Watching the gears, springs, and other mechanicals working away inside a traditional watch is a thing of mesmerizing beauty. This is a key feature of the Accutron DNA, as the dial actually exposes the ...
Even in name, Accutron—which stands for “ACCUracy through elecTRONics”—is more than the sum of its parts. Introduced 61 years ago by the manufacturer Bulova as the world’s first electronic timepiece ...
To celebrate the birthday of Accutron on Wednesday and honoring its new partnership with Kool & The Gang’s Le Kool champagne, Accutron hosted a “Ladies’ Night” event (a nod to the many women in the ...
Long before the quartz revolution of the Seventies and Eighties, manufacturers were attempting to harness the life-enhancing performance offered by the new sciences of the age and make previously ...
The technology inside Accutron watches was so revolutionary when it launched in 1960 that it didn’t merely reflect the ongoing Space Race, it drove it forward. Accutron was first introduced by ...
With an appropriately futuristic and funky look, the fascinating 1960 Bulova Accutron Spaceview was one of the first electronic wristwatches. Now 60 years later, the Accutron brand has been relaunched ...
Exactly 60 years after the introduction of a funky but fascinating watch called the Spaceview, the Accutron brand has been renewed for 2020. It finally released the long-teased production versions of ...
Originally published by Cole Pennigton on Hodinkee. Late last year, every other Monday, I would meet a small group of watch enthusiasts at a bar in lower Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood. Half-consumed ...