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  2. Quartz crisis - Wikipedia

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    Quartz movement of the Seiko Astron, 1969. The quartz crisis (Swiss) or quartz revolution (America, Japan and other countries) was the advancement in the watchmaking industry caused by the advent of quartz watches in the 1970s and early 1980s, that largely replaced mechanical watches around the world.

  3. Ronda (watchmaker) - Wikipedia

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    Ronda AG is a Swiss manufacturer of quartz and mechanical watch movements. [1] The company was founded in 1946 by William Mosset and the current headquarters are located in Lausen, Basel-Landschaft. [2] Their movements are used in a variety of watches around the world, including RSC pilot's watches, Shinola, Prim and Mondaine watches. [3] [4 ...

  4. ETA SA - Wikipedia

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    ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse (ETA SA Swiss Watch Manufacturer) designs and manufactures quartz watches and both hand-wound and automatic-winding mechanical ébauches and movements. Commonly referred to as ETA , the company is headquartered in Grenchen , Switzerland , and is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Swatch Group .

  5. Omega Electroquartz - Wikipedia

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    Electroquartz beta 21 calibre 1300. The Omega Electroquartz was introduced in 1969 as the first Swiss quartz watch to be produced. It was the collaboration of 20 Swiss watch companies and the movement was utilised by Rolex, Patek Phillipe and Omega amongst others.

  6. Quartz clock - Wikipedia

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    It is also possible for quartz clocks and watches to have their quartz crystal oscillate at a higher frequency than 32 768 (= 2 15) Hz (high frequency quartz movements [4]) and/or generate digital pulses more than once per second, to drive a stepping motor powered second hand at a higher power of 2 than once every second, [5] but the electric ...

  7. Astron (wristwatch) - Wikipedia

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    Quartz Movement of the Seiko Astron, 1969 (Deutsches Uhrenmuseum, Inv. Inv. 2010-006) The Astron wristwatch, formally known as the Seiko Quartz-Astron 35SQ, was the world's first "quartz clock" wristwatch. It is now registered on the List of IEEE Milestones as a key advance in electrical engineering.

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