Father Time Antiques 

There is no room for "monkeying around" with this watch. It is a very useful tool watch that bears the name "Astronaut Mark II". It has a Two Time Zone display where your home time is read on a rotating red disc at the 6 o'clock position and the time at your particular position around the world is read by the conventional hands at the dial center. Not only do you know what time it is, but there is also a date window at the 12 o'clock position and a very prominent red sweep second hand that is centrally located. The case is stainless steel for wearing longevity and it measures 34mm in width, by 40mm lug to lug, by 12mm thick (including the crystal) and it takes an 18mm band. What makes it even more dramatic is the red and black contrast of the dial, the silver markers, and the red date! The "Accutron" is the world's first "tuning fork" watch, the most accurate watch of its day. The story is told that in the 1960s the American government wanted to keep this timing technology out of the hands of the Russians. So, they asked Bulova to keep it a secret a little longer since we were using this very accurate timekeeper in our space program. When you take a look at the informational pamphlet that Bulova put out to introduce this new idea to jewelers and watchmakers, it has a very space-age, cutting-edge look (for the day). In the pamphlet, it is explained that the seconds are parsed into very discrete segments by the vibrations of a small tuning fork at the heart of the movement. Bulova advertised it as the "watch that hums"! The general public was very much into innovative and stylish watches and Bulova made this very interesting "Astronaut" for space traveling men, women, & monkeys to strap on their wrists.