Bulova Accutron II 'Moonview'

cal. Modified P102.12

Factory Spec. n/a

Thermoinsensitive: High Frequency (262 kHz) + Tri-pronged Resonator with Flexural and Torsional Modes

Using a modified version of the Precisionist's P102.12 movement, the Accutron II makes no specific accuracy claim and therefore teeters on the edge of not being included in the 'HAQ' category.

I bought this watch in the very early days of my HAQ collecting. I had just been Googling around for the most accurate watches and had already gone and bought the SBGV009 and the AQ1000-58B, and even though I was, at that time, already experiencing great doubt and possibly even buyer's remorse, I nevertheless went ahead and bought the Accutron II, thinking I was getting an example of a HAQ with a different approach to delivering high accuracy, and basically rounding out a very small collection. I had gone for the Accutron II 'Moonview' after failing to find a Precisioninst model that I liked and having read a review comparing the 'Moonview' to the original Accutron 'Astronaut', thereby satisfying myself that this watch, at least, had a heritage connexion, despite its questionable looks.

Having later discovered that the Accutron II did not, in fact, make the same 10 SPY claim as the Precisionist, I was thereafter forced to buy a Precisionist, anyway. It was at this point that I turned to the High Accuracy community on WUS for advice and began my Education.

UPDATE - I have sold this watch, as part of a pair, together with the Astronaut.

Some details of this watch may be incomplete as the watch has not yet completed comprehensive testing.