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| Posted: Sat Apr 21st, 2007 07:54 pm |
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OrologioPazzesco 3T WIS
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Can someone tell me something about Accutron watches? I know only what I've read - i.e., that they are the high end Bulova watch line, but are they quality timepieces that compare to say, Tissot or Hamilton? I like some of their new designs like Gemini or Excursion, but I'd like to know if anyone hear has experience of them. Thanks.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21st, 2007 08:00 pm |
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foghorn 3T WIS
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IMHO they are very nice watches. They are only branded Accutron for the US market. You can find the identical pieces (for the most part) with Bulova on the dial in the European (and Canadian) market. It's due to the American familiarization with the Accutron name from back in the day when Bulova was a true American Co. and the wild popularity of the "original" Accutron quartz tuning fork movement. Now just about any Bulova product marketed for the US market over $400.00 bears the Accutron label - quartz OR automatic.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21st, 2007 08:26 pm |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Very informative. Thanks for both the question and reply. ;)
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 09:20 am |
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Ron Jr 3T WIS 
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The orinigal Accutrons used a tuning fork not quartz at all. The logo on the dial is a stylized tuning fork. The current Accutrons are just trying to take advantage of the past glory of the line. My two Hummers both are 218's and are still extremely accurate. 
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23rd, 2007 12:45 pm |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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The Accutrons you mentioned are very nice...great value for the $ imhohand6.gif They were offering a 25yr warranty last year maybe longer but that is no longer available:( I have been looking at a square case Val.7750 at the local AD for a while watch2.gif
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23rd, 2007 02:09 pm |
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captobvious 3T WIS 
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I have a Gemini V-7750 chrono and it is a very nice watch, especially at the price you can get it for. I'd say that quality wise it's very comparable to the new Hamiltons, maybe a notch nicer, IMHO.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23rd, 2007 02:22 pm |
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OrologioPazzesco 3T WIS
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Here are the two Accutron models I like best. The Gemini is a little out of my price range but the Excursions are quite reasonable. Which one do you like better - the blue dial 26B67 or the black dial chrono 26B65? Accutron 26B67:  Accutron 26B65: 
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24th, 2007 10:49 am |
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captobvious 3T WIS
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Both look like nice watches, but from a purely cosmetic statndpoint I think I like the blue one.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24th, 2007 11:00 am |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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CJ has this one incoming. Looks quite nice, too.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 24th, 2007 11:32 am |
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OrologioPazzesco 3T WIS
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Nice looking Accutron. The problem with buying watches online is that every PC monitor is different. So you can never tell what the true color of a dial is before actually seeing it. I contacted a seller about the blue dial Accutron Excursion and he said it is more of a dark denim color than the intense, rich blue pictured above. If that is the case, I do not like denim blue of any shade and that alone would be enough for me to choose the black chrono, which I have personally seen in a local jewelry store and which is actually very striking. That is just me. I will not dish out several hundred bucks for a watch unless I love everything about it - including the dial color and color shade!!!
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26th, 2007 12:04 pm |
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Flying Doctor 3T WIS
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Paxman wrote: CJ has this one incoming. Looks quite nice, too. It would be interesting to know what this one costs because it is a dead ringer for the Tissot Seastar 1000 Pete
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26th, 2007 12:34 pm |
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Paxman 3T WIS
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Flying Doctor wrote: Paxman wrote:CJ has this one incoming. Looks quite nice, too. I don't know about that Doc... 
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