French innovator aims to consign ticking quartz watches to history (usa.watchpro.com)

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A French company (SilMach) backed by Timex Group is claiming to have opened a new chapter in watchmaking with the creation of a silicon motor that matches the accuracy of quartz-based movements with the elegance of a mechanical watch’s sweeping hands.

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[-] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There's no way I'd buy one right now. I do own a couple of the more affordable Timex watches and about half a dozen, really inexpensive, novelty Chinese watches.

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