====== Bulova ======
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**Bulova** is an American/Swiss watch manufacturer, currently part of [[Citizen]].

===== History =====
As a 23-year-old immigrant from Bohemia **Joseph Bulova** opened a watch shop in the Maiden Lane in New York City. First he produced [[pocket watch]]es and [[table clock]]s, and during the First World War the new, rapidly spreading type of [[wristwatch]]es was added. The company expanded rapidly and became one of the best-known American watch manufacturers.

In [[1926]] the United States were accorded on the mark with the first commercial, nationally televised radio time announcement //"At the tone, it's 8 P.M., B-U-L-O-V-A Bulova watch time."// Two years later, Bulova introduced the first radio clock. [[1941]] there was already the first television advertising with Bulova.

At the beginning of the [[1960]] years, the company aroused interest with the first electronic [[wristwatch]] the [[Bulova Accutron|Accutron]]. It was equipped with a [[tuning-fork watch|tuning fork oscillator]] developed by [[Hetzel, Max|Max Hetzel]] and achieved a hitherto unknown accuracy. As of [[1970]], Bulova owned [[Recta]] of [[Bienne]] and [[Universal|Perret Universal Freres]] of [[Genève]]. Other brands included [[Caravelle]], [[Accutron]], and [[Accuquartz]]. At this time, Bulova was considered a [[luxury watch]] brand.

Bulova continued to find success through the [[quartz crisis]], acquired by [[Loews Corporation]]. In [[2008]], [[Citizen Holdings]] bought Bulova for $250 million. In modern times, Bulova is considered an [[upscale watch]] brand.

===== Weblinks =====
  * [[http://www.bulova.com/|www.bulova.com]]


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