Clocks that have been affected the most are those digital alarm clocks and in ovens and microwaves as they use the frequency of the power grid to keep time. TNW writes that the power grid in ...

It used vibrations of quartz crystals under electric current to keep time. These clocks proved far more accurate than mechanical ones and laid the groundwork for today’s digital watches.

Because quartz crystal oscillators are inherently “custom,” MEMS clocks are usually much cheaper and faster to produce. Also, MEMS are manufactured in very high volumes using semiconductor ...

If you’re looking for a 1-second time reference, you’d probably just grab a GPS module off the shelf and use the 1PPS output. As demonstrated by [InazumaDenki], though, an old quartz cl… ...

Sure enough, there was a sharp-looking analog clock in the middle of the faux-wood dash. Generally, quartz timepieces from Ford products of the 1980s will work, so I didn't bother to test it.