Bulova Accutron N3 QUestions…

Hi…Wondering if anyone here can help me out. I recently acquired a Bulova Accutron N3 watch…14K gold case, and am confused with what I am reading on the net.
The marking on the movement is 2182G…does the ‘G’ simply mean the year?
Is it C1972?
I cannot seem to find the exact style of this case anywhere on the web…all similar ones indent at the top and bottom of the case where the band it attached…?
Any idea if the casebook it also solid 14K..?
…Just waiting for a watch battery to…

Bulova Accutron N3 QUestions…

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Accutron SloMo

A while ago I asked the SloMo Guys about doing a short segment on Accutron showing the beautifully sweeping seconds hand at a frame rate which would actually show it stopped between each oscillation of the tuning fork.
Here it is:
Well done SloMo Guy…

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Bulova Accutron Alpha Spaceview Tech Question.

I know this will be a tough question for most as it’s not a common observation and not a well-known part of little accutron details but I will ask it anyway so maybe some of you might buy one of these and can distinguish some details of a correct Alpha Spaceview. There are a lot of details that go into an all-correct watch but this one has a dead giveaway of its correct date code just by looking at the front of the watch.

Question is:
Just looking at this 14Kt YG Alpha, can anyone tell by…

Bulova Accutron Alpha Spaceview Tech Question.

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