Eli5: how do quartz powered watches work?

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how do quartz powered watches work?

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When you run electricity through quartz, it vibrates. We use that vibration to turn the mechanism in the watch. It’s so precise because the quartz vibrates at exactly 32768Hz, so after 32768 vibrations, the second hand has moved 1/60 of the way around the watch face.

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