Manufacturer
Bulova
Also recorded as: Bulova Watch Company · Josef Bulova · Joseph Bulova · J. Bulova Company
New York firm that introduced the Accutron tuning-fork watch (1960).
Joseph Bulova, an immigrant from Bohemia, opened a jewellery shop in New York in 1875; the company later produced watches with Swiss-made components on an industrial scale and in 1941 broadcast what is often cited as the first television advertisement. Max Hetzel's Accutron tuning-fork watch (1960) was guaranteed to within a minute a month. Citizen acquired Bulova at the end of 2007.
- Country
- United States
- City / centre
- New York
- Founded
- 1875
- Status
- Active (Citizen Group since 2008)
- Key people
- Joseph Bulova; Max Hetzel
Innovations & specialities
- Accutron tuning-fork watch (1960)
Calibres
Works by Bulova in the catalogue
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Wristwatches · 1959
Wristwatch by Josef Bulova, United States, 1959
German Clock Museum
Wristwatches · 1960-1963
Wristwatch by Bulova Watch Company, Inc.; Hetzel, Max, 1921-, United States, 1960-1963
Science Museum Group, London
Wristwatches · 1973
Wristwatch by Josef Bulova, United States, 1973
German Clock Museum
Wristwatches · 1975
Wristwatch by Josef Bulova, United States, 1975
German Clock Museum
Wristwatches · 1976
Wristwatch by Josef Bulova, United States, 1976
German Clock Museum
Linked through the Atlas maker authority list, which reconciles the spellings used by different institutions. Attributions are as stated by each holding institution or auction house.
