Shadowing Practice: Why This Watch Costs Over $450,000 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The watch comes in two different versions, and the difference between the two is pretty much restricted just to the case material.
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The $460,000 version is in red gold, and the more expensive half million dollar version is done in platinum.
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Many of the most expensive watches are expensive because they're set with precious stones, which, of course, raises the price through the roof.
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In the case of the Récital 22 Grand Récital, however, the watch is as expensive as it is entirely because of the amount of craftsmanship that goes into it and the length of time that it takes to produce the various effects that make the watch what it is.
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BOVET watches are inherently limited in production simply because of the complexity that's associated with making them.
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This particular watch is a limited edition of 60 pieces worldwide.
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Those are going to roll out very slowly, simply because they can't be made quickly.
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It's just inherent in the nature of the watch.
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The single decorative element that's probably most strongly identified with BOVET today is the use of extremely fine miniature painting, often in the form of, what's called, cold enameling on the dials of their watches.
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And the Récital 22 Grand Récital has a really, really wonderful example of this particular craft.
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The centerpiece of the watch is a hemisphere representing the Earth as seen from above the North Pole.
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There are many, many layers of enamel that have been, that have been applied to the hemisphere in order to achieve a wonderful kind of translucent effect in which the clouds literally seem to float above the oceans and continents.
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The paints are actually luminous and very, very luminous, and, when you turn the lights off, you are treated to a view of the continents glowing up at you that's just incredibly compelling.
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This particular wristwatch is in a class of, what are called, astronomical complications.
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These are timepieces that show, often, the relative position of the stars to an observer standing on Earth, or, in this case, the relative position of the sun and the moon relative to an observer standing on Earth.
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So the centerpiece is this revolving hand-painted depiction of the upper hemisphere, the northern hemisphere of the Earth.
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Placed just below it, in the six o'clock position, is, what's called, a tourbillon.
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We can see the tourbillon rotating as we look at the watch, and the position that it's in is identical to the position that the sun would be in, relative to the Earth.
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So it kind of stands in for, the tourbillon stands in for the sun in this wristwatch.
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Rotating around the Earth is a spherical depiction of the moon divided into a sunlit hemisphere and a dark hemisphere.
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And you can read the phase of the moon from the position of this little hemisphere as it rotates around the Earth.
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The back of the watch is also loaded with information.
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It's what's called the perpetual calendar.
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Now, a perpetual calendar is a mechanical watch which knows the difference between a leap year and a non-leap year, and which also advances the date correctly at the end of each month, whether it's a 30-day month or a 31-day month.
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The relative rarity of the watches and the amount of handwork that goes into finishing the movement, the case, and other aspects of the watch all adds up to a tremendous, tremendous amount of real old-school craftsmanship, which simply doesn't come cheap.
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At this level of watchmaking, you're really talking about something that's designed to appeal to someone with extremely specific tastes and with a budget to match.
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There are 705 components in this wristwatch.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Why This Watch Costs Over $450,000”. Las palabras que más se repiten: hemisphere, Earth, position, relative, cital. Este vídeo tiene 27 frases y 617 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:16. El hablante habla rápido, unas 189 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. Solo el 80 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| hemisphere sustantivo | /ˈhɛmɪsfɪə/ | hemisferio |
| tourbillon sustantivo | /ˌtʊə(ɹ)bɪˈjɒn/ | torbellino |
| wristwatch sustantivo | /ˈɹɪstˌwɔt͡ʃ/ | reloj de pulsera, reloj |
| rotate verbo | /ˈɹoʊ.teɪt/ | girar |
| centrepiece sustantivo | centro de mesa | |
| depiction sustantivo | /dɪˈpɪkʃən/ | plasmación |
| enamel sustantivo | /ɪˈnæməl/ | esmalte, enlozado |
| luminous adjetivo | /ˈluːmɪnəs/ | luminoso |
| perpetual adjetivo | /pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəl/ | perpetuo |
| observer sustantivo | /əbˈzɝvɚ/ | observador |
| leap verbo | /ˈliːp/ | saltar, brincar |
| tremendous adjetivo | /tɹɪˈmɛndəs/ | tremendo, apoteósico |
| continent sustantivo | /ˈkɑntɪnənt/ | continente |
| astronomical adjetivo | /ˌæs.tɹəˈnɑm.ɪ.kəl/ | astronómico |
| compel verbo | /kəmˈpɛl/ | compeler |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| stand in for verbo | hacer las veces de/por, formar por |
| roll out verbo | desplegar, distribuir |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 4 contracciones y formas reducidas, como can't, doesn't, they're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: craftsmanship /ˈkɹæfts.mən.ʃɪp/, depiction /dɪˈpɪkʃən/, complication /ˌkɑm.pləˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: astronomical /ˌæs.tɹəˈnɑm.ɪ.kəl/, complication /ˌkɑm.pləˈkeɪ.ʃən/, inherently /ɪnˈhɛɹəntli/, miniature /ˈmɪn.(i)ə.tʃəɹ/, decorative /ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: observer /əbˈzɝvɚ/, revolve /ɹɪˈvɑlv/, decorative /ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/, divide /dɪˈvaɪd/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: observer /əbˈzɝvɚ/, translucent /tɹænzˈlu.sənt/
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: hemisphere /ˈhɛmɪsfɪə/, inherently /ɪnˈhɛɹəntli/, inherent /ɪnˈhɪəɹənt/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como hemisphere, tourbillon, wristwatch.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.