Accutron has launched a range of new colours in the DNA collection, which feature the brand’s innovative electrostatic movement.
The movement was first launched in 2020 in the Spaceview collection.
Electrostatic energy is created by twin turbines that spin through the movement of the wrist, storing energy in an accumulator and providing a smooth sweeping seconds hand.
To ensure power saving, the second hand automatically stops at 12 o’clock after 5 minutes of no motion.
There are parallels with Seiko’s Spring movement, which takes a different approach to fusing old and new school movements.
It may be no coincidence that both companies are Japanese owned.
Bulova/Accutron is still based in New York but has been part of Japan’s Citizen Watch Company since 2008.
The company, of course, has a history of innovative movements.
When Bulova launched the first Accutron in 1960 it was the pioneering tuning-fork electronic watch.
That watch wore its tuning fork with pride, showing its working on the dial, and the new additions to the DNA collection are no different.
The 45.1 mm steel watches have an open-face design showing the turbines fast at work.
The green-strapped watch has a steel case, a silver-grey open-work dial and polished silver-coloured hands with green accents on the outer minute ring.
The blue strap model has a steel case in a two-tone rose-gold/grey finish against a black open-work dial and rose-gold coloured hands.
The red-strapped watch has a steel case in combo matte black and muted grey finish against a matte black open-work dial and hands.
Finally the watch with the orange strap has a stainless steel case in grey and dark blue against a blue open-work dial and silver hands.
There is an Accutron logo and turbine design on the closed case back.
Each colour is a limited edition of 100 pieces and costs $3,500.