What happened? Today, most say that Seiko’s Astron, announced on Christmas Day, was the first production quartz watch. Others point to the Swiss Beta 21, with a dozen models released at the Basel Fair ...

No matter how broad the watch market can seem, there are two distinct types of timepiece: digital and analogue. These can also be referred to as having a quartz movement (digital) or a mechanical ...

In an age of smartwatches, an analog watch might seem a little old-fashioned. Whether it’s powered by springs or a battery, though, the machinery that spins those little hands is pretty fascinating.

Only now, perhaps, is the watch industry moving beyond the psychological trauma of the so-called quartz crisis of the 1970s and early '80s, when Swiss watchmaking cratered after the introduction ...

Xiaomi Mijia Smart Quartz Watch officially released in 2020. Xiaomi Mijia Smart Quartz Watch features Bluetooth 4.0 and equipped with a 40-millimeter classic dial. The smartwatch is available in ...

They don’t have the same ticking mechanism as a quartz watch with a dial and hands, but they still use the crystal to keep time. In simple terms, a tiny piece of quartz crystal is fitted to the ...