Now,there came to my ears a low,dull,quick sound, such as a watch makes when inside a piece of cotton.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

It was a low,dull,quick sound -- much a sound as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton.

VOA: special.2009.02.02

It was a low,dull, quick sound like a watch makes when inside a piece of cotton.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

Iris Quirolo, 75, who chose to watch The Sound of Music during hip surgery, said it was "a good experience".

BBC: Iris Quirolo and Dr Richard Griffiths

With each changing minute, an electrical pulse generates an electromagnetic field that changes the position of the crystals on the face of the watch, to elegantly display the passing time, while producing a distinctive sound unique to the Phosphor Reveal digital watch line.

ENGADGET: Phosphor's Reveal wristwatch uses Swarovski crystals to tell time, bedazzle you

Boats crowded into the Long Island Sound as people clustered on decks to watch the brilliant explosions above.

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