In 1875, a Czech, Joseph Bulova opened a small jewellery shop in Maiden Lane in New York City. Around 1911 he began to manufacture table clocks and pocket watches which sold in large numbers. Bulova established his factory in Switzerland in 1912 where the watch parts were made and assembled into jewel movements. Bulova discovered a way to make similar watch parts so that all the models could use the same mechanics. In 1927 Bulova shipped out 5000 Lone Eagle watches which had been designed in the honour of Charles Lindberg, an aviator who is well known for his solo transatlantic flight. The watches sold out in three days, including a sale of 50,000 over the next few years. Bulova invented the first clock radio and patented a new technique for the structuring of automobile clocks. By 1931 Bulova began producing wall and mantel piece clocks. Bulova also has to its credit the discovery of Accutron, which was a great scientific breakthrough in time-keeping technology. The Company was also the first to make the alarm wrist watch. Bulova’s Accutron time mechanism became an important part of 46 NASA missions. Accutron became a part of many new discoveries. Railroad personnel and the Air Force One began to use these clocks. Bulova unveiled the first satellite clock in 1968, which was put atop the tallest building in Mexico, the Torre Latino Americana. Bulova made history by dishing out one discovery after the other. Till date, Bulova is giving the world its best quality and the latest in design and technology.