Difference of quartz and mechanical movement

WATCHES FAQ

WHERE CAN I ASK FOR ADVICE AND HAVE MY CARTIER WATCH REPAIRED?
HOW CAN I CHECK THAT MY
WATCH IS STILL WATER-
RESISTANT?
WHAT IS A MAGNETIC FIELD?
HOW CAN I AVOID THE
HARMFUL EFFECTS OF
MAGNETIC FIELDS?
WHY DO I NEED TO HAVE MY
WATCH SERVICED REGULARLY?
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN A QUARTZ
MOVEMENT AND A MECHANICAL
MOVEMENT?
WHY IS MY MECHANICAL WATCH
LESS ACCURATE THAN MY
QUARTZ WATCH?
DO I NEED TO HAVE MY WATCH
REGULARLY POLISHED?
WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS
FOR JOINING CARTIER CARE
AND ENJOYING THE
INTERNATIONAL CARTIER
WARRANTY EXTENSION?
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS
OFFERED BY CARTIER CARE?
HOW LONG CAN WE EXTEND
THE INTERNATIONAL CARTIER
WARRANTY FOR?
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CARE AND EXTEND THE
INTERNATIONAL CARTIER
WARRANTY OF MY
WATCHMAKING CREATION?
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE TECHNICAL DIAGNOSTICS?

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A QUARTZ MOVEMENT AND A MECHANICAL MOVEMENT?

Quartz watches work thanks to the energy supplied by a battery. Watches equipped with a mechanical movement work thanks to a spring which needs to be wound up so as to supply energy. Automatic (self-winding) mechanical watches also use the spring system, but the winding of the spring is carried out by the oscillating mass of the movement.