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How To Change Batteries Bulova Accutron Tuning Fork Watch

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Tuning Fork
The movements are characterised by:
Tuning Fork
A Transistor acting as a switch
No Mechanical contacts

Omega Megasonic Micromotor on Fork
There is a lot of literature on the Internet describing the history and development of the Bulova Accutron, the first tuning fork watch, so I’m not going to repeat it on this site. But as a very brief introduction, the tuning fork watch is like no other battery driven watch, or mechanical for that matter: it is driven by a tuning fork vibrating at 300-720 times a second, depending on the model; as a result, it doesn’t tick, but hummms. The index mechanism also means the tuning fork watches are characterised by a constant sweeping seconds hand.

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  • How to Change the Battery in a Bulova Accutron | Our Everyday ... oureverydaylife.com

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  • Accutron Battery Page accutron214.com

    If this is the case you will need to jump-start the movement. A sharp smack with the palm or knuckles of your hand at the 3 or 9 oclock position should cause the tuning fork to start to vibrate. Once started the watch w…

  • Bulova Accutron: the tuning fork revolution | Watchonista watchonista.com

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