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Contemporary Accutron Clocks for Sale !!! Accutron
Spaceview, Accutron Astronaut,
Accutron Spaceview Repair,
Accutron
Spaceview Service,
Accutron
Spaceview Restoration !!! If you're on a mission to discover
Accutrons for Sale, especially Accutron Spaceview or Accutron
Astronaut watches, then you've come to the right place to choose
from among the best. I have many Accutron Spaceview and Accutron Astronaut
watches available including models not easily found
elsewhere. I'm also an expert at Accutron Repair, Accutron Spaceview Repair,
and Accutron Astronaut Repair.
If you are looking for someone well-versed
with Accutron repair techniques to perform an Accutron Astronaut Repair,
Accutron Spaceview Repair,
Accutron Service,
Accutron Restoration, or
other
Accutron Repair
then you've also come to the right place. The original Accutron was the first and only watch-size timepiece powered by a battery which did not use a balance wheel and hairspring. Instead, the Accutron mechanism has a tuning fork as the timekeeping element. This includes the Accutron Astronaut, Accutron Spaceview, Accutron Railroad, and other asymmetrical Accutrons such as the Accutron Alpha, Accutron Center Lug, Accutron TV Case, and Accutron Anniversary. The tuning fork is driven with energy from a tiny power cell, or battery, by means of an electronic circuit. The vibratory motion of the tuning fork is converted into rotary motion, for turning time-indicating hands, by means of a simple but incredible small mechanism. The outstanding characteristic of the Accutron timepiece, in comparison with traditional watches, is its accuracy of timekeeping. A tuning fork is inherently accurate, unlike a balance wheel and hairspring. Also, having no pivots or bearings, the Accutron accuracy is independent of the of the effects of lubrication and wear. It is this uniqueness which permitted the Bulova Watch Company to give a written guarantee of specific accuracy with each Accutron timepiece. The guarantee stated that the Accutron would not gain or lose more than a minute a month in normal use as a wrist timepiece. Accutron watches were conceived, developed, designed and manufactured entirely within the organization of the Bulova Watch Company, Inc. It first made its appearance in the jewelry stores in November 1960. Therefore, those with the date code of MO on the case back are the amongst the first of all Accutrons. Unlike many space-age devices, the Accutron timepiece was developed solely as a consumer item, although it was also used in many important applications in the United States' exploration of outer space. New applications were constantly being found where the Accutron's unusual combination of characteristics such as accuracy of timekeeping, tiny size and long running time on a self-contained source of power were advantageous. Because the Accutron timepiece was and is so completely unlike a conventional watch, and because of the remarkable success of the Accutron Spaceview and Accutron Astronaut, many people today are still fascinated with this remarkable timepiece, finding themselves driven to purchase the next Accutron to add to their growing collections. I am one of those people and am in awe at the mechanical accomplishment of including a tuning-fork for time-keeping inside of a wristwatch. Accutrons, Accutron Spaceview and Accutron Astronaut watches are pieces of watch history and represent a time in American technology and resourcefulness that still brings to mind nostalgic memories from a bygone era. Just listen to the unmistakable sound of the Accutron hum and you may never go back to a conventional wristwatch. The Accutron has a soul not found in today's quartz watches. I purchased my first of many Accutron Spaceviews 18 years ago. My first of the dozens of Accutron Astronauts I have restored came about 2 years later. All told, I've owned and repaired hundreds of vintage Accutrons. The better and rarer examples are getting much harder to find, but I'm doing everything possible to maintain interest for the next generation. One day, when we retrieve the Accutron timers ( EASEP and ALSEP ) that have been sitting on the moon for nearly 40 years, there's going to be a renewed interest in all things Accutron that we can only imagine now, and their values are going to continue going through the roof. Don't forget to send me an email if you would like me to perform an Accutron Repair, Accutron Spaceview Repair, Accutron Astronaut Repair, Accutron Restoration or Accutron Service on any of your cherished Accutrons. If you would
like to contact me directly about an
Accutron
Repair,
Accutron Spaceview Repair,
Accutron Astronaut Repair, or Accutrons for
S ale, please send an email to:
bob@mybob.net., or call
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