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FlyingMoose · 29 June 2015, 01:32 PM

I've always had good hearing. Sometimes I hear things at the same time or before dogs do, and we all know how well they hear.

Anyway, when I let people listen to my Rolex, they either can't hear anything, or just hear ticking. However, when I listen, it sounds like there's a symphony in there. In order to prove to people that I'm not crazy and hearing things, I used the studio where I work to record what I can hear.

Maybe we should take the whole "watch sings to you" thing more literally.

Qtip.416 · 29 June 2015, 01:35 PM

LOL. Very cool.

Total watch nerd-dom. I get it, my friend. :)

GerardoG · 29 June 2015, 01:37 PM

Cool!!!

AK-Rolestar · 29 June 2015, 01:47 PM

Very Cool! Thanks for sharing!!!!

Danny83 · 29 June 2015, 01:55 PM

Very cool

Boothroyd · 29 June 2015, 01:55 PM

Love it! I have heard this also.

eoin27 · 29 June 2015, 02:01 PM

Why does the sound change? Because the second hand is moving towards/away from the microphone?

FlyingMoose · 29 June 2015, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eoin27

Why does the sound change? Because the second hand is moving towards/away from the microphone?

It changes the same way if I just hold it up to my ear and listen to the whole thing at once.

viper9669 · 29 June 2015, 02:25 PM

Nice!

rollee1 · 29 June 2015, 03:11 PM

You are as insane as I

I like it

Hairdude1 · 29 June 2015, 03:33 PM

This is awesome!!!!

Turbo Singh · 29 June 2015, 03:51 PM

Very cool. Thanks for sharing!!

Poochmike · 29 June 2015, 04:02 PM

Awesome! Very interesting.

njbeizai · 29 June 2015, 05:40 PM

interesting

Cdn328is · 29 June 2015, 05:44 PM

Very cool vid!i don't quite hear mine to that extent but the sound does change as well when I listen.

roverman318 · 29 June 2015, 05:48 PM

hmm, interesting. i never listened long enough to notice this. now i hear it. thanks for sharing.

wdin · 29 June 2015, 06:19 PM

yup. heard that before too!

any chance you could SLOW the sound down since you have the tools and stuff.. you know like how high-speed cameras gives us a slow-motion picture.. would be interesting to hear it slow...

thanks for sharing anyways!

Vincent65 · 29 June 2015, 06:27 PM

I have heard and enjoyed this sound on several watches over the years, the first being my first ever watch (Timex 'Calendar Sprite'), which I've had since my 7th birthday. I could even hear it through a pillow! I always just assumed it was the vibration of the second-hand resonating which I could hear.

padi56 · 29 June 2015, 06:54 PM

Any watch any brand or price if its beating at 28800BPH will all sound the roughly the same.But the persons hearing the space taken up by the movement thickness of case etc will all play there part in the sound resonance of the movement.

Singslinger · 29 June 2015, 06:59 PM

Awesome! Many thanks for that!

harshad4005 · 29 June 2015, 07:07 PM

Great, thanks for sharing.

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SearChart · 29 June 2015, 07:13 PM

It's the pallet fork hitting the two barriers on the mainplate what makes this sound. Very cool!

Chris B · 29 June 2015, 07:29 PM

cedargrove · 29 June 2015, 09:14 PM

Thanks for posting. I hear the same thing on both my Rolexes, but can't seem to hear anything but ticking on my other watches.

travisb · 29 June 2015, 09:14 PM

Very cool!

themast · 29 June 2015, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eoin27

Why does the sound change? Because the second hand is moving towards/away from the microphone?

I was wondering the same. It seems to change around 25 and 55. I wonder whether this is the same for any watch with the same movement, etc. etc.

Does it have to do anything with accuracy? I mean, can the sound be used to understand the efficiency of the escapement or something along these lines? (well I know sound is somewhat used in a timegrapher, but I mean use it not to check global accuracy but to verify whether there are losses in efficiency due to resonances etc etc).

All this being said it would be nice to have a sound library of different watches. Do you have any friend with an El Primero, or a Nautilus etc etc???

thomasey · 29 June 2015, 10:04 PM

Beautiful!

I listen to my DJII too, enjoying how the "heart" of the watch is beating, but only to realise that i have wasted so much time doing that. :P

Naz737 · 29 June 2015, 10:34 PM

I completely understand. Every so often I put mine near my ear when it's real quiet and listen to it...

Thanks for sharing! That's just too cool!

Invictus Maneo · 29 June 2015, 10:49 PM

That is TOTALLY cool!

I now can hear that in my own watch although not as distinctly of course.
Thanks so much for doing this and sharing it with us! Absolutely amazing!

qman · 29 June 2015, 10:53 PM

I've had my Rolex for about 4 days now. Last night was the first really quiet time I had and I wanted to see if I could hear ticking or...anything really. I thought I was crazy, but I heard the exact sounds from your video. I guess I have super hearing, just don't tell my wife, lol.

