====== Accuracy ======

**Accuracy** of the [[rate]] and thus of the time display is probably the most decisive property of a good [[watch]].

The way to achieve the greatest possible accuracy is fundamentally different for mechanical watches than for electronic or [[quartz watch]]es.

See also:
  * [[rate]], [[deviation]]
  * [[movement]]
  * [[quartz watch]]
  * [[chronometer]]

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