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Casio G-SHOCK GRAVITYMASTER Carbon Core Bluetooth Watch GR-B200-1A9
Regular Price: US$607
Special Price US$364
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Casio G-SHOCK GRAVITYMASTER Carbon Core Bluetooth Watch GR-B200-1A
Regular Price: US$607
Special Price US$364
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Citizen Eco-Drive Chronograph Rose Gold Leather Strap Watch CA0693-12A
Regular Price: US$379
Special Price US$242
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CASIO Edifice x Honda Racing Ltd 20th anniversary Watch EFS-560HR-1A
Regular Price: US$638
Special Price US$425
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CASIO Edifice x Scuderia AlphaTauri Ltd Smartphone Link Watch ECB-20AT-2A
Regular Price: US$532
Special Price US$364
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Casio G-Presents Lover's Collection Ltd Paired Watch LOV-20A-7A
Regular Price: US$379
Special Price US$303
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Citizen Eco-Drive Ladies Watch EW2230-05A
Regular Price: US$303
Special Price US$189
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Citizen Eco-Drive Gold Ladies Watch EW2234-12A
Regular Price: US$303
Special Price US$189
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Citizen Eco-Drive Pink Gold Ladies Watch EM0579-14A
Regular Price: US$303
Special Price US$189
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Citizen Eco-Drive Ladies Watch EM0571-16A
Regular Price: US$303
Special Price US$189
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Citizen Eco-Drive 100M Sport Watch BM7455-11E
Regular Price: US$426
Special Price US$197
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Citizen Eco-Drive Perpetual Calendar World Time Watch BX1006-85E
Regular Price: US$562
Special Price US$379
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Citizen Two Tone Quartz Mens Watch BI5094-59E
Regular Price: US$166
Special Price US$136
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Citizen Eco-Drive Radio-Controlled Perpetual Chronograph Watch AT8113-12H
Regular Price: US$790
Special Price US$531
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Citizen Eco-Drive Marine Chronograph 100m Sports Watch AT2437-13E
Regular Price: US$318
Special Price US$212
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Citizen Eco-Drive Moon Phase Sapphire Mens Watch AP1052-00A
Regular Price: US$607
Special Price US$318
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Casio G-Shock Semi-Transparent Special Edition Watch GA-400SK-1A4, GA400SK
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Citizen Eco-Drive Solar Military Nylon Strap Watch AW5005-12X
Regular Price: US$220
Special Price US$163
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Casio G-Shock Utility Wavy Marble Analog-Digital Watch GA-2000WM-1A, GA2000WM
Regular Price: US$242
Special Price US$174
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Casio G-Shock Utility Wavy Marble Analog-Digital Watch GA-700WM-5A, GA700WM
Regular Price: US$227
Special Price US$148
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Casio G-Shock 1989 Classic Analog Digital Watch AW-500E-1E, AW500E
Regular Price: US$212
Special Price US$136
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Casio G-Shock 1989 Classic Analog Digital Watch AW-500BB-4E, AW500BB
Regular Price: US$212
Special Price US$136
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Casio G-Shock 1989 Classic Analog Digital Watch AW-500BB-1E, AW500BB
Regular Price: US$212
Special Price US$136
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Casio G-Shock Semi-Transparent Analog-Digital Watch GA-110LS-1A, GA110LS
Regular Price: US$220
Special Price US$166
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In most of human history, telling time has been a guessing game that depends on the position of the sun, moon and stars. Clocks were invented when civilization began to require a more complex and accurate way of marking transit times.
Galileo Galilei created one of the earliest clocks in 1583. In this design, a pendulum was used. This is a long bar attached to the string that marks the transit time. Each time the pendulum moves, the gear rotates once, and by counting these rotations, the pendulum clock measures the elapsed time.
Unfortunately, pendulum clocks rely heavily on gravity, but gravity is not exactly the same around the world. This allows the clock to mark different times in areas with mountainous landscapes and extreme temperatures. Clearly this was not a reliable system.
To overcome these difficulties, Warren Marison and J.W. Houghton in 1927 made a breakthrough. The behavior of their clocks is completely different from the type of pendulum. First, these devices are battery powered. In other words, there is almost no maintenance cost. Second, the gear in the watch that measures the passage of time passes through the quartz crystal, not the pendulum. Thus, gravity does not affect these watches and time remains the same throughout the world.
Quartz watches followed immediately after the invention of the quartz clock. In 1967, Swiss Center Electornique Horlonger released the first quartz watch prototype. Shortly thereafter, a Japanese company named Seiko and in 1969 released the first commercial quartz watch.
From the late 1960s to the present, quartz watches and clocks are the most commonly used type of time indicating device. Even today's latest digital watches use quartz technology to show the passage of time. Quartz watches can shift by about a second per day, but these watches continue to be commonly used as the best time display device in the world.
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