mechanical watch
Spring-driven wristwatch
A mechanical watch keeps time through a system of springs, gears, and an escapement mechanism rather than a battery or quartz crystal.
The mainspring stores energy when wound—either manually or automatically through wrist movement.
Mechanical watches are prized by collectors for their craftsmanship: He inherited his grandfather's mechanical watch.
They're generally less accurate than quartz but valued for tradition and engineering artistry.
- timepieceHour-measuring device
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- mainspringClock's power coil
- escapementTick-controlling clock component
- dialGraduated circular indicator
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Piezoelectric crystal timekeeping device
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Wearable wrist-worn computing device
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