Vintage 1969 Bulova Accutron Astronaut GMT Tuning Fork 214HN Men's Watch

Description: A stunningly gorgeous moon landing year Accutron Astronaut, completely overhauled & with dates/stamps/numbers matching up. Gorgeous case & bezel with light wear, some scratches on the underside of the case. Some wear on the lugs. The bezel looks great with light wear. Beautiful dial in excellent condition, one of the nicest astronaut dials I've seen. Beautiful Astronaut hands. Original spear luminous astronaut second hand. New Clark Astronaut crystal installed: this is the only non original part on this watch (aside from the new gaskets + battery). Factory original astronaut case, bezel, and case parts stamped "M9" (1969) on the caseback and "2-9" (February 1969) on the inside caseback. Factory original Astronaut movement stamped "N0" (1970) and "HN" with all the Astronaut specific components. Correct 2 wire coil assembly. Factory original dial stamped "0-12-9" (December 1969). Factory original hands. Bezel was disassembled & cleaned, it rotates beautifully. This watch was fully disassembled, ultrasonic cleaned, oiled, phased for modern 1.55v batteries and regulated within -/+2 seconds per day. A gorgeous original example. This watch includes a 2 year warranty (FOR U.S. BUYERS ONLY). I will include a Accutron guide that I wrote, the last page contains warranty information. I will also include a plastic battery hatch opening tool and an extra battery replacement. I service & repair Tuning Fork Accutron watches. The highest quality & Accutron recommended synthetic oils and lubricants are used. A professional vibrograf tuning fork watch timing machine is used to regulate watches. Expect the watch to gain 2-4 seconds per day when worn, because when in the fork down position gravity will slightly increase the fork frequency. Phasing (microadjustment of index and pawl finger positioning for ultra precise timekeeping) is accomplished using a vintage Accutron Watchmaster test set and variable power supply to incrementally increase the voltage and make super fine adjustments to allow the watch to run normally on 1.55v batteries. These watches were made for 1.35v batteries which are no longer available, however most Accutrons can be phased to run just fine on modern batteries. A small percentage of Accutrons can't be phased for modern batteries because they have forks less tolerant of higher voltages, resulting in excessive amplitude. Most of my accutrons for sale are phased for modern batteries, occasionally I will decide that an accucell (a special battery made for accutrons to run at a lower voltage) is more appropriate, but regardless I will mention it in the description. These watches are also not waterproof, so please avoid water & moisture. I really love Accutrons and I believe they're some of best watches ever made. My goal is for Accutrons to be continued to be worn and loved for decades to come.

Price: 2000 USD

Location: Niles, Illinois

End Time: 2024-10-22T20:06:09.000Z

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