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Re:My love-hate relationship with mechanical watches by PJ_Maybe on Friday October 28, 2022 @11:16AM (#33372452)
"For those of you who aren't into watches (consider yourself lucky), watches can either be mechanical or quartz."

Not quite. There are other types of movement, for example the tuning fork movement first used in the Bulova Accutron:

https://electric-watches.co.uk/movement-types/tuning-fork/

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Re:My love-hate relationship with mechanical watches by SnowHill9902 on Friday October 28, 2022 @11:17AM (#33372466)
Spring drive.
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Re:My love-hate relationship with mechanical watches by CobaltFire on Friday October 28, 2022 @11:31AM (#33372689)
I really want to splurge on one, but the finances say no for now. Having one is my grail watch.
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Re:My love-hate relationship with mechanical watches by PJ_Maybe on Friday October 28, 2022 @11:19AM (#33372496)
Indeed, which is some kind of mechanical-quartz hybrid.
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