Amazing sound from inside my Rolex

[Number3]

That is very cool. Cheers

[hknslmz]

Interesting :D

[Matt748]

I nodded off during the video.
Very relaxing....

[hofstbr]

I was never going to admit this, but your post opened the door. I quite often wear my 114060 to bed. If my wrist is underneath my pillow and my ear is on the pillow (ear near Rolex with only pillow in between), in the dead silence of night I can often hear the same sounds. At first I thought I was hearing things, but it happened on many different nights. I can't hear anything with my watch directly at my ear, but I think the pillow somehow acts as a sound amplifier and I can hear it through my pillow. Call me nuts or not, but I know what I hear!

[mineral]

Cool and interesting.,thanks for sharing.

[Wooddog44]

Originally Posted by padi56

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.

I have listened to mine and other Rolex watches and noticed a definite "difference" in the sound made by sport models and DJ's. The sports models have that "ring" while the DJ's more of a staccato tone... until this video thought it was just my own ears picking that up, thanks!

[james1787]

Cool! Thanks for posting! I have heard this before on mine as well.. I had always considered recording it but never got around to it. Music to my ears :)

[Highland Ranger]

cool . . . . .and makes me want to get my watch serviced - considering its slamming about like that all day every day.

[joe100]

One of the best posts I've seen in weeks around here. Well done!

[PJ S]

Originally Posted by FlyingMoose

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.

Which asylum have you managed to escape from, and what have you done with the real FlyingMoose?

[Tseg]

...like a symphony!

[Boothroyd]

Originally Posted by hofstbr

I was never going to admit this, but your post opened the door. I quite often wear my 114060 to bed. If my wrist is underneath my pillow and my ear is on the pillow (ear near Rolex with only pillow in between), in the dead silence of night I can often hear the same sounds. At first I thought I was hearing things, but it happened on many different nights. I can't hear anything with my watch directly at my ear, but I think the pillow somehow acts as a sound amplifier and I can hear it through my pillow. Call me nuts or not, but I know what I hear!

That is exactly how I have heard it also. You are not crazy!

[watchwatcher]

Sounds like sixteenth notes....very nice.

[tkerrmd]

that was a cool idea, thanks!

[El Cascarrabias]

That's just cool!!

Mark me down as another whose Rolex does "pillow talk."

Actually, that's the way I hear it best. I generally sleep on my side so my hand is under my pillow almost directly under my ear. My arm is positioned so that the SD is facing away from my head. I can hear the sound change, also.

I have bad hearing and tinnitus and can still hear it!

At night it's sort of comforting, actually . . .

Originally Posted by wdin

. . .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...

AGREE!

[DrKubed]

Very cool. Thanks for posting.

[roll9]

Great thread and great video!
My three rolexes have different movements so they all sound different and I have always enjoyed listening to them. I discovered it through my pillow as well.

When my 2 year old was really little I used to press my watch to his ear so he could listen and now he will grab my arm and pull my watch to the side of his head and say "hear" when he wants to have himself a listen.

[FlyingMoose]

Originally Posted by themast

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???

I wish I did, all my friends think I'm crazy for even owning a Rolex...

[Soloman40]

Amazing sounds

[FlyingMoose]

Originally Posted by wdin

any chance you could SLOW the sound down

I just tried it, and it sounds kinda cool. It just makes all the notes lower. But the background hiss becomes more annoying and it also makes the sound change so slowly that it gets boring. It definitely loses its magic -- the way I just can't stop listening to it -- when it's slowed down.

If there's a lot of demand I might post a slow version.

[locutus49]

Send it to the RSC. Maybe they can fix it

[FlyingMoose]

Originally Posted by themast

I was wondering the same. It seems to change around 25 and 55.

The audio and video are from different takes, so this alignment may not be true. However, there is a pattern that repeats every minute. Here is an image:

[wdin]

Originally Posted by FlyingMoose

I just tried it, and it sounds kinda cool. It just makes all the notes lower. But the background hiss becomes more annoying and it also makes the sound change so slowly that it gets boring. It definitely loses its magic -- the way I just can't stop listening to it -- when it's slowed down.

If there's a lot of demand I might post a slow version.

Where does the hissing comes from?
I mean, if it's a sound/recording studio, I would have expected total silence?

Just post it up. Would be interesting to hear the slow-mo.

Besides, since you work there, you could always trouble yourself and do another recording without the hissing.

That said, aren't there any software to edit out that hissing sound specifically? (if using your original video)

[tylerad1]

Would love to hear it change dates!

[themast]

Originally Posted by FlyingMoose

The audio and video are from different takes, so this alignment may not be true. However, there is a pattern that repeats every minute. Here is an image:

Understood.

Do you mind sharing the signal?

A while back I was thinking about building a timegrapher but I never invested the time in it. It would be fun to play a little bit with that signal.

[Askewww]

Puts me to sleep every night. Rest my head on my hand, listen to it and i'm out like the lights!

[mysticblu999]

Very cool! I can hear it on my sub c as well

[Steel28]

Nice!! Thanks for sharing.

[GarageBMW]

Thanks for sharing!

[Susimoo]

That makes me want a Rolex even more now!

Thank you for sharing.