I have a friend here at work who brought by an Accutron 218 that he had received as a wedding gift from his wife 28 years ago. He took it to a local jeweler, who sent it back to Bulova to be refurbished, as it had stopped running many years ago. They did a wonderful job, by the way. Looks brand new!

He told me he was given the choice to replace the movement with a quartz (the route he chose) OR a new tuning fork movement for $50 more! Now, how is this possible? I thought all tuning fork movement production ended in the 70's? Surely they don't have THAT many stockpiled from the old days?

Any thoughts?

Regards! Mark

Apparently not!

Regards! Mark

If there is a stockpile of tuning fork movements they're sitting on a gold mine. I suspect they would have no trouble selling as many as they have. It seems highly unlikely though, since there's a good market for used parts.

I totally agree, John/Lindell. That's why I asked. I, too, have a feeling the offered movement would have HAD to have been reconditioned, but his story was the jeweler told him it was sent directly to Bulova, and those were the choices offered.

So, sounds to me like someone at the 'Bulova' end of things was a not offering a complete picture.

Thanks all. You've confirmed what I already suspected.

Regards! Mark