Original owner, purchased in 1966, Bulova Accutron Railroad Approved, Model # 202, 10 kt Gold Stainless Steel Back.
Hands: Black Spade & Dart with Red Sweep Second Hand
One of my favorites. 1966 Bulova Accutron Railroad Approved. Thank you for sharing.
Agreed with a 1966 Bulova Accutron Railroad Approved "202"
1966 Bulova Accutron Railroad Approved "202"
Kudos for hanging on to the original box for 56 years!
Thank for the comment and post. But, actually it is 56 years old. I bought new when I was working on the railroad in 1966.
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1966 Bulova Accutron Approved Railroad 202
How cool is that! Wonderful to see an original owner watch, thanks for sharing.
1966 Bulova Accutron Approved Railroad 202
N-6 214 Movement
A word about RAILROAD APPROVED... In the old days of pocket watches we had real Railroad Grade Movements. They were graded so because the watches were collected by the conductors every month and made sure they were running accurately. So therefore upon approval of the Railroad line your watch was determined Railroad Grade. Also the dials showed the military time as well as standard time and many were designed to to be timed in miliseconds and could be utilized as Stop Watches.
Now what is RAILROAD APPROVED? I'll probably get some arguments here but this has nothing to do with what a Railroad Grade Pocket Watch duties were, to get the passengers from point A to B on time!
Accutrons were used in the transportation business because of their high accuracy hence: RAILROAD APPROVED
Enjoy
John V. / TIME & AGAIN
In reply to N-6 214 Movement A word… by JEV1A
John, Thank you for that historical information on what "Railroad Approved" means and how it was applied in the old days. I was a Locomotive Fireman and Engineer while working on the railroad and the watch was purchased for just the proposes you describe. Thanks for the add.
dwells
In reply to N-6 214 Movement A word… by JEV1A
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