Key Features
Distinctive and eye-catching vintage look, unusual ‘bale’ shape, convenient automatic movement in great technical condition. Rare chocolate tone dial, perfectly readable mirror finished applied hour indexes.
The dial combines linen pattern with gradient chocolate tone, cool feature from 70’s. New chocolate tone genuine leather strap matches the dial perfectly. High quality Swiss automatic movement, progressive quick date setting feature for 70’s.
Although this watch is Swiss-made, Accurist was a highly popular brand in the UK from the 1960’s to the 1980’s, and this timepiece definitely was a part of brand collection avantgarde due to its bold design and higher quality.
About Accurist
Accurist was founded in 1946 in London by Asher and Rebeca Loftus. They made watches that consisted entirely of Swiss components, which guaranteed consistent high-quality, and placed the company higher on the competitive watch market. The Accurist brand truly blossomed at around 1965 with their ‘Old England’ watch line, which aimed to introduce and promote the idea that watches could be a fashion accessory, and not merely a ‘once in a lifetime’ purchase. This movement was popularised by the likes of Twiggy and The Beatles, causing the brightly coloured and out-there designs of this new watch style to become a part of the London fashion at the time. The 1970’s was also a successful decade for Accurist, with the popularisation of quartz movements and digital watches, technologies that were often represented by the Accurist brand in the media – their digital quartz watch was chosen as the official watch for the Concorde aircraft pilots.
Up until the early 2000’s, Accurist was a highly popular and well-known brand, still creating good quality watches to this day. However, their heyday was undeniable from the 60’s through to the 80’s, and their classical, stylish watches from that period can still widely be found on the markets.
Servicing and Guarantee
This timepiece has been serviced with full disassembly. There is a 12-month guarantee, subject to the usage and care guidelines. The watch comes with an 20 mm genuine leather strap with a hypoallergenic base.
Overview
Case and Strap
- Bale shaped case.
- Chrome-plated case body (original plating).
- Acrylic crystal (original).
- Stainless steel screw caseback.
- Dustproof / rainproof.
- Genuine leather strap with hypoallergenic lining.
Dimensions:
- Width w/o crown 33 mm.
- Width w/ crown 36 mm.
- Full height 39 mm.
- Strap width 19-20 mm.
Dial and Hands
- Chocolate gradient tone horizontal linen pattern dial.
- Mirror polished indexes.
- Day-date window with frame at ‘3’ position.
- “Accurist – Automatic – 25 jewels” signatures.
- Silver tone hands.
Movement
- Swiss-made movement.
- ETA 2789 caliber.
- 25 jewels.
- Automatic wind.
- Quick set day and date.
- Incabloc shockproof system.
- ‘Accurist’ branded on rotor.
- Polished screws.
Testing Results
- Testing duration: 2 week cyclic test.
- Average timekeeping range: 20-40 sec/day.
Servicing and Guarantee
- Fully serviced.
- Mechanics in full working order.
- New genuine leather strap.
- 12-month warranty.
- Warranty Terms and Conditions.
Links and Resources:
History of the Accurist Brand (official website).
