Japan's Top Inventions
Season 1 • Episode 5: Quartz Wristwatches • Watch with subtitles
Episode 5: Quartz Wristwatches
July 19, 2018 • 15 min
The behind-the-scenes tales of hit products and creations from Japan: this is Japan's Top Inventions. This time, quartz wristwatches, which caused a "timepiece revolution" with their accurate timing. Built in Japan in 1969, the world's first quartz wristwatch drifted only 0.2 seconds a day, making it about 100 times more accurate than previous watches. Even now, 96% of watches around the world use the same system. We trace the drama behind the creation of this super-accurate timepiece.
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