Accutron Watch
Posted on February 26, 2009 |
The Beauty of the Accutron Watch
Designed in America and handcrafted in Switzerland, each Accutron combines exceptional styling with the most advanced timekeeping technology. In the world of luxury watches, Accutron stands alone by offering:
The finest Swiss quartz movements available.
Solid stainless steel construction.
Solid-link, stainless steel bracelets and top-quality leather straps, many with hidden deployment clasps to provide a seamless look on the wrist.
23-karat gold finishes applied with the most advanced plating technology.
Superior scratch-resistant sapphire crystals.
Water resistance from 30 meters (100 feet) to 200 meters (660 feet). For hundreds of years, precision timekeeping was strictly mechanical. Then Bulova transformed the course of time forever with the world’s first fully electronic watch . . . Accutron. A vital component of the U.S. space program from the 1958 launch of Vanguard I through the first moonwalk in 1969, Accutron revolutionized the watchmaking industry by bringing its state-of-the-art timing mechanism directly to consumers. Today, building on this extraordinary legacy, Accutron remains at the forefront of watchmaking technology, combining the most advanced Swiss quartz movements with the finest of contemporary styling.
History of the Accutron Watches
It makes sense that people would want watches and timepieces that are able to keep accurate time. Using a completely different method for producing watches than ever before the Bulova Watch Company, with Mr. Hetzel, came up with the idea to make watches using tuning fork technology. The very first prototypes of the Accutron watches were manufactured in 1955. It wasn’t until 1960 that the first mass produced tuning fork Accutron watches were released to the public.
Every other watch company was still relying on the traditional balance wheel and hairspring method of watch construction. In contrast the Accutron watches were characterized with a humming sound, due the sound the tiny tuning fork inside produces. The differences between the two types of watches didn’t stop there. The appearance of the watches was markedly different as well. The early models of the Accutron watch weren’t produced with a visible crown. The astronauts of the Apollo wore Accutron watches due to their precision. Max Hetzel, the Bulova Watch Company, and the whole team involved in the creation of the tuning fork Accutron watches have a lot to be proud of.