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 ...

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 ...

The bulk of the world’s most iconic tool watches first made their debut in the mid-twentieth century. The Rolex Submariner, GMT-Master and Daytona, Omega’s Speedmaster and Seamaster diver, the Heuer ...

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 ...

The Accutron—the world’s first electronic watch—is back. Sort of. The new Spaceview 2020 relies on a similar movement and that original 1960s design, but packs in a few welcome modern features. The ...

The 1960s were an interstitial time when it came to technology. Not quite computerized, the world hovered between the mechanical and the digital, computers clacking out commands onto old teletypes ...

In 1960, Accutron introduced the first entirely electronic watch with the Tuning Fork movement, a design so complex it hasn’t been reproduced until now. Every product is carefully selected by our ...

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 ...

Long before the quartz revolution of the '70s and '80s, manufacturers were attempting to harness the life-enhancing performance offered by the new sciences of the age and make previously bulky things ...

Accutron has partnered with cigar maker La Palina for a limited edition Spaceview watch presented in a custom humidor. The Accutron x La Palina Limited Edition Spaceview 2020 – the first watch powered ...

In the world of watchmaking, the word “movement” contains multitudes of definitions. Beyond its most straightforward meaning (a change in position or location), the term refers to the mechanism that ...