A quartz movement that ticks every second is a real waste of battery power. Most quartz watches made today
have a seconds hand and a low end movement with a small v277 battery. These types of movements are made in
china at a very low price and they are put into all kinds of watches no matter the size. Even watches
with large dials have such tiny movements with a tiny battery.
These watches work, but the battery will last at most two years. Usually you will have to get a new battery
every year. A lot of people throw their watches away when the battery is dead and just buy a new watch.
It's a real waste but they do it because getting a watch shop to replace the battery costs maybe 10$ while a new fashion watch with battery is not much more expensive.
Technically it would be easy to make watches with a longer battery life:
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