The 314 reissue is larger...39mm. from the Accutron web site: Spaceview 314 has a 39mm grade 5 titanium case with straight lugs and a crown at 4 o’clock

Max Hetzel was the engineer on both the Accutron movement and the Swisstronic movement the later of which developed out of his work at Bulova. https://electricwatchprototypes.com/max-hetzel/ The link is to a very short, concise history. There is much more

By and large they work fine, although I have had most of them serviced once after they gradually coasted to a stop after 10-15 years of running without issues. Bulova and Omega similar but not the same. Pendant watch I've got the book and the servicing mi

Amidst all the hoopla around the Swatch/AP collaboration release, I somehow came across this advertisement for a Bulova wristwatch that looks like a Royal Oak. With all the speculation and photoshopped images about what the Swatch/AP watch might look like

Accutron Astronaut 214HN M9 friction bezel (no click)

IT WORKED WHERE OTHERS FAILED It was worn in the left glove pocket of A-12 pilots. Mechanical watches suffered in high-speed flight: temperature swings warped movements , gaskets failed under pressure changes , and G-forces disrupted balance wheels . The

THE DANGER OF HOROLOGICAL HISTORY RE WRITTEN sadly with help from supposed knowledgable and trusted sources. Let’s set the record straight once and for all. The astronauts wore the post-1963 CHAMPION stainless steel expandable mesh bracelets made by Jacob

OMEGA SPEEDMASTER cal 321 and Jacoby Bender USA. mesh bracelet The Omega Speedmaster was officially qualified by NASA on March 1, 1965, for all crewed space missions and became standard issue for astronauts during the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and Apollo-So

Spaceview by Andreas Nottebohm who did artwork for NASA and somehow made friends with my father-in-law and made a gift to us of this example of his space art. I always think of it when I strap on this Accutron! Mike

Bulova Accutron Spaceview