This is a guide for buying and collecting Bulova Accutron watches - the world’s first tuning fork watch. Created in the 1960’s and 1970’s, they are now highly prized world-wide by watch collectors. While...
Accutron is a very beautiful and special watch. By far, just like most people,I am not an expert on Bulova Accutron, so I hope this helps. Dating Accutron is simple and it works for both regular Accutron,...
What does "NOS" mean? NOS refers to New Old Stock. It means that a watch is brand new – not just mint condition. Think of a coin and the difference between mint and uncirculated. NOS is uncirculated. Generally...
Bulova used a very simple method of marking dates on their watches. A=1940 L=1950 M=1960 N=1970 For example..if your watch is marked L1, it was made in 1951.M3 would be 1963. N0 would be 1970 and so on.
I can't find genuine Accutron batteries. What do I do? Original Accutron batteries are no longer available. Sometimes a jeweler will find a few NOS, but generally you must use replacements. Original Accutron...
How to set the date and day of week on Bulova Accutron 2182 movement In order to fast set the date number, pull out the stem and move hour hand to the position between 10 and 11 pm midnight, (just before the...
Antique / Vintage watches differ from modern quartz watches and need to be taken care of. Daily Care and Usage Dropping a mechanical watch isn't a good idea. Most drops occur when either putting the watch on...
I have been selling on ebay since the year 2000. I have seen so many sellers who advertise their refurbished watches as brand new hoping to sell them at higher prices. They are actually so successful too!...
I sell restored Swiss vintage watches on my eBay site and I am asked many questions about how to wind them. Each brand of watch varies a little but mostly the same rules apply. First, don't worry about...
I sell mainly Vintage Bulova Watches on my eBay site and I love it because I can always tell the year of an old Bulova watch all the way back to the 1920's. Since 1950, Bulova has used simple date codes on the...
