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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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Why This Watch Costs Over $450,000”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: hemisphere, Earth, position, relative, cital. Deze video bevat 27 zinnen en 617 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:16. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 189 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. Slechts 80% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| hemisphere zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhɛmɪsfɪə/ | halfrond, hemisfeer |
| tourbillon zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌtʊə(ɹ)bɪˈjɒn/ | tourbillon |
| wristwatch zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɹɪstˌwɔt͡ʃ/ | polshorloge, horloge |
| rotate werkwoord | /ˈɹoʊ.teɪt/ | roteren, ronddraaien |
| craftsmanship zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɹæfts.mən.ʃɪp/ | vakmanschap |
| depiction zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪˈpɪkʃən/ | uitbeelding, afbeelding |
| enamel zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪˈnæməl/ | glazuur |
| luminous bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈluːmɪnəs/ | lichtgevend |
| perpetual bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəl/ | eeuwig, eeuwigdurend |
| observer zelfstandig naamwoord | /əbˈzɝvɚ/ | observator, waarnemer |
| leap werkwoord | /ˈliːp/ | springen, wippen |
| tremendous bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /tɹɪˈmɛndəs/ | ontzagwekkend |
| continent zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɑntɪnənt/ | werelddeel, continent |
| astronomical bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌæs.tɹəˈnɑm.ɪ.kəl/ | astronomisch |
| compel werkwoord | /kəmˈpɛl/ | bedwingen |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| stand in for werkwoord | vervangen |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 4 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals can't, doesn't, they're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: craftsmanship /ˈkɹæfts.mən.ʃɪp/, depiction /dɪˈpɪkʃən/, complication /ˌkɑm.pləˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: astronomical /ˌæs.tɹəˈnɑm.ɪ.kəl/, complication /ˌkɑm.pləˈkeɪ.ʃən/, inherently /ɪnˈhɛɹəntli/, miniature /ˈmɪn.(i)ə.tʃəɹ/, decorative /ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: revolve /ɹɪˈvɑlv/, decorative /ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/, divide /dɪˈvaɪd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: craftsmanship /ˈkɹæfts.mən.ʃɪp/, enamel /ɪˈnæməl/, astronomical /ˌæs.tɹəˈnɑm.ɪ.kəl/, translucent /tɹænzˈlu.sənt/, platinum /ˈplæt.ɪn.əm/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als hemisphere, tourbillon, wristwatch.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.