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немного истории про любимый Accutron и его сравнение с другим космическим Speedmaster
In 1960 NASA asks Bulova to incorporate Accutron technology into its equipment for the space program. The CEO of Bulova at the time was Omar Bradley, 5 Star General, US Army, Retired. During those early years Accutron timing mechanisms were used in 46 US space program missions. An Accutron watch movement sits on the moon's Sea.
Accutron watches were actually worn by several NASA astronauts, most notably the Mercury pilots L. Gordon 'Gordo' Cooper Jr. and Malcolm Scott Carpenter. The Accutron Astronaut and Omega Speedmaster were both flight-tested by Cooper during the famous 22-orbit Mercury-Atlas 9 mission; Cooper noted that the severe G-forces seemed to have a slowing effect on the Speedmaster's traditional mechanical movement, while the Accutron remained unaffected. Continued NASA chronograph trials demonstrated severe gains and losses for the Speedmaster during decompression and acceleration tests, but many of the other watches tested experienced catastrophic failures, including crystal disengagement and warping of internal components.
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