Are manual winding PAMs noisy?

[alfajor]

Guys, hope this doesnt sound stupid:
Since manual PAMs dont have rotors, Are these really quiet when you shake them?
If you ever handled an Auto rep you'll know what I mean, whatever is inside really sucks!

Looking forward to buy my first manual winding PAM super rep. Lots of reading ahead from Ale's guide though. :sigh:
Thanks

 

[d4m.test]

Silent when shaking, they may tick audibly

 

[DreadPirateRobert]

Man, I couldnt sleep wearing my fiddy. The tick was so loud!

 

[chris3007]

The 6497 is bulletproof like a tank but it also sounds like a tank [emoji23]


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[eshow3907]

I had a lowbeat 6497 that drove me nuts. The hybrid manual in my 364 is great, no rotor and insulated.

Predictive Text killed the English Language...

 

[alfajor]

Good to know! I can live with ticking but not with the wooshing. Thanks!

PAM 111 it is, any other model I should consider?

 

[weargle]

Depends on the movement. My Chinese movements have been quiet, but my Molijna is Loud as crap. My new Hamilton is very nice and barely noticeable.

 

[trailboss99]

Why would you shake a hand wind PAM?
In fact why shake any watch, a gentle swirling motion is all that is needed to get one going, the way some folk shake the shit out of an auto to get it started its a wonder they run at all.

 

[Knifemaker]

LOL!!!

Knife

 

[chris3007]

Like André3000 says

Shake it sh shake it
shake it sh shake it
shake it sh shake it
shake it
shake it sh shake it
shake it like a polaroid picture
shake it sh shake it
shake it sh shake it
shake it sh shake it
shake it sugar
shake it like a polaroid picture

[emoji23]


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[ihs0yz]

The ticking's not THAT loud on my 372. But you can say that it's audible half the time.. I personally love the ticking sound though and that's really just me.

 

[rhaug]

Perhaps I'm getting old and hard of hearing (not really, in my early thirties) but I only notice the ticking from my 411 when I hold it up near my head and tune in on the sound. And I actually like it


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[alfajor]

Perhaps I'm getting old and hard of hearing (not really, in my early thirties) but I only notice the ticking from my 411 when I hold it up near my head and tune in on the sound. And I actually like it


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My 441 ticks silently too but the rotor sounds like an helicopter. I love the quality of that watch but hate the cheap movement noise.

 

[rhaug]

My 441 ticks silently too but the rotor sounds like an helicopter. I love the quality of that watch but hate the cheap movement noise.

Yeah the ticking is charming but somehow rotor noise is a total buzz kill. I hate that in cheap movements.

 

[weargle]

I never noticed the ticking in my Chinese movements. The Hamilton on my wrist is a bit louder, but you have to have it next to your ear to hear it. The Molnija that I have in my 6154 is so loud I bought a new movement to replace it.

 

[thadon112]

When the room gets quiet at night. I can hear the PAM ticking 2/3 feet away. It's like an old automatic alarm clock.


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