinctive hum and featuring a sweep seconds hand. Here's a reproduction of an advertisement produced by Bulova in the early 1960s.
The Case Larger than all other accutron 214 models this is the XL case in 18ct SOLID Gold 35mm in diameter , and 42.5mm Lug tip to lug tip. and 18mm lug spacing. Unusually the case is ALL 18ct Swiss Cased and Hallmarked to case back inner, Lugs, between lugs, & battery cap all marked 750The DialAgain a classy crisp with no real evident signs signs of wear, rare "Bow Tie" dial bright and clean silver indexes gold hour and minute hands & centre sweep seconds hand (and being an accutron what a sweep it is!) all other detail including "bow tie" lines in crisp black all on an Ivory eggshell finish dial. The Band Original 1/20k gold filled buckle and well suited green buffalo grain watch strap compliments the watch well The Movement
We have mentioned the RISE of the accutron caliber and the spaceview watch BUT the demise! oh the demise of the accutron caliber is much more poignant, the watch is a "TRANSITIONAL" Caliber not cheap chinese mass produced "quartz" they evolved into but an intermediate age of technology quickly surpassed by cheaper quicker more efficient quartz and otherwise electrical watches BUT this ADDS to the value of these watches rare enough due to their Intermediate technological design and EVERY DAY these watches become rarer as parts are hard to find and watches get damaged. SO to find one in ALL ORIGINAL SERVICED AND RUNNING condition like this is a sure investment... Bulova 214Featureselectronically controlled tuning forksweep second
SERVICINGWe can offer a comprehensive servicing facility we can service most watches at a fraction of the high street cost, we can look after most watches from pocket watches to trench watches to high end chronographs. Please feel free to contact us buy sending a quick message or call, 07443918591 UK 00447443918591 international,Servicing Contact & Buying & Selling FullyWound@gmail.comwe offer a full 14 days money back no quibble guarantee but we do not offer partial returns
If you are a serious collector, you would be hard-pressed to find a nicer example. Authenticity unconditionally guaranteed. Check our feedback and give us a call. We are happy to answer any specific questions about this watch and introduce you to who we are and the type of company you are purchasing from. Just gorgeous! Questions regarding this item? Email or call us at the number below!07443918591 UK 00447443918591 internationalPLEASE READ BEFORE BIDDING FOR THIS ITEMRemember that you are buying from a Vintage Watch Company NOT EBAY Therefore Any Problems or queries with an item Please call on our direct No below or message me before contacting ebay for a speedy response. ALSO our feedback and star ratings are very important to us. If, for any reason, you feel that you are not satisfied with the service we have provided or you have any questions or concerns please contact us by ebay messaging before leaving your feedback. We will do all that we can to resolve any issues swiftly and amicably and ensure you get the best.