Original Listing Description

This is a Bulova Accutron TE-14 clock originally from one of the first Lockheed C-141 Starlifter military strategic airlifter, tail number 66-0185. I found in a small Hawaiian village, and the owner of the store's brother-in-law was the last first officer of this aircraft before decommissioning Dial needs some TLC, but what a find! Clock is currently humming along and keeping good time over 48 hrs. The 214 movement takes an Energizer 394 Multi Drain 1.55V with spacer. I do have video of the clock second hand humming along and will try to post, here. If not I can send along in direct messages. Unknown service history, but watch works and keeps time. Dial is not installed in the clock and will be shipped securely in a dial box. According to the Vintage Technology Associations website, it is one of the rarest Bulova Accutron's in existence. The Bulova Timer Laboratory ultimately produced over 200 different models of military and industrial instrument timers with specialized complications, including a 1000-day counter, a 5-year switch, a cycle timer, and a digital output timer. Such devices are among the rarest of all Accutron timepieces. History Bulova's relationship with the US space program began in 1958, when the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory approached Bulova to provide timekeeping mechanisms for the Project Vanguard satellite program. The first Accutron in space was aboard the Vanguard 1 satellite, which achieved orbit on March 17, 1958. Accutron timers were subsequently used in many early series of communication satellites, including Explorer, Tiros, Relay, Syncom, Telstar, and Pegasus. Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 both flew with Accutron panel clocks, and the Apollo program used dozens of Accutron mechanisms in various mission critical functions. Please look at all the pictures carefully as they are part of the description. All measurements are approximate. We can answer any questions that you have, so don't hesitate to ask. (Condition: Pre-Owned)

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