The alarm watch is a timepiece that features an alarm trigger system – coupled with the hour wheel – that is designed to produce an audible acoustic sound to wake one up – or remind one of an important meeting or moment in time. A complex system inside the case, the alarm watch has undergone a host of evolutions – as watchmakers struggle to produce stronger, better, more melodious sounds inside the various metal cases: steel, gold, platinum and today’s newer alloys. Here, thanks tohttp://www.awjonlinetv.com/, and http://www.hautehorlogerie.org/, we get a peek into the making of the alarm watch, a few of the challenges and developments and a little listen.