WatchesAtlas / Watch knowledgeThe Watch EncyclopediaUnderstand the details that make a watch.Explore watches ↗Find a term or abbreviationCategoryAll categoriesMovements & mechanismsComplications & displaysCases, dials & braceletsFinishing & craftsmanshipPerformance & measurementModern watch technologyCollecting, condition & careSearchAllABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ2 termsClear filtersModern watch technologyQuartz movementA movement using a quartz oscillator as a time reference and electronic circuitry to control the display.↗Modern watch technologyQuartz oscillatorAn electrical oscillator using a quartz resonator to establish a stable frequency reference.↗