From 1960 to 1977, the Accutron was the most advanced wristwatch made by Bulova. Though not the first electric wristwatch—Elgin and Hamilton got there first in 1952—the Accutron was a breakthrough nonetheless. Designed by Max Hetzel and then refined by William Bennett, its chief innovation was a small metal tuning fork powered by a one-transistor electronic circuit manufactured by Raytheon. The fork’s 360-hertz vibrations drove a mechanical...Continue Reading