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quartz movement

[ kwawrts moov-muhnt ]

noun

Horology.
  1. an extremely accurate electronic movement utilizing the natural frequency of vibrations of a quartz crystal to regulate the operation of the timepiece quartz clock, or quartz watch.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of quartz movement1

First recorded in 1975–80
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Featuring Japanese quartz movement and 5 ATM water resistance, this watch was made for daily use.

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Precision Japanese Quartz movement keeps you on schedule, and glare-free, scratch-resistant mineral crystal brings understated glamour to your wrist.

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A brief primer: Since the late nineteen-seventies, most watches have used a quartz movement, which is battery-powered and extremely accurate.

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To aficionados, that thing you’re wearing, especially if it’s a quartz movement, isn’t remotely interesting.

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The quartz movement had been around since the 1920s, but its miniaturisation had only been achieved in prototype by Seiko and Casio in Japan in the late 1960s.

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