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Is quartz used in watches?

yes, quartz is used in watches and the quartz watches are known as best watches in the world


What is quartz crtstal?

Quartz is a crystal. It is the most common mineral found on Earth and is commonly used in making watches and jewelry.


Which principle is used in a piezo-eletric property of a crystal?

the piezo-eletric property of a crystal is the principle of quartz clock


Are Quartz watches the best over digital?

Quartz watches actually use quartz crystals to keep time. Quartz is related to the time keeping mechanism. Quartz watches can also have digital display.The word 'digital' refers only to the display and not mechanism type.


Why do you put quartz in watches?

Quartz usually gets used in two possible ways in watches. The most common way quartz gets used in watches is in the form of a quartz crystal oscillator. When a crystal of quartz is properly cut and mounted, it can be made to distort in an electric field by applying a voltage to an electrode near or on the crystal. When the field is removed, the quartz will generate an electric field as it returns to its previous shape, and this can generate a voltage. The crystal can thus be made to oscillate (vibrate) with a consistent characteristic frequency. Quartz has the further advantage that its elastic constants and its size change in such a way that the frequency dependence on temperature can be very low. In this way, the crystal can produce a dependable signal of known fixed frequency and thus can be used to measure time. Analog watches take this signal and use it to regulate the speed of movement of the hands of the watch. Digital watches can use the signal more directly to regulate when the display changes. Another more obscure application is the use of quartz crystal instead of glass to cover the watch face. The crystalline structure of the quartz makes the appearance a little nicer than when glass or plastic is used - and the quartz is a bit harder and more durable. It also is a bit more pressure resistant so it will occasionally be used this way in dive watches. Very few watches actually do this of course.


Is quartz homo or hetero?

Pure quartz is a homomogeneous crystal.


What does it means a quartz watch?

It is a watch that uses an oscillator based on a quartz crystal to electronically keep time. Older watches used gears and an escape mechanism to govern the speed. In a quartz watch, a precision cut piece of quartz is used in part of a circuit to generate a specific frequency. A quartz clock works similarly, but the quartz oscillator is used to control the speed of a motor.


How do analog watches work?

Depends on the type of movement. Mechanical watches uses a wound-up spring to provide the power that drives the gears and escapement. Quartz watches typically rely on a battery, which powers a small electronic circuit which involves a quartz crystal to keep time.


What kind of precision instrument is quartz found in?

Quartz is used in timepieces such as watches or clocks.


Why it is written quartz in watches?

This refers to a Quartz Movement which means the watch is battery powered


What is rainbow quartz?

Rainbow quartz is a term used for describeing two states of quartz crystal. One state, is a quartz crystal that has been fractured internally. The refraction of light through the crystal, produces a rainbow color spectrum. The second state, are quartz crystals that have been coated in titanium. The coating gives the surface of the quartz a rainbow effect.


Do quartz watches have a battery?

Yes all quartz watches need a battery to work.