I think the click was probably made loud intentionally. It would make it easier to set the clock accurately to within a fraction of a second. It would also make it quite evident if two clocks were out of sync.
-Chuck Harris paul swed wrote: > Wow Mark thats not what I would have expected from the Patek. But then I > never had one. Remember "You never own a Patek it just goes from generation > to generation". At least thats what the ad says. So imagine someone in your > family will be wearing the 5065 on there wrist one day. > Regards > Paul. > > On Sat, Dec 24, 2016 at 12:05 PM, Mark Sims <hol...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> No problem, stick a tiny CPU + audio amp in the corner of the box that >> generates an anti-phase noise canceling signal, >> >> That said, I never start the Patek-Philippe clock in my HP 5065A rubidium >> since it ticks loud enough to be heard on the next planet. >> >> ---------------- >> >>> If I do ever see one at the hamfest after reading this thread I am pretty >> sure I will stay clear of it. Who needs the noise. >> _______________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.