Why Is a $20 Quartz Watch More Accurate Than a $20,000 Watch?
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Why Is a $20 Quartz Watch More Accurate Than a $20,000 Watch?
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A $20 quartz watch can keep better time than a mechanical watch costing thousands.
The reason comes down to one tiny crystal vibrating 32,768 times every second.
In this episode of Oddly Engineered, we look at how quartz watches turn those vibrations into incredibly accurate timekeeping, and why mechanical watches still cost so much more.
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