High Accuracy Quartz Watches

Divided by HAQ Method

Aside from the high frequency watches, dual oscillators (/twin quartz) and ETA TC movements, the thermocompensation method employed in each of the following watches is assumed, based on the weight of current opinion and the balance of available data.

High Frequency
Frequency Brand Model Movement SPY Performance
4 MHz Casio SP-400 (No. 1) Module 75 15 data
4 MHz Casio SP-400 (No. 2) Module 75 15 data
4 MHz Casio SP-400G Module 75 10 data
4 MHz Casio SP-410 Module 75 15 data
4 MHz Citizen Crystron 4 Mega 7370 5 data
4 MHz Citizen Exceed 1730 unknown data
4 MHz Omega prototype 1522 n/a data
196 kHz Pulsar PSR 10 (1) Y301 10 data
196 kHz Pulsar PSR 10 (2) Y301 10 data
196 kHz Pulsar PSR 20 Y302 20 data
196 kHz Seiko SLT019P1 8F56 20 data
           
High Frequency + Special Cut Resonator with Combined Torsional & Flexural Modes
262 kHz Bulova Accutron II 'Moonview' Modified P102.12 n/a data
262 kHz Bulova Precisionist 'Langford' P102.12 10 data
196 kHz Seiko Majesta 9063 20 data
           
Count Correction with Dual Oscillator ('Twin Quartz')
32 kHz + 262 kHz Longines Lyre VHP ETA 255.511 10 data
32 kHz + unknown Seiko Grand Quartz 9943 10 data
32 kHz + unknown Seiko King Quartz 9923 20 data
32 kHz + 40 kHz Seiko Lassale 9442 20 data
32 kHz + unknown Seiko SQ 9983 5 data
32 kHz + unknown Seiko Superior (No. 1) 9983 5 data
32 kHz + unknown Seiko Superior (No. 2) 9983 5 data
           
Count Correction with Thermistor
32 kHz Certina DS-2 Chronograph ETA 251.264.CEN 10 data
32 kHz Citizen AQ1000-58B* A010 5 data
32 kHz Citizen Exceed* A670 10 data
32 kHz Citizen Exceed* E510 10 data
32 kHz Citizen Exceed* 0330 10 data
32 kHz Hoptroff Hotblack Calibre Gravitas No.11B 1 data
32 kHz Longines Conquest VHP (PC) ETA 252.611 10 data
32 kHz Morgenwerk M1-X MSC1 0.75 data
32 kHz Seiko Dolce 8J41 10 data
32 kHz Seiko SBGV009 9F82 10 data
           
None / Unknown
unknown Seiko Majesta 5S42 20 data
32 kHz Swatch Jelly Fish Chronometer unknown 60 data

* There is evidence to suggest that the Citizens (AQ1000-58B, Exceed E510 and Exceed 0330) may use frequency adjustment as well as or instead of count correction, but I haven't ironed this out, yet, and will therefore keep the table as it is, for now. If and when a clearer picture of Citizen's methods emerges, I shall update this page. Likewise for Seiko, Hoptroff and Morgenwerk: if I find evidence that they use a particular technique other than as described above, I shall update this page.