Do you know if the Bulova Accutron watch was used in any of the moon shots or other space shots etc.?

Question

I just wondered... They told me the one I had went to the moon...

Answer 1

I believe in fact Bulova's Accutron watch DID travel with the Apollo astronauts to the moon. NASA tapped Bulova's Accutron watch largely in part due it's impressive exact accurate time measurements under extreme conditions during research and development testing.

I think when they arrived back home safely, each astronaut was rewarded with their own Rolex watch too.

Answer 2

yes, it's true. 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 of Tranquility today, in an instrument placed there in 1969 by Apollo 11 astronauts, the first men on the moon.

By 1967 Accutron clocks were the only clocks aboard Air Force One and many instrument panel Accutrons were used in military ships and aircraft.
http://www.accutron214.com/AccutronHistory.htm

Answer 3

Bulova has even been to the moon - courtesy of its breakthrough Accutron time mechanism, an integral feature of NASA technology from the late '50s through the first moon walk in 1969.

Today, one of the world's most recognized brands, and still wholly US owned and operated, Bulova is dedicated to upholding its legacy of creativity and excellence, forging new directions in a classic American tradition.

It even made its movie debut in L.A. Confidential (1997) - Spacey wears a Bulova while Guy Pearce wears a Rolex Oyster.