29 June 2015, 01:32 PM	#1
FlyingMoose "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New York, USA Posts: 502	Amazing sound from inside my Rolex I've always had good hearing. Sometimes I hear things at the same time or before dogs do, and we all know how well they hear. Anyway, when I let people listen to my Rolex, they either can't hear anything, or just hear ticking. However, when I listen, it sounds like there's a symphony in there. In order to prove to people that I'm not crazy and hearing things, I used the studio where I work to record what I can hear. Maybe we should take the whole "watch sings to you" thing more literally.

29 June 2015, 03:11 PM	#10
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29 June 2015, 06:27 PM	#18
Vincent65 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Switzerland Posts: 14,298	I have heard and enjoyed this sound on several watches over the years, the first being my first ever watch (Timex 'Calendar Sprite'), which I've had since my 7th birthday. I could even hear it through a pillow! I always just assumed it was the vibration of the second-hand resonating which I could hear. Attached Images __________________

29 June 2015, 01:35 PM	#2
Qtip.416 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Toronto, Canada Watch: 1675/1016/5513 Posts: 105	LOL. Very cool. Total watch nerd-dom. I get it, my friend. :)

29 June 2015, 01:37 PM	#3
GerardoG Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Real Name: Gerardo Location: Here Watch: ALL of them Posts: 32,098	Cool!!!

29 June 2015, 01:47 PM	#4
AK-Rolestar "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Toronto Watch: Sub Posts: 834	Very Cool! Thanks for sharing!!!!

29 June 2015, 01:55 PM	#5
Danny83 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Real Name: Danny Location: Bay Area CA Watch: Yellow Gold Posts: 20,312	Very cool

29 June 2015, 01:55 PM	#6
Boothroyd 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2011 Real Name: Daniel Location: Minneapolis, MN Watch: Wilsdorf(s) Posts: 10,258	Love it! I have heard this also.

29 June 2015, 02:01 PM	#7
eoin27 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 39	Why does the sound change? Because the second hand is moving towards/away from the microphone?

29 June 2015, 02:25 PM	#9
viper9669 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Real Name: Patrick Location: SIN Watch: Rolex Posts: 5,066	Nice!

29 June 2015, 03:51 PM	#12
Turbo Singh "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Vancouver,BC Watch: Rolex Posts: 156	Very cool. Thanks for sharing!!

29 June 2015, 04:02 PM	#13
Poochmike "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Real Name: Michael Location: Washington State Watch: SubC 116610LN Posts: 31	Awesome! Very interesting.

29 June 2015, 05:44 PM	#15
Cdn328is Banned Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Le French Canada Watch: 114060 Posts: 199	Very cool vid!i don't quite hear mine to that extent but the sound does change as well when I listen.

29 June 2015, 05:48 PM	#16
roverman318 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 237	hmm, interesting. i never listened long enough to notice this. now i hear it. thanks for sharing.

29 June 2015, 06:19 PM	#17
wdin "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: N/A Posts: 679	yup. heard that before too! any chance you could SLOW the sound down since you have the tools and stuff.. you know like how high-speed cameras gives us a slow-motion picture.. would be interesting to hear it slow... thanks for sharing anyways!

29 June 2015, 06:54 PM	#19
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29 June 2015, 06:59 PM	#20
Singslinger "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: singapore Posts: 6,424	Awesome! Many thanks for that!

29 June 2015, 07:07 PM	#21
harshad4005 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Australia Posts: 853	Great, thanks for sharing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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29 June 2015, 09:14 PM	#24
cedargrove "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: Rich Location: Canada Watch: Milgauss, GMT IIc Posts: 3,013	Thanks for posting. I hear the same thing on both my Rolexes, but can't seem to hear anything but ticking on my other watches.

29 June 2015, 09:14 PM	#25
travisb 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Real Name: Travis Location: FL / NYC Watch: Yes.. Posts: 33,489	Very cool!

29 June 2015, 10:04 PM	#27
thomasey "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Singapore Posts: 47	Beautiful! I listen to my DJII too, enjoying how the "heart" of the watch is beating, but only to realise that i have wasted so much time doing that. :P

29 June 2015, 10:34 PM	#28
Naz737 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2015 Real Name: Matt Location: FL, USA Watch: Sub 16610T Posts: 715	I completely understand. Every so often I put mine near my ear when it's real quiet and listen to it... Thanks for sharing! That's just too cool! __________________ 16610

29 June 2015, 10:49 PM	#29
Invictus Maneo "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Real Name: Ken Location: GMT -5 Watch: 16610 Posts: 1,842	That is TOTALLY cool! I now can hear that in my own watch although not as distinctly of course. Thanks so much for doing this and sharing it with us! Absolutely amazing!

29 June 2015, 10:53 PM	#30
qman "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Real Name: Mike Location: OH Watch: platona Posts: 158	I've had my Rolex for about 4 days now. Last night was the first really quiet time I had and I wanted to see if I could hear ticking or...anything really. I thought I was crazy, but I heard the exact sounds from your video. I guess I have super hearing, just don't tell my wife, lol.

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