Oddbean new post about login | logout Dont forget watches that depend on quartz consistent frequency to keep precise time. Crystal radios, tesla coils, etc. So many thing.
For timekeeping I feel like between atomic clocks and RF clocks we can over overcome quartz fairly easily, we use it abundantly because it’s cheap
I dont think purity is super important for any of those things. I assume the chemical compound would be a high or low pH adjuster.
Still in those watches those quartz is used. Wear it myself ⌚
Do radio watches need quartz? I’m not sure where it would be needed
Yep. Same with atomic clock. AFAIK, the atomic side is set to tune the quartz side of the clock, not to completely replace the system.
