What are discoveries or technology advancements that the watch industry has contributed to the world? Also what are some advancements that the watch industry has adopted from other industries?

Sources:

• Seiko/Epson: Technology developed for the world’s first quartz watch and subsequent diffusion into ICs, crystal devices, and broader electronics applications.​

• Seiko/Epson: World’s first six‑digit field‑effect LCD digital wristwatch and LCD evolution into mainstream displays.​

• Epson corporate overview: Quartz devices from timepieces to communications infrastructure; GPS radio‑controlled watches; synthetic quartz manufacturing; power‑saving ICs; Magic Lever.​

• Seiko Museum: Quartz Crisis history and how quartz oscillators, CMOS‑ICs, and LCDs proliferated into IT, telecoms, autos, and networks.​

• Epson “80‑Year Journey”: Seiko Quartz Astron as inflection point in timekeeping and electronics.​

• Hoptroff: Technical overview of quartz revolution mechanics and industry impact.​

• Watchmaking to medtech precision: WatchDec/EPHJ overview of Swiss high‑precision micro‑machining for medical components.​

• Swiss machining for medical implants and devices (industry practice and tolerances).​

• CNC Swiss turning’s value in medical device manufacturing (tolerances, micro‑parts).​

• Décovi: Swiss high‑precision machined parts supplier serving watchmaking and medtech.​

• easyDec: Precision turning bridging watchmaking and medtech.​

• IWC x DLR: Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) watch cases adapted from aerospace; process, properties, and collaboration details.​

• IWC Journal: In‑depth CMC explainer with DLR researchers; material hardness, case manufacturing, aerospace linkage.​

• SJX: Technical details of IWC’s CMC development and uniqueness in watchmaking.​

• DLR: Communication on technology transfer “from spaceflight to watch case”.​

• WorldTempus: Carbon fiber in watches and roots in aerospace/automotive composites.​

• WatchGecko: How anti‑magnetic watches work; rise of silicon and non‑magnetic alloys.​

• The 1916 Company: Materials and construction used to achieve high anti‑magnetic resistance in modern watches.​

• Chrono24 Magazine: Overview of anti‑magnetic standards and technologies.​

• FDA: Framework and examples for sensor‑based digital health technologies, including smartwatches and rings.​

• Medical Device Network: FDA 510(k) clearance for Cardiosense CardioTag wearable (ECG, PPG, SCG).​

• Medical Economics: CardioTag FDA clearance details and clinical signal modalities.​

• EMPR: Clinical evidence context for CardioTag’s multimodal sensing.​

• Seiko Museum: Alternative power sources for quartz watches (solar, kinetic, thermic) and GPS Solar examples.​

• Reservoir: Kinetic watch principles and energy conversion (Auto Quartz lineage).​

• Solios: Solar‑powered watch considerations and consumer‑level sustainability.​

• NFC Forum recap: Device‑first approach and adoption trends in NFC wearables.​

• Market insights: NFC smartwatch/wearable payment adoption and market scale.​

• Wearable payment device market overview (penetration and growth drivers).​

• Nanalyze: Nanotechnology waterproofing for electronics and wearables.​

• EDN: How nanotech coatings waterproof smartphones; relevance to compact wearables.​

• IEEE case study: Reliability of waterproof tests on wearable electronics.