The discontinued Bulova Accutron II Alpha 97A110 has finally been slayed!

Bulova’s Accutron has fascinated me for as long as I can remember. Getting back into watch collecting during the pandemic, I had missed out on a number of watch models that were released in the mid 2010’s, with the reissue of Bulova’s Accutron II models in 2014 being one of them.

What draws me to the Accutron is its rich history, and obviously it’s unique look with the exposed dial – mind you, I wish Bulova had exposed a bit more in the reissued Alpha watches.

First things first, this reissue Accutron II doesn’t sport the Calibre 214, which was the first tuning fork movement. To purists, this may be an absolute deal-breaker, but not for me. Inside the Bulova Accutron II Alpha 97A110 is the Precisionist (Quartz) BA101.10 movement, beating at 262kHz, with an accuracy of a purported 10 seconds a year. The frequency of the Accutron II movement is still some eight times than a “normal” quartz movement, which allows for a gorgeous sweeping seconds hand which I just can’t stop looking at it.

While most of the original Spaceview watches had a traditional round case, the most iconic design (and my personal fave) was the shield-style that Bulova homaged in the Bulova Accutron II Alpha models. This shield-style case is certainly different, but it wears nicely on the wrist. Even though your eyes are drawn to the open dial, I appreciate that there is a periphery ring of hour markers with excellent legibility (the lume is pretty good too). The brown leather band is a tad stiff, but is still comfy. Being a fan of butterfly deployment clasps, I was happy to see that Bulova included this, with matching the case’s gold tones.

I am besotted by this watch, as I don’t have anything else like it in my collection. It looks good, it’s highly accurate thanks to the Precisionist movement, and most of all, it’s a great conversation starter.