F.P.Journe is offering the possibility to experience the quality of the sounds produced by its Sonnerie Souveraine, one of the best striking watch on the market. The sounds were recorded using the advanced binaural recording technique which creates a three-dimensional effect.
F.P.Journe is offering the possibility to experience the exceptional quality of the sounds produced by its Sonnerie Souveraine, one of the most emblematic timepiece in the catalogue of the master watchmaker and one of the best striking watch on the market.
The sounds were recorded using the advanced binaural recording technique which creates a three-dimensional effect.
The recording was performed in the anechoic chamber of the EPFL polytechnics school in Lausanne. All the walls (including the floor) of the 200 m2 chamber is entirely covered with 1 meter high glass wool dihedral, allowing an optimal absorption of sound. On this occasion, F.P.Journe used artificial ears with microphones. In the choice of components up to the shapes and proportions, everything is designed in this device to reproduce a sound as close as possible to a human experience.
At this page of the F.P.Journe web site, it is possible to listen the recording and even download it. We also invite you to watch the video at the end of the article.
Translating time in music, the F.P.Journe Sonnerie Souveraine required six years of research and development and obtained ten patents.
The extra-flat gongs of 3/10 of a millimetre require a very specific hammer strike. In fact, the striking weight of the hammer of the Grande Sonnerie is just 0.3 grams, 10 to 15 times less than what it is generally used to strike a classical minute repeater.
This was possible for the meticulous acoustics work and the technical solutions invented for this type of complication.
The push-button at 4 o’clock makes it possible to choose between three options: Grande Sonnerie, Petite Sonnerie and Silence. The other push-button at 2 o'clock activates the Minute Repeater on demand. To ensure the best possible striking tones, F.P.Journe preferred the crystalline structure of steel to precious metals for the 42 mm case of the watch.
The Sonnerie Souveraine received the Aiguille d’Or prize at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève in 2006.
F.P.Journe also announced that the Sonnerie Souveraine model will soon be discontinued and that it will be possible to order this extraordinary and highly collectible timepiece only until December 31, 2018. fpjourne.com
The sounds were recorded using the advanced binaural recording technique which creates a three-dimensional effect.
The recording was performed in the anechoic chamber of the EPFL polytechnics school in Lausanne. All the walls (including the floor) of the 200 m2 chamber is entirely covered with 1 meter high glass wool dihedral, allowing an optimal absorption of sound. On this occasion, F.P.Journe used artificial ears with microphones. In the choice of components up to the shapes and proportions, everything is designed in this device to reproduce a sound as close as possible to a human experience.
Translating time in music, the F.P.Journe Sonnerie Souveraine required six years of research and development and obtained ten patents.
The extra-flat gongs of 3/10 of a millimetre require a very specific hammer strike. In fact, the striking weight of the hammer of the Grande Sonnerie is just 0.3 grams, 10 to 15 times less than what it is generally used to strike a classical minute repeater.
This was possible for the meticulous acoustics work and the technical solutions invented for this type of complication.
The Sonnerie Souveraine received the Aiguille d’Or prize at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève in 2006.
F.P.Journe also announced that the Sonnerie Souveraine model will soon be discontinued and that it will be possible to order this extraordinary and highly collectible timepiece only until December 31, 2018. fpjourne.com
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