Welcome to Watches You Should Know, a biweekly column highlighting little-known watches with interesting backstories and unexpected influence. This week: the Bulova Accutron Spaceview. In retrospect, ...

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 ...

Both releases commemorate the brands' roles in providing timers and timing devices for the U.S. space program. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Accutron and Bulova have launched a series of new timepieces in celebration of their shared history with NASA and the U.S. Space Program — the Accutron Astronaut and the Bulova Lunar Pilot. In ...

Originally published by Cole Pennigton on Hodinkee. Late last year, every other Monday, I would meet a small group of watch enthusiasts at a bar in lower Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood. Half-consumed ...

Bulova is a brand with many “firsts” in its American legacy. Now, the brand adds one more to the list: It may well be the first brand whose once $500 watch has now garnered $1,625,000 at auction.

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 ...

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 ...