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What is a quartz watch and how do they work?
We spend a lot of time at T3 drooling over the beautiful complexity of automatic mechanical watches. But that doesn’t mean the humble quartz should be forgotten about. Quartz watches are far cheaper ...
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How a quartz watch works - its heart beats 32,768 times a second
Quartz watches have a tiny crystal tuning fork inside that vibrates at 2^15 Hz and there's a really clever reason for that. This video also talks a bit about how mechanical watches work. CORRECTION: ...
Fans of mechanical watch engineering, this one’s for you. People love watches for various reasons. But anyone who digs in deep finds an appreciation for the technical intricacies and for preserving a ...
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