Alarm clock to listen to another sound

In recent years, some watch brands re-launched the alarm clock, which undoubtedly gives voice-loving people who provide more choices. But what follows is a whole new problem. When faced with many modern alarm clock, how to choose? In fact, the answer is very simple, all starting from the sound.

As the name implies, alarm clock can be simply understood as a "miniature version" of an alarm clock, which is a watch with a specified time reminder function. Just use the alarm clock in advance will be on the chain, and the alarm pointer can be adjusted to the required time. When the normal travel hour hand to this position, the watch will be "automatic" alarm, in order to remind the wearer preset time has come. It should be noted here that the timing accuracy of the alarm table was initially only an hour, and then gradually increased to minutes.

What's the symbolic design element of the alarm table?

In appearance, the common alarm clock today has two commonalities in design. One for the disk will be equipped with alarm indicator device, the common form of different pointers, there are some brands will use a fixed triangle logo and dial combined with ... ... no matter what, are used to set the starting time ; Two for the case with two crowns, in order to achieve normal walking time adjustment and alarm function set the separation.

What alarm table classification?

Before introducing the classification of alarm table, may wish to turn their attention to the principle of starting from the noise. Over time, the mechanics of today's hit-and-run are not the same as those of the original Cricket, but the essence of the design remains. In simple terms, it was a rotation to a pre-set starting time, which together with the snooze wheel act on the reed to "unlock" the alarm function. At this point, the ring box wheel power will be regularly provided to the hammer, swing it to a certain frequency impact source. According to the different sources, modern alarm table can be roughly divided into knock shell and tap spring two categories.

How to choose a alarm table

1 read history

When shopping for alarm clocks, brand history is a valuable indicator because it tells people the most intuitively what the brand has been doing in the field, and these accomplishments will also react very significantly to modern watches. Therefore, three works are recommended here, namely the VULCAIN 50s Presidents' Limited Edition Watch, the Tudor Kai Teng Hui Ming Table and the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Memovox.

The reason why this recommendation, in addition to the product itself is quite representative (detailed below), but also because of their brand history in the field of alarm clock. Among them, VULCAIN initially introduced a series of Cricket alarm clock not only has the "President's Table" reputation, it is now most of the alarm table "prototype", contains many patents still in use; Jaeger-LeCoultre (product family) in 1950 After entering the area of ​​alarm clocks in the year or so, a number of "first" pieces have also been introduced. Over the 50-year period, a number of patents have been applied, including automatic winding, disk design, alarm clock start and stop, etc. As for TUDOR (Tudor), which debuted in 1957 with the brand's first alarmist work, is one of the pioneers in the field.

2 Listen to the sound

Sound is alarm clock the most important purchase factor. As mentioned above, the alarm clock can be divided into knock shell and tap spring two categories. These two types of sound focus on the different because of the sound source vary. For example, the VULCAIN 50s Presidents' limited edition watch has a similar design to the first Cricket watch on the sound source selection, the knockout case. Watch with double back cover design, the inner back cover with a metal rod and the outer cover is provided with four sound holes. When the hammer strikes the metal rod, the sound is greatly enhanced because the double back cover resembles the hollow part of the "resonance cavity". The sound of crickets like the whole tweet, the duration of the loud, loud, absolutely among the best in the modern alarm list.

The same concept of shell knocking there TUDOR (Tudor) Kai Kai Hui Ming downtown table. Watch out the starting mechanism and Cricket similar to the mechanism, but in the realization of the use of basic movement overlay module design. ETA2892 and the combination of brand homemade alarm components, in the 5 titanium case of the "resonance" to ensure that the loud voice. Although hands-on experience, the volume compared to the VULCAIN 50s Presidents' limited edition watch slightly inferior, but the sound crispness has improved.

Speaking of sound quality alarm clock, Jaeger-LeCoultre (product family) Master Memovox is to mention a piece. It has been hailed by many as the "culmination" of ringtones. The reason, the main point is that although the watch continued VULCAIN classic double-back cover design, and the sound hole expanded to 16. However, in the choice of sources abandoned the idea of ​​shell knocking, switch to the question with a similar structure of the tap spring. Although the volume compared to VULCAIN 50s Presidents' limited edition watch limited edition watch has decreased, but the sound quality has been greatly improved, can be described as crisp and sweet.

In summary, the initial value of the alarm table may be practical, with a loud voice to remind people appointment time. Today, however, the value of the alarm clock manifests itself more as a reminiscence of the past, as well as the pleasure of "simulating" the alarm clock with a mechanical structure.

What is more, for those who love sound table but cash-strapped, the alarm clock is not a bad choice. As to follow the tradition, to volume as the primary criterion, or will take into account other factors, then a matter of opinion.