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Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'
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Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic'

40992953/AS11773 38 mm
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Accutron Watches Bulova Accutron 'Dynamic' - (Ref. 40992953/AS11773) Product Details

Overall Condition: Good overall condition with some wear gathering on the cases wide front facing bezel. Dial, markers, and hands in good condition gather a slight bit of patina with age.

Before quartz conquered the world, there was a hum.

The 1970s Bulova Accutron Dynamic captures that strange, optimistic moment when the future sounded different—literally. Powered by Bulova’s revolutionary tuning fork movement, the Accutron didn’t tick. It vibrated at 360 hertz, producing a faint, electric hum that felt closer to laboratory equipment than traditional watchmaking. Space-age accuracy, Cold War confidence.

Joseph Bulova founded his company in 1875, later establishing a modern movement-manufacturing facility in Biel, Switzerland, in 1912, and applying American mass-production techniques to watchmaking. By mid-century, Bulova had become one of the most influential horological manufacturers in the United States—known as much for its technical ambition as for its forward-thinking design and advertising.

This 38mm steel example leans fully into the era’s design language. The case is broad and clean, crown tucked at 4 o’clock and signed with the slick Accutron logo—a subtle but intentional shift from convention. The sector black dial is stark and graphic: silver baton markers, bold red accents at 3, 6, 9, and 12, white 'baton' hands, and a vivid red central seconds hand slicing across the surface with smooth, uninterrupted motion. No tick. Just glide.

Under frost-free plexi, the dial has that slightly softened warmth only acrylic can deliver. It’s industrial, but not cold. Technical, but playful. The Accutron Dynamic isn’t just a watch—it’s a reminder of when American innovation genuinely rattled Swiss nerves.

A reminder of the moment when the future arrived on the wrist, this Accutron remains as compelling today as it was in its humming, space-age prime.

General

Condition

Pre-owned

Brand

Accutron Watches

Reference

40992953/AS11773

Year

1970s

Family

Dynamic

Product Code

40992953

Watch Display

Analog

Case

Case Size

38 mm

Case Material

Stainless Steel

Lug Width

18 mm

Dial

Dial Color

Black

Movement

Type

Electric

Bracelet

Bracelet Material

Leather

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