Quartz Crisis (1970s-1980s)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affectedIndustry	gptkb:Swiss_watch_industry mechanical watch industry
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Quartz_Revolution
gptkbp:causedBy	introduction of quartz watches
gptkbp:endDate	1980s
gptkbp:followedBy	revival of luxury mechanical watches
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Quartz Crisis (1970s-1980s)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Japan gptkb:Switzerland gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableCompany	gptkb:Casio gptkb:Citizen gptkb:Seiko gptkb:Swatch
gptkbp:notableProduct	gptkb:Seiko_Astron gptkb:Swatch_watch
gptkbp:precededBy	mechanical watch dominance
gptkbp:resultedIn	decline of Swiss watchmaking emergence of Swatch Group mass layoffs in Swiss watch industry rise of Japanese watchmakers
gptkbp:significance	shift in consumer preferences technological innovation in timekeeping transformation of global watch industry
gptkbp:startDate	1970s
gptkbp:technology	quartz oscillator battery-powered watches
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Swiss_watch_industry
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7