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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Reading about watches can often feel like cracking open a textbook. Browsing—and even buying—means being barraged with inscrutable words and phrases like ”tourbillons,” “perpetual calendars,” “minute ...

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 ...