This is really cool: a magnetic eddy current demo makes a quartz wristwatch run faster.

Nov 5, 2026 · 4:14 PM UTC

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For the many people in the replies: yes, this is being caused by the magnetic field driving the Lavet stepping motor, not the quartz oscillator. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavet-…
Lavet-type stepping motor - Wikipedia

Lavet-type stepping motor - Wikipedia

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No, This is interfering with the stepper motor winding, which is very different.
Image from Charlie Rm Anima St. (@CharlieRAnimaMX)
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I think you're misunderstanding the tweet: it is a quartz watch, I didn't say it was the quartz resonator that was interacting with the magnetic field.
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It affecting the Lavet stepping motor not the quartz oscillator.
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Crazy how it creates such a strong gravitational field that there's significant time dilation between the location of the watch and of the camera.
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..or it distorts time around the viewer move more slowly
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Oh, time machine!
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Anyone else remember the dude that did this on YouTube and believed he was time traveling?
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That’s badass!
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You go around messing about, and the next thing you know, the whole planet is headed straight to hell!
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This little maneuver cost us 64 years
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Test the Rolex Milgauss
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That's a shitty watch if is not shielded against magnetic fields.
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Eddys are awesome 👀
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What's the magnetic field strength?
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Did you show this video in your lecture on time?
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Time dilation
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I think Eddy currents and superconducting couldnhabe some pretty interesting effects
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How many watches have been bumped off their timing from this happening in daily life
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Larpers be like: Can we make a time machine with magnets?!
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So does this mean magnetism distorts time the way going near the light speed does? Or is it simply local interference?
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couldn't wait to deploy inside the podium of my classroom as student😜
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Time is relative. Thought it was gravitation only ...
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The EA-18G fighter jet also has a similar button that can make alarm clocks within several dozen kilometers go off earlier.
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Watched destroyed ?
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@WKCosmo
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@WKCosmo @skdh
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Could use this every morning at work.
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The glitch in the Matrix
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@RedCollie1 👁️🙏🏻
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