quartz watch

Attracted by this significantly less expensive innovation, Seiko swiftly developed electronic watches, and on Christmas Day in 1969, the company unveiled the Astron wristwatch, the world's first quartz watch.

Although it lacks the vibrant colors and glamorous clash of styles that define Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele's revered fashion designs, the newest addition to Gucci's G-Timeless line, a black-and-white 38 mm quartz watch, is equally as boundary-pushing.

This year's version, the Medor Rock (a quartz watch), is much smaller and cuter (a mere 16 x 16 mm), with a leather strap that wraps not just once (what they call "single tour") or twice (double tour) around your wrist, but three times (triple tour)!

The story of Citizen's rise is a fascinating one, from a small experimental producer of mechanical pocket watches to a primary player in the quartz-watch revolution that took the industry by storm in the 1970s and '80s, to the development of the Citizen Eco-Drive, a major force in the quartz watch revolution.

William Shaler, 33, of Shenstone Road, Edgbaston, admitted stealing a Cartier Quartz watch worth PS2,495 from Harvey and Thompson in Coventry and stealing three bottles of vodka worth PS114 from Tesco.

Once these trifles are smoothed out, the Genequand will be ready to compete with any quartz watch in terms of maintenance and precision.

Amazon.co.uk has a men's Citizen quartz watch down from PS229 to PS69, and look out for "lightning deals" - quickfire discounts with limited amounts of stock.

Among the more than 3,000 Amazon deals, shoppers will find a men's Citizen quartz watch down from PS229 to PS69, an Ariel 18ct white gold and diamond necklace reduced from PS12,995 to PS6,995 and a PS99.99 Panasonic bread maker on sale for PS69.99.

Although detailed data for the proportion of mechanical versus electronic watches are unavailable for this year, the fact that the latter had increased their dominance over the market is evidenced by the fact that in 2001-2002 HMT accounted for 94 percent of the mechanical watch market, but only 8 percent of the quartz watch market.

It's time for a seriously over–the–top gift – the Bulova Precionist is a quartz watch that is a must for the man in your life.

Like its celebrated 1969 predecessor which was the world's first quartz watch, the new Seiko Astron developed under the supervision of Seiko Epson Corporation, ushers in a new age of timekeeping technology.

Officers seized electronic gadgets including 24 laptops, three of which have already been confirmed as stolen; 26 mobile phones, two of which have already been confirmed as stolen; three digital cameras; two pink iPods; two PS3s; two Wiis; one Wii Fit; one Sat-Nav; two Japanese quartz watch sets and a Nicky Clarke hairdryer; * a 31-year-old male from Gold Street, and a 32-year-old male of no fixed abode were arrested on suspicion of possessing Heroin with intent to supply.