Accutron delivers with Swiss movements, advanced technology and legendary precision. Crafted of solid stainless steel
or durable ceramics, with scratch-resistant sapphire crystals and water resistance from 30 to 200 meters, each Accutron is designed with the quality and reliability to meet the toughest challenges.
An Accutron watch movement actually sits on the moon today in the Sea of Tranquilit - in an instrument left there in 1969 by the crew of Apollo 11, the first men on the moon.
It is hoped that one day that instrument will be recovered and tested back on earth.
By 1962, the 214 became the first wristwatch to be certified for use by railroad personnel. Prior to that, railroad workers used pocket watches, but frequently had to
recalibrate in order to keep railroads running on time. The Accutron wrist watch was guaranteed accurate to within one second a day or one minute a month,
so coordinating times across the country was easier to accomplish. The Accutron wrist watch collection consists of both Accutron ladies watches and Accutron men's watches.
Accutron introduced several models of desk clocks using the 214 movement. In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson made the Accutron watch and clock the official "Gift of State"
for visiting dignitaries and world leaders. By 1967, Accutron was the only timing device used on Air Force One as well as on many American military ships and planes.
An Accutron or two is a "must" in any watch collection. The Accutron represents the "missing link" between mechanical and quartz watch technology, and therefore has earned its place in the annals of horological history.
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