Do Automatic Watches Have Batteries?


The short answer is no, automatic watches do not have batteries.

An automatic watch contains a purely mechanical movement that is self -winding, thus it is automatic.

For a complete explanation of an automatic watch movement and how it operates please see my blog post here.

The type of watch that contains batteries is a quartz watch. Quartz movements are completely electronic, and battery powered. I have written a post about the differences between solar quartz movements and automatic movements, this will give you a great idea of the differences and similarities between quartz and automatic movements.

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