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Repeater and Sonnerie videos
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!
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Repeater and Sonnerie videos
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...
Isn't the movement of this piece something else? Material and sound questions
may I ask, do some metals promote a lower chime and some more resonace? I don't really know what is considered to be the right sound for a sonnerie and I don;t know if it can due to sensory subjectivity but I kinda prefer lower chimes that resonate more a...
First off, the sound from the videos sound quite different from the actual watch.
So again, we cannot directly compare the sound quality of the watches from the videos. For instance, the Dufour Sonnerie sounds much better in the metal while some others sound much better in the videos. There are so many variables that decide how good a ...
Wow Allen. Thanks.. outside of the quality of the vids
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.
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
I've learnt quite a bit from these few posts and I'm starting to understand why repeaters cost what they do.
This one , the Dufour and the PP3939...
are just soooo sweet Thank you Allen ...this is simply a wonderful treat *CL
Thank you. Fantastic video.
That's one of my fav PP. I really enjoyed it. Thanks. Vte
I want to be stuck on an deserted island with this watch...
Thanks for the terrific Post Allen. A lot of fond memories of watches I'm very fond of.
Great post Allen.
Great sounds.. Thanks for sharing. JerryW This message has been edited by JerryW on 2010-01-31 09:07:18
Just amazing, Allen!
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...
allows us mere mortals who have not had access to these beauties to hear the sweet melodies of such. Thanks Allen!!
Fantastic compilation...
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
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...
Allen, thank you so much for brightening up my Sunday..
The sounds were a pleasure to listen too and at the same time watch their respective movements.
Wow Allen,
What a great post, very intresting to hear and see al those beautiful movements. Best, Michel
Gerald Genta Octo Grande Sonnerie (4 hammers chime !)
4 hammers chime ! A video I took several months ago. Thanks a lot Allen for this wonderful idea. Fr.Xavier This message has been edited by foversta on 2010-01-31 10:54:34
Thanks, Allen!
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
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 ...
Another video: AP Jules Audemars Grand Sonnerie
Very simple but elegant and stunning at the same time: Regards, ED-209
AP Jules Audemars Grand Comp
Video of the AP Jules Audemars Grand Comp: Regards, ED-209
Just wonderful ...
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
Audemars Piguet Robb Report Set Skeleton Minute Repeaters
Videos by ED209 & Allen from AP PuristS Newport Beach GTG on November 17, 2007...