This paper is a bit like a beautiful handmade automatic timepiece in the era of quartz watches.

这篇论文有点像是石英表时代里的一块精美的手工制作机械表。

Let me show you these quartz watches.

让我给你看看这些石英表。

A " quartz watch, " then, uses a crystal to keep time, not what we would call a " mechanical device." Jack says, " I'm looking for something with an automatic movement, something that is self-winding."

那么，“石英表” 使用水晶来计时，而不是我们所说的“机械装置” 。 杰克说，“我正在寻找带有自动机芯的东西， 自动上弦的东西。