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Bulova Accutron, 1960s

Bulova Accutron, 1960s, tuning-fork movement.

$300–900Buy on eBay
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A transistor drives a tuning fork that hums at 360 Hz. Hold it to your ear and you hear it. No microchip, a single battery, and accuracy that embarrassed mechanical watches in 1960.

Repairable
Opens with common tools, spare parts are available, and replacement parts work without the maker unlocking them.
Off-grid
Runs on battery, crank or solar, so it survives a power cut.

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Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the smart one it replaces.
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=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisBulova Accutron, 1960s
What it replacesSmart oneApple Watch Series 12
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Power cut
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FALSE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
TRUE
#DEPENDS
4
The company switches off its servers
TRUE
#DEPENDS
5
Someone tries to hack it
TRUE
FALSE
6
A firmware update goes wrong
TRUE
FALSE
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Twenty years from now
TRUE
#DEPENDS
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=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
6 of 66/6
0 of 60/6and three maybes

The smart one is the Apple Watch Series 12.

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A tuning fork hums 360 times a second. No chip involved.

Bulova Accutron, 1960s

$300–900
Repairable · Off-grid
Bulova Accutron, 1960s$300–900
Buy on eBay