quartz clocks
Vibrating mineral timepieces
Quartz clocks keep time using the vibration of a quartz crystal when electricity passes through it.
The crystal oscillates at a precise frequency, making quartz clocks far more accurate than mechanical ones.
Since the 1970s, quartz movements have dominated watches and clocks: My quartz watch gains maybe a second a month.
- timekeepingMeasuring duration's passage
- piezoelectricCharge from deformation
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- crystalsSolids with ordered structure
- battery-operatedPowered by electrochemical cells
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