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| Posted: Wed Dec 17th, 2008 10:56 am |
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hucky 3T WIS 
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http://www.watchseller.com/bulacspacal1.html I have seen many versions of this model, I know its small but I like it. obviously white gold is a desireable version, but is there a difference in the MOVEMENTS in these? I have seen alot of them on the Bay and descriptions are varied and vague. Thanks Cheers
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17th, 2008 11:31 am |
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Nabco 3T WIS 
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Huck, I owned several of these back in the 90's when I was heavy into vintage....this watch was Bulova's answer to the Hamilton Electrics, even with some crazy asymetrical cases. unlike the Hamiltons 500 and 505 movements, these tuning fork movements were actually pretty accurate and rugged....they actually make a humming sound when they are running. Not so sure on this price though....seems a little high, I sold mine about 4 or 5 years ago and probably got an average of $500 or $600 and they were all in mint condition....check the bay and see what people are paying for them. I'm kind of sorry I sold all mine, should have kept at least one of them.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17th, 2008 11:46 am |
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Edgel 3T WIS 
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Huck - Accutron made two primary movements for their tuning fork watches. Their 214 movement that is in most Spaceviews was called a "backset" because the watch was set by flipping up a lever on the back. Many of the Spaceviews on the 'bay are created by just removing the dial of an ordinary 214 and installing new hands and crystal. The price of the watch you noted is overpriced by quite a bit IMO. You can get really nice Spaceviews for less that $400 if you shop. All 214 movements ( escept in the Astronaut) are the same. Here are three of mine. The one on the top is a somewhat more rare 218 Spaceview with the crown at 4 o-clock. Attachment: spaceviews 002.JPG (Downloaded 42 times)
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17th, 2008 11:59 am |
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DannyOcean 3T WIS 
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I did a little research into these after seeing them on a History Channel Special. There are slight differences in the 214 movements, mostly cosmetic, like gold filled. Unfortunately I found out that a lot of these "Spaceview" watches are faked. There a few sellers on ebay that I researched who buy old 214 watches and convert them to Spaceviews and sell them as such. The one I questioned about one of his items for sale, asking him if was indeed a real Spaceview as he had advertised, he replied that how could I think it was a Spaceview given the price he was asking. Basically if you remove the dial and change the hands and crystal, they are for the most part identical. However this seller used three different accounts to buy and sell watches and I saw many examples of him buying regular 214's then a week later selling it as a "Spaceview" The serial numbers were clearly shown in the old watch he bought and then selling it later as a "Spaceview". All the parts are readily available to convert these watches and there are no known breakdowns of serial numbers to verify a Spaceview. So its difficult to verify an authentic Spaceview to justify the price. That price listed for the watch above seems a bit steep IMO. After all my research I decided on a 218 model Railroad Edition. Very hard to fake as the second hand is red and there is a hacking system for the second hand, where in the regular 218 that didn't excist. Also the 214's are known to run a little fast with the new style non-mercury battery. The lithium is 1.5v where the mercury was 1.35v IIRC. There are a few repair shops that will modify the electronics in the 214 to better run on the lithium batteries. Apparently the 218's deal with the newer batteries much better and have less issues. Mine keeps very good time and hums alongs. Last edited on Wed Dec 17th, 2008 12:00 pm by DannyOcean |
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17th, 2008 01:28 pm |
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hucky 3T WIS
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Thanks guys, great Information there. Great collection Edgel! Im envious. hand6.gif Cheers
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