Thread: What types of watches do you like?

Five or ten dollars represented more of an investment back in those days.

The Bulova Quartz Accutron (if I recall correctly) had a retail price of $249 when I bought it. That was a very significant investment for me at the time. That's why when it died and could not be repaired I was really upset. I only wore it a few times in my life. And I like the vintage style. I'd be half tempted just to wear it as a fashion statement. It will still have the correct time twice a day.

It's really rare for quartz watches to just stop. They can take loads of abuse.

I have several Seiko quartz watches from the 80s that work fine and as a matter of fact when my wife and I were engaged she bought me a Seiko quartz in 1977 and it still runs like a champ.

Some more "watch modding" fun....case, sapphire, hands, bracelet and dial with a workhorse Seiko NH-35A movement.

Little tribute to the Rolex 4 Digit 5513 Submariner.....first released in 1962 and ran until 1989, 27 years of production.

This will be my daily for awhile....

Originally Posted by ZipZop

The Bulova Quartz Accutron (if I recall correctly) had a retail price of $249 when I bought it. That was a very significant investment for me at the time. That's why when it died and could not be repaired I was really upset. I only wore it a few times in my life. And I like the vintage style. I'd be half tempted just to wear it as a fashion statement. It will still have the correct time twice a day.

Check out the new Accutron, made into its own brand now...new Accutron will runs from $4,000 Cdn up to $24,000 Cdn......you can still find the original Bulova Accutron Spaceview on eBay, working, from anywhere from $500 to $1600 dollars.

New Accutron Spaceview:

https://www.accutronwatch.com/

An absolutely iconic piece, I think I had one when I was younger, but they were big money back then.....

Originally Posted by Phrank

Check out the new Accutron, made into its own brand now...new Accutron will runs from $4,000 Cdn up to $24,000 Cdn......you can still find the original Bulova Accutron Spaceview on eBay, working, from anywhere from $500 to $1600 dollars.

New Accutron Spaceview:

https://www.accutronwatch.com/

An absolutely iconic piece, I think I had one when I was younger, but they were big money back then.....

That's nice, especially this one, right up my street.

The new Accutron is a Quartz based watch. All the baloney is (in my opinion) for a rube goldberg system to power the watch. In my book simple is best. Wrist mvmt, solar, battery do the same job for a lot less money and more accurately.

The original Accutron was a purely electronic watch. It cost around $130 for the basic versions. There is no relation to the new one.

I wouldn't be buying any "Working vintage" pieces. The chances are it would stop working in short order.