How a vibrating crystal delivers precision, and why mechanical watches still endure. Quartz technology delivers remarkably accurate timekeeping with minimal maintenance. A quartz watch performs a ...

The 1970s saw a seismic shift in the watch industry with the rise of quartz tech, commonly known as the "Quartz Revolution". Traditional Swiss watchmakers, which are known for their mechanical ...

For as long as watches have been made, precision timekeeping has been the ultimate goal. Watchmakers have invented all manner of methods for counteracting gravity, magnetism, shock, and temperature ...

Long scorned despite being cheaper and more accurate than their mechanical counterparts, quartz watches are finally getting some love. By Scott Cacciola Wristwatch enthusiasts can be persnickety. They ...

Though once poo-pooed, watch collectors are waking up to quartz. It’s increasingly appreciated for all the reasons that made the technology successful in the first place: accuracy, robustness and cost ...

Without the invention of the quartz movement, the world of luxury watches wouldn’t be where it is today. That’s an odd thing to say, given that it was the arrival of mass-produced quartz watches, far ...

The story of the mechanical timepiece has always been one of relentless progress towards accuracy, usually by tiny, gradual increments. From Christiaan Huygens’ first watch to the observatory tests of ...

This refers to the two primary types of mechanism (or movement) which power the timekeeping. Either can drive a basic three-hand watch indicating the hours, minutes and seconds, for example, so why is ...