Kuza kube yimini, indlela yokwenza iwashi inefuthe ngqo kwiindleko zokugqibela zeempahla. Kwimeko ekhethekileyo, ngoko kwiimeko ezininzi zifihlakele emehlweni. Oku akusebenzi kuphela kumawashi akhethekileyo, apho inxalenye evulekileyo yendlela inikwe. Ngaloo ndlela, unokwenza ngokuthe ngqo umsebenzi womveliso. Nangona kunjalo, xa uthengile, unokulinganisela umgangatho wewashi kuphela kwi-dial kunye necala. Ngokuxhomekeke kuhlobo lomlawuli osetyenziswayo, kunokwenzeka ukuba bahlule kwiimodeli zee-mechanical kunye ne-quartz.
Indlela yeklasi yewashi iquka ukuguquka kwentwasahlobo efakwe ngaphakathi. Lo mgaqo awuzange utshintshe ukususela ekuvelweni kwemveliso yokuqala. Amandla adluliselwa kwisondo le-anchor ngokusebenzisa intwasahlobo, ekuthintela i-pendulum ukuba ingavumi. Impendulo eyona mkhulu yeewashi zogcino ichanekile ngokuchaneka kobuthathaka. Isiphumo esamkelekileyo sinokuqwalaselwa njengesigqeba okanye ukukhawuleza malunga nemizuzwana engamashumi amabini emini. Nangona kunjalo, imodeli ethile ye-Swiss chronometers, ekhuselekileyo kwimpembelelo kunye nokushisa, yayikwazi ukubonisa ukuchaneka okuvela kwii-analogs ze-quartz. Iindleko eziphezulu zale mveliso kunye nokusebenza okunzima kunzima ukuba kunikeze ithuba lokungenisa imveliso emininzi.
Ekhaya kunye nabo bonke abakhiqizi baseSwitzerland bazame ukusebenzisa indlela yokulinda ngendlela yokubhala yezityalo, ebandakanya ukusebenza kwansuku zonke ezithile. Ngaloo ndlela, imihla ngemihla kufuneka ibe yinto ethile, enceda ukubuyisela umsebenzi wensimbi. Nangona kunjalo, ngale ndlela yinto enengqiqo yokunciphisa ubukhulu bewashi ngokwayo. Kwihlabathi lanamhlanje, isityalo esisitshala ngokubanzi sisetyenziswe ngokubanzi, esichaza ubukho bobunzima obukhethekileyo, okwenzeka ngexesha lokujikeleza indlela yokuhamba. I-minus ilala kwindawo ekhangayo, echaphazela ukubonakala kwemveliso.
Inketho ehluke ngokupheleleyo yinkqubela ye-quartz yomlindi, apho iqhosha eliyinhloko liyi- oscillator ye-quartz ehambisa uphawu olukhethekileyo ngezinga eliphakamileyo lokuzinza kwexesha. I-Quartz ibonakaliswe ukuzinza kwexesha, elingathintelwa yimiba yangaphandle, njengobuncwane bomoya kunye nobushushu obushushu. Ngokufika kweesekethe ezidibeneyo, ezi zakhiwo zafunyanwa ngeeyure, ukuqinisekisa ukuchaneka kokuhamba kunye nephutha lokufikelela kwimizuzu elishumi elinesibini ngenyanga.
Indlela enjalo yokubukela inelula, inokuthenjwa kunye nobomi benkonzo ende, kuba iinxalenye zeemodeli ze-quartz zingenayo i-voltage rhoqo. Abantu abakhetha i-Swiss mechanics, bangathetha kakubi malunga nemveliso enjalo ngokwecebo. Nangona kunjalo, akuyimfuneko ukungaqiniseki ngokuchaneka kokuhamba. Ngoku kutshanje, imizekelo iboniswe kwinkqubo yenkcazo yentlawulo yebhethri, ukuziphatha ngendlela ekhethekileyo xa amandla esiphelile. Iinkqubo zamehlo wodonga zinemigangatho efanayo yomsebenzi njengama-analogs.