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The Fascinating Evolution of Timekeeping Accuracy in Electronic Watches
The precision of digital watches has advanced over time. Is the electrical aspect of watchmaking technology more reliable than its mechanical predecessor? The answer is contingent on a variety of elements, yet as a general rule, the more oscillations per second in a watch’s mechanism, the more exact its time measurements. Early electronic watchmakers worked to enhance the rate of oscillations for the balance and hairspring. Other than specialized chronographs, Clock Ticking Sound & Spiral Watch Effect 4Hz was considered to be the maximum frequency achievable due to issues of wear and lubrication. Standard frequencies for the first electromechanical watches with a balance wheel and escapement were not able to be improved for accuracy.
The pioneering Bulova Spaceview 214 Coil timepieces, able to be serviced with ease thanks to the parts availability and know-how associated with them, utilizing a resonant tuning fork with a frequency of 300 Hertz as a primary advancement. This subsequently made it possible for even more accuracy to be achieved by incorporating a basic electronic circuit.
But the advancement that truly revolutionized the game was the introduction of the integrated circuit, along with the use of a Quartz oscillator that ran at 32.768 HZ, both of which were revolutionary steps in this sector. Electronics made it feasible to separate this frequency within a small area, allowing for an entirely digital display or using a stepping motor to power a gearbox and traditional analog display device.
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Tomasz Lodowski
Tomasz Lodowski Practiced horology since the age of 15, successfully took apart, cleaned, and assembled a Rolex Submariner Cal. 3135 at the age of 19, further improved his watchmaking skills with NAWCC School of Horology. “It has been 15 years since I took apart my first watch, my goal is to repair every timepiece ever produced”.
