Are you wondering about the noise that a clock or watch makes? Do you want to know how you can describe the sound of a clock in words?
If the answer to the above questions is a yes then you are reading the right article. In this article, I will tell you why exactly clocks and watches make noise and how you can describe the sound of the watch, clock, and alarm clock in words. Not only this but I will also tell you how you can make a clock to stop making noise if you find it irritating.
So keep reading!
Quick Navigation
- Why Do Clocks Make Noise?
- What Sound Does A Clock Or Watch Make In Words?
- What Sound Does An Alarm Clock Make In Words?
- How To Make A Clock Stop Making Noise?
- FAQs
Why Do Clocks Make Noise?
Before we describe the sound a clock or watch makes, let me first tell you why exactly they make noise.
If you are not familiar with the different parts of a watch and its mechanisms then let me tell you there are several tiny gears in a watch that rotate its hands. A sound gets produced when these gears move and rotate the hands. The larger the gears and the hands the louder will be the noise.
The constant sound that you must have noticed in your clock is produced because of the moving of the second hand and its gear.
What Sound Does A Clock Or Watch Make In Words?
Now that you know why clocks and watches make sounds, let’s now look at how we can describe them in words.
Tick-Tock is the sound that we believe a clock makes from ages, right? But contrary to this, a watch or clock does not make two sounds and just makes a single sound. This can be described as Tick.
As you know, the watch/clock movement is basically of two types, one is mechanical and the other is quartz. Quartz watches are powered by a battery while mechanical movements are driven by a mainspring.
So in quartz watches, the battery gives power to the second hand after every 1 sec. Therefore the sound that it makes is Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick….. There is a gap of 1 second between two ticks.
However, in mechanical watches, the mainspring gets unfolded at a constant rate which makes the second-hand tick around 8 times in a second. The sound that gets produced is similar to that of a quartz watch but is 8 times faster. So if you read Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick…..at 8x speed, that will be the sound of a mechanical watch or clock.
What Sound Does An Alarm Clock Make In Words?
Let’s now look at how we can describe the sound that an alarm clock makes in words.
There are various types of alarm clocks available in the market which produce different sounds. Let us look at them one by one.
1) Digital Alarm Clock
Digital alarm clocks generally come with a small speaker that can produce a variety of sounds these days. However, the most common noise that a digital alarm clock produces is continuous beeping. It goes like beep..beep..beep..beep..beep..beep….. with a fast pace.
2) Mechanical Alarm Clock
Mechanical alarm clocks generally produce noise like a telephone ringing but rather than ringing with an interval in between, it rings continuously. It goes like trinnnnggggggg…
3) Cuckoo Clock
The cuckoo alarm clock as the name suggests produces a cuckoo sound. It sounds like the chirping of a bird. The sound goes like cuckoo…cuckoo…cuckoo…
4) Pendulum Clock
The pendulum clock makes the sound like a gong. It goes like dongggggg….donggggg…..donggggg…
How To Make A Clock Stop Making Noise?
If you find the noise produced by a clock to be irritating then you can follow one of the below-mentioned methods to reduce it. Remember that you cannot fully stop the sound a clock makes but you can surely reduce it.
1) Cover The Back Of The Clock
The first thing that you can do is cover the back of your clock and its mechanism with a fabric. This will reduce the noise of the clock to a great extent.
2) Oil The Mechanism
The next thing that you can do is oil the watch mechanism, the less the resistance between the parts, the less noise they will produce.
3) Get Your Clock Serviced
Get your clock serviced if none of the other methods work for you. Also, ask the watchmaker to reduce the sound of the watch, they will make necessary adjustments to reduce the noise.
4) Purchase A High-Quality Clock
If the above methods do not work for you then I will suggest purchasing a new clock that is of a higher quality. The higher the quality of the watch the higher will be the quality of watch parts used in it and the lesser will be the noise that it makes.
In fact, you will be surprised to know that high-quality watches like Rolex also tick, but their sound is not as audible as low-quality watches.
FAQs
Do Clocks Make A Ticking Sound?
Yes, clocks do make a ticking sound.
Do Watches Make A Ticking Sound?
Yes, like clocks, watches also make a ticking sound.
Do All Watches Click?
Yes, all watches tick be it quartz or mechanical watch.
Is Rolex Supposed To Make Noise?
Rolex watches do tick, however, they are very quiet and you will only hear them ticking when you take them near your ear.
Do Mechanical Watches Also Make Sound?
Yes, like quartz watches, mechanical watches also make a sound. However, they are generally quieter and faster as compared to quartz watches.
