My first Accutron.

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I just bought it.

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andy_s said:

Ooooh, what year is it from?

1970, with a 2182 movement.

...so there's no funky backplate mounted crown, but it will hum and the seconds will sweep.

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Kucho said:

Nice! Just stumbled across these myself.

Thanks. Just treated it to a new strap...

Kucho said:

Anyone know much about the fella from Oklahoma selling them on eBay?

Nope, his prices seem fairly realistic though.

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cyberface said:

Tuning fork jobbie, right? Cool

cyberface said:

Do these use batteries and integrated circuits much like a low-frequency quartz, or are they much more mechanical than that? Does the vibrating fork drive an escapement at all? You say it 'sweeps' so it can't be electronically regulating 'ticks' like a quartz?

The electronics are all discrete components and it's all mechanical after the tuning fork.

It does "tick" but at 360 Hz, so the second hand is fairly sweepy.

cyberface said:

I don't know anything about these types of movement, they sound fascinating but there must be a catch otherwise they'd be as sought after as fine all-mechanical movements, surely?

I remember them being advertised in colour supplements and went looking after seeing the video posted here...

There does seem to be a fairly active market in both watches and spares.

There's no hope for me now, I need a 214 Astronaut.