db1 Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Hey, i was thinking of the old accutron watches, these who had the vintage pre-quartz tuning fork movmenets (older than quartz, yet much cooler ) which allowed the seconds to sweep damn smooth, yet being battery powered. how these watches are like? did anyone owned one? how accurate and reliable are these movements? looks like complicated electrical movement (sort of a hybrid mechanical and electric mechanism?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drhydro Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 There are several versions, the 214, 218, etc- earlier ones need careful "setting-up" to work with today's batteries. They are good movements. I prefer the later ESA 9160-9162 tuning fork movements, however- in Omega, Tissot, Longines, and others- look for Omega F300 for example. I have a bunch of Omegas, Accutrons, and like them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakin14 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Hi, I have a spaceview 214 from 1968 and I love it. What a beautiful watch and a great conversation item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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