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Quartz oscillator from a watch
How does your quartz watch keep time? With one of these marvellous little oscillators, beating time 32768 times a second.
See the companion photo to get an idea of the scale.
This is from our article on how quartz watches and clocks work.
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Quartz oscillator from a watch
How does your quartz watch keep time? With one of these marvellous little oscillators, beating time 32768 times a second.
See the companion photo to get an idea of the scale.
This is from our article on how quartz watches and clocks work.
Our images are published under a Creative Commons Licence (see opposite) and are free for noncommercial use. We also license our images for commercial use. Please contact us directly via our website for more details.