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Geo Distinguished Member

Geo

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I thought I should give the old space view an airing today. It's a bit like Bovril, you'll love it or hate it!

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What a fascinating movement - there for all to see. As you say, a tad Bovril'ish! I think it's very clever and great to look at - not quite sure whether I'd buy one, but wouldn't mind being given one...

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There cannot be too many working Bulova Accutrons around these days,  so well worth keeping.

 

Should you be interested there is a chapter on the Accutron in Donald de Carle's FBHI book "Practical watch repairing" with lots of information about them.

Geo Distinguished Member

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Roger, thanks for the heads up regarding the book "Practical Watch Repairing", I really appreciate it.

As I said in an earlier post regarding an F300, there is no way I am going to tackle this type of movement. As the proverbial the words say, "A man's got to know his limitations"!

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Vich Distinguished Member

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A watch that sings to you has a soul and must be special - alright a bit OTT but the old Accutrons are really good looking with many and varied dials and shapes. I brought back a 214 from LA with a mind to conversion to spaceview - we shall see if I can get it to work first.

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