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Repeater and Sonnerie videos
Jan 30, 2010,16:52 PM
Just decided to post some videos of some chiming watches from various sources.
Please note: the sounds recorded by non-professional camera equipment do not reflect the true sound quality and volume of these watches. The recording equipment and environments vary as well so the comparative sound quality and volume between watches shown cannot be judged by these videos alone.
Enjoy!
This message has been edited by Allen on 2010-01-30 17:16:24 This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2010-02-02 16:16:41
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Repeater and Sonnerie videos
By: Allen : January 30th, 2010-16:52
Just decided to post some videos of some chiming watches from various sources. Please note: the sounds recorded by non-professional camera equipment do not reflect the true sound quality and volume of these watches. The recording equipment and environment...
Wow Allen. Thanks.. outside of the quality of the vids
By: ArthurSG : January 30th, 2010-21:57
the envoronment and equipment it was recorded with, I didn;t know there were so many oter variables. For the gong manufacturing process, 2 or 3 etc, is there any one method and number that is perhaps considered better than others as a general standard?
There really isn't a standard way for making the gongs.
By: Allen : January 31st, 2010-10:17
since there is only less than a handful of people who know how. The traditional wire type gong is made from one piece of metal. Heat treated and then filed down for tuning. Every single process is very laborious and tricky. We haven't even gone into detai...
Thanks for indulging me Allen
By: ArthurSG : January 31st, 2010-17:06
I've learnt quite a bit from these few posts and I'm starting to understand why repeaters cost what they do.
Love this one!
By: SteveH : January 30th, 2010-19:36
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Patek Philippe 5074
By: Allen : January 30th, 2010-17:16
This message has been edited by Allen on 2010-01-30 17:17:35
Great post Allen.
By: JerryW : January 31st, 2010-09:06
Great sounds.. Thanks for sharing. JerryW This message has been edited by JerryW on 2010-01-31 09:07:18
Just amazing, Allen!
By: Gary G : February 1st, 2010-17:40
A fantastic compilation of repeaters, to be sure -- and many multi-complication pieces to boot! Even though I know full well that the sound of repeaters varies a lot from piece to piece (witness the hearty sound of at least one relatively tiny Reverso RM....
Appreciate the effort...
By: Rob : January 30th, 2010-20:48
allows us mere mortals who have not had access to these beauties to hear the sweet melodies of such. Thanks Allen!!
Fantastic compilation...
By: DTL : January 30th, 2010-22:14
My fave - from the sound recordings alone - is the Ti AP GA GC. Thanks Allen.
Thanks a lot for this compilation of sound files, Allen
By: amanico : January 31st, 2010-02:16
You did right to warn everybody about the quality of the soundfiles, as on some of them, I didn't recognize the sound of the watches. There are so many factors which " change " the sound that the only way to fully appreciate these marvels is a professiona...
Wow Allen,
By: papillonwatchman : January 31st, 2010-05:34
What a great post, very intresting to hear and see al those beautiful movements. Best, Michel
Thanks, Allen!
By: dxboon : January 31st, 2010-18:01
It's always fun to have videos on the site. These are especially interesting as many of us will never see/hear all of these watches in person. Cheers, Daos
Videos of the AP Jules Audemars jumping hour minute repeater
By: ED209 : January 31st, 2010-22:40
Hi Allen, Thanks for putting together so many repeater and sonnerie videos. Here's my contribution to this thread. A video of the Audemars Piguet 26151 manual wind minute repeater with jumping hours in a Jules Audemars case: And another video of the same ...
Just wonderful ...
By: small-luxury-world : February 1st, 2010-00:21
so sweet & painfull at the same time - if you don´t have one of them. Two of my all time favourites are shown here Thanks Allen for pooling and sharing. Oliver