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[โ€“] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yes and no. The quartz in watches needs to be tuned to a specific frequency. They do this by either adding material or taking some away, just like a normal tuning fork. Here's a video explaining it better than I possibly can, and it's Steve Mould, so you know it's worth the watch

[โ€“] pudcollar@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

ahh worth the watch