10-25-1960

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                                                        10-25-1960

             First mass produced electronic wristwatch

 Bulova's Accutron goes on sale

ACCUTRON stands for “ACCUracy through ElecTRONic”. The world’s first electronic watch functions with a tuning fork; a small fork-shaped piece that until then had only been used in music. Engineer Max Hetzel developed its transistor movement, which was able to achieve an unprecedented precision of a minute per month. This model brought fame and success to Bulova and the piece was even worn by American astronauts when they travelled to the Moon.

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I collect mechanical clocks and watches and have repaired several movements over the years. A watchmaker I know warned me to be very careful as far as Accutron  is concerned as parts are very difficult to find and very few have the knowledge to repair them. I still will buy one, when I find the right one.   They are a fascinating time piece.