Return of Accutron’s Watch Icons

From the Spaceview 2020 to an inspired Legacy line, timepieces that tell a story of design heritage

Sponsored by Accutron

On 25 October 1960, NYC-based brand Bulova unveiled the immediately iconic Accutron watch: an innovative timepiece that disrupted three centuries of watchmaking as the world’s first fully electric watch. Inside, a first-of-its-kind electronic movement used the vibrations of a tuning fork for precision. This component—which was markedly different from the mechanical alternatives that came before it and Quartz items after it—provided an accurate, future-forward power …

Listen Up

A seance story, Sam Mason's surreal visuals for a Mac Miller track, Renaissance references in a nightclub and more this week

Jamila Woods + Peter CottonTale: WYD (You Got Me) Singer and poet Jamila Woods teams up with producer, musician and vocalist Peter CottonTale (aka Peter Wilkins) for the languid “WYD (You Got Me),” which will appear on the soundtrack for the upcoming movie SUMMERTIME. The film’s director Carlos López Estrada also helmed the music video, which carries the same leisurely, nostalgic mood as the track. Montell …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

London's Black history tube map, an open call for radical creatives, a super-sized basketball book and other Internet wonders

Solange’s New Library for Rare Books on Black Art + Expression Founded by Solange’s creative agency, Saint Heron, and curated by Rosa Duffy, the Saint Heron Community Library highlights over 50 rare, author-inscribed and out-of-print books by pioneering Black artists and thinkers. The online archive—whose first season runs from 18-29 October—focuses on fostering knowledge, discussion and skill within the community. “These works expand imaginations, and …