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Minute Repeater

Striking Simplicity: Spotlighting the Patek Philippe Ref. 6301P Grande Sonnerie

Patek Philippe’s 6301P features not only a grande sonnerie with a petite sonnerie and a minute repeater, it also comes with a patented “seconde morte” jumping subsidiary seconds. We delve into its many complexities in this feature from our archives. In the world of haute horlogerie, hardly anything is as exclusive and alluring as a...

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Sep 17, 2023 by Roger Ruegger

Sponsored: CODE41 Unveils Latest NB24 with the Impressive Stratom Case

CODE41 has unveiled its latest iteration of the NB24, a chronograph watch that has become a legendary part of the brand’s history. This third edition of the NB24 brings with it not only a captivating new color, but also introduces a fresh case design known as the Stratom. The NB24 – A Growing Legacy The...

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Sep 20, 2023 by WatchTime

Music to Collectors’ Ears: Introducing the Breguet Classique Répétition Minutes 7673 in Rose Gold

A first-class high horology complication rarely reveals its secrets and sophistication at first glance, as even the trained eye doesn’t immediately grasp the complexity of the underlying mechanical processes. This rings especially true for the minute repeater, which symbolizes minimalist appearance at its finest. However, from a technical standpoint, this grand complication is deemed extremely...

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Aug 30, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

FEATURE

Progress Through Technology: 10 Tourbillon Watches with High-Tech Designs

Audi’s "progress through technology" motto also applies to the importance of the tourbillon for watch design, because this eye-catching complication greatly enhances a timepiece’s visual appeal. From our Special Design Issue, here are 10 highly technical tourbillon watches.

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Aug 13, 2023 by Alexander Krupp

WatchTime Returns to South Coast Plaza on September 22

This September, WatchTime’s next collectors’ event returns to South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California. Taking place on September 22 from 4:30 to 8:30pm, the evening will include featured watchmaking events and opportunities to speak firsthand with brand VIPs. There is a collection of 13 brands participating that will also be showcasing some of the...

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Aug 31, 2023 by WatchTime

Did You Know That: Precious Metals Are Not The Best In Transmitting Sound

The minute repeater is still one of the most coveted complications. It is challenