Series III: Repair, Service, and Technical
Series
This collection is comprised of various materials related to the watch company, Bulova. The documents span several decades of the company's history. This includes information on their corporate headquarters, manufacturing reports and drawings, repair and service manuals, and a number of documents on the Accutron.
There are a number of annual reports and internal documents as well as information on the history of the company. There are several documents on the Bulova School of Watchmaking, which was set up in the late 1940s after World War II to primarily function as a horological school for disabled veterans who had been wounded in service. These materials include promotional booklets and articles as well as a program from their dedication ceremony in August of 1944.
This collection also contains a number of materials regarding the repair and service of Bulova watches. This includes parts catalogs and price lists, as well as various manuals for specific timepieces.
Several of the drawings in this collection are of note, since they have actual watch parts encased in plastic included with the illustration. These include balance wheels, hairsprings, escape wheels, and pinions.
Furthermore, there are a number of materials related to Accutron, an electronic watch released in 1960 by Bulova that replaced many traditional elements of a watch movement with a tuning fork. This material includes press materials from the premiere and announcement of the Accutron watch from October 1960. Press releases were issued with the announcement of the Accutron which highlighted its importance in the watch world, including background information on the thirty years leading up to the Accutron's release. There is also biographical information on two Bulova employees who were instrumental in bringing the Accutron into existence, Max Hetzel and William O. Bennett.
There are a number of annual reports and internal documents as well as information on the history of the company. There are several documents on the Bulova School of Watchmaking, which was set up in the late 1940s after World War II to primarily function as a horological school for disabled veterans who had been wounded in service. These materials include promotional booklets and articles as well as a program from their dedication ceremony in August of 1944.
This collection also contains a number of materials regarding the repair and service of Bulova watches. This includes parts catalogs and price lists, as well as various manuals for specific timepieces.
Several of the drawings in this collection are of note, since they have actual watch parts encased in plastic included with the illustration. These include balance wheels, hairsprings, escape wheels, and pinions.
Furthermore, there are a number of materials related to Accutron, an electronic watch released in 1960 by Bulova that replaced many traditional elements of a watch movement with a tuning fork. This material includes press materials from the premiere and announcement of the Accutron watch from October 1960. Press releases were issued with the announcement of the Accutron which highlighted its importance in the watch world, including background information on the thirty years leading up to the Accutron's release. There is also biographical information on two Bulova employees who were instrumental in bringing the Accutron into existence, Max Hetzel and William O. Bennett.
Dates
- 1946 - 1991
Language of Materials
English
French
French
Extent
From the Collection: 2.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Repository Details
Part of the NAWCC Library and Research Center Archives Repository