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The 16 pages that link to Quartz clock, each with the reason it gives.

• Atomic clockCompared with: Quartz oscillators are practical references, but their frequencies drift more than atomic transitions.

• QuartzBroader topic: Its timing circuit exploits quartz’s piezoelectric resonance.

• PiezoelectricityBroader topic: Quartz's piezoelectric resonance provides a stable electrical timing signal.

• Mechanical clockCompared with: It replaces the mechanical oscillator and gear train with electronic timekeeping.

• OscillationRelated: Crystal oscillations provide a regular timing reference.

• Pendulum clockCompared with: Quartz oscillators offer a compact alternative with greater everyday accuracy.

• Leap secondRelated: Quartz clocks helped expand precise timekeeping before atomic time became the basis of UTC.

• ClockBroader topic: Quartz vibration sets the pace for common modern electronic clocks.

• Network Time ProtocolNarrower topic: Computer hardware keeps local time with oscillators whose imperfect rates NTP corrects.

• Crystal oscillatorBroader topic: Crystal oscillators made compact, accurate quartz timekeeping practical.

• WatchmakingCompared with: Quartz regulation replaces the mechanical oscillator in many modern watches.

• StopwatchRelated: Quartz technology made compact electronic stopwatches inexpensive and precise.

• Restoring forceRelated: Elastic forces in the crystal help determine its resonant vibration frequency.

• Alarm clockRelated: Many electronic alarm clocks use quartz oscillations to keep time accurately.

• Caesium standardCompared with: Quartz clocks preceded atomic standards but require calibration against more stable references.

• History of timekeeping devicesBroader topic: Quartz oscillations replaced mechanical regulators in accurate twentieth-century clocks.