Bulova Accutron Cushion 'Woody' Vegan The 38mm jumbo steel case

The 38mm jumbo steel case (jumbo by the standards of the day) and Arabic numerals evoke the pilots watches of the wartime years

and a black rubber strap with a stainless steel pin buckle

a date indicator in substitution for a 6 o’clock marker

the Reference 6117-8000 is the perfect traveling companion for the discerning collector

the design is totally vintage

Bulova Accutron Cushion 'Woody' Vegan The 38mm jumbo steel caseIn 1960, Bulova had a vision of the future and in that future, there was humming. About a decade before the infamous Quartz Crisis, Bulova put into production a timepiece that did away with the traditional balance wheel, favoring instead a steel tuning fork powered by electromagnets attached to a battery powered transistor oscillator circuit. Designed by Max Hetzel, the Accutron made waves, becoming the first wristwatch precise enough to be qualified