Hi all !
Getting ready to list these two on Ebay for my Father and would like any information available. I have tried NAWCC and a Google search and didn't turn up much except they were very limited in production and made most likely about 1973. These aren't military by any means but I thought members reading this forum might be more familiar with them. The one on the left is marked Accutron Navigator Mark II, 24 hour dial w/ sweep seconds and is powered by three stacked accutron movements connected via wires inside the weighted base.
The second unit is marked Accuquartz Navigator Mark III with sweep seconds, 12 hour dial, day & date and is powered by a single accutron movement.
Thanks
And everyone have a great weekend.
Fred

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The extra slug on top of the movement next to the setting pin, holds extra batteries. There are also batteries in the movements. The movements are set 120º apart on top of each other. This was done to increase accuracy. I did find one unit listed at a web site for the British Naval Musuem with limited information about it.
Fred

I managed to get a picture of the single movement, but I can't figure out how the set lever comes off the back of the multi movement, so I decided to leave well enough alone.
Fred

The three Accutron movements were set at 120 degrees to defeat the gravitation or position error inherent in the 214 and 218 movements.I think that two of the movements only had a fork and the electronic circuits.
Only one movement had to have the train and the dial and hands.
The accuquartz was not affected in this way because the fork was driven by the circuit and it overcame the out of poise of the fork.
I have a Buddy that worked in the Special Projects Division of Bulova and made up some of these.He is not on the internet and I can't convince him to come on and tell some of the stories he has told me.
Hope this helps.
J Smith

Thanks for the info Julian
Fred

Hello,

I have a question about these Bulova chronometers: which is you opinion about the question which one is more interesting in the point of view of the horologist science?

Do you know if the Mark III is more rare than the Mark II? Which is the best one?

A last question: how much should be a fair price to buy a such chronometer?

Thanks a lot for your help and best regards,

Luciano

Luciano,

Welcome to IHC 185.

I am sure someone will be able to answer your questions at this site.

We hope that you enjoy the information and education that can be found here.

Whitney writes about both of these chronometers in his book "The Ship's Chronometer".

Hi Group,
I have one of the Navigator IIs, the one with the 3 214 movements. It is NOS that came from a jewelry store closed. I have heard that Bulova decided not to market these and asked stores to return them to factory. Mine has been running for over a year on 1 battery and within seconds of correct time. I have seen 2 of them sell previously for what I thought was a reasonable price. Not sure if we are allowed to discuss prices on this forum but I will discuss by private email.
Cheers,
Jerry Kenney

I sold one of these last year. They don't bring much money. See Whitney's book the Ship's Chrnometer. He discusses both models on starting on page 313.