It takes time to observe the magnitude of the work.ДЄltogether, вЂњthis exhibition talks about the technical expertise of Jaeger-LeCoultre, as a manufacture for 188 years,вЂќ chief executive officer Catherine RГ©nier tells us after our walk-through. Composed of repurposed industrial components-including some watch parts, as well as other raw materials-the kinetic installation gives reason to pause, watch and listen. The display truly highlights the preciousness of timepieces, and explains the technical inventions and patents (which occurred on such a small scale within watch cases) that brought us to where we are today.ДЄ mesmerizing sound sculpture, commissioned by Jaeger-LeCoultre from Swiss contemporary artist and composer Zimoun, swirls at the heart of the exhibition and occupies an entire room itself.

Throughout the exhibition, a history lesson that is sure to appease watch lovers runs alongside a visual presentation of treasures that anyone with an eye for beauty can appreciate. Among these are pieces that have never been displayed to the public before. This includes stunning antique minute repeaters (mechanical watches that chime on the hour or sometimes with the push of a button) through to the iconic Memovox alarm watch of the вЂ™50s and novelties of the highest complication that were released only last year. Upon entry, guests start down a time-traveling path lined with historic pieces that represent the evolution of chiming watches made by the maison-from the 1800s through 2020. To step into luxury Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultreвЂs The Sound Maker exhibition, open now in NYC through 5 October, is to understand the extent of the interwoven legacy of sound and time. These onomatopoeic words may be the most well-known of all sounds associated with time-telling, but theyвЂ™re far from the only ones. The idiom вЂњtick-tockвЂќ includes two sounds that many of us were taught symbolize the passing of time, as they allude to the mechanical inner-workings of watches and clocks of yonder years.

The century quilt sound and musicality