The Bulova Corporation has announced the introduction of its limited edition Accutron Astronaut watch drawing on early sixties' design.

The company says that what makes this different Swiss-made timepiece different is its ‘precision GMT movement’, which commemorates the company?s revolutionary original Accutron and its pivotal role in aeronautical history.
Available in a numbered, controlled-production run of just 1,000, the Astronaut will debut at this year?s Baselworld.
The company says: ‘The world?s first fully electronic watch, Accutron, introduced to consumers on October 25, 1960, marked a fundamental transformation of timekeeping technology, replacing balance wheels and springs with a tiny electronically activated tuning fork. Offering an unprecedented level of precision, with a guarantee of 99.9977% accuracy, the Accutron timer had already become an integral part of US space technology, pressed into service by NASA during the fifties to perform vital timing functions. Bulova would continue to collaborate with NASA through the early-1970s.’
Inspired by this breakthrough design, the new Accutron Astronaut limited edition, with an ETA 2893-2 automatic, mechanical 21-jewel GMT movement, features a dedicated red-tipped 24-hour hand and anodized 24-hour bezel ring shaded to differentiate between day and night readings.
Crafted of stainless steel, with domed sapphire crystal, luminous hands and markers, locking deployment buckle closure, and water resistance to 100 meters, each of these extraordinary timepieces includes a secure four-screw exhibition caseback, numbered to show each piece?s position within the limited run, and is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
In a very special commemoration of Accutron?s pioneering role in space technology, the caseback of every Accutron Astronaut limited edition is etched with the signature endorsement of former astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon. Well-acquainted with Accutron timing during his years at NASA, Dr. Aldrin, the long-time Accutron spokesperson, installed an Accutron timer on the Moon during the first lunar landing on July 20, 1969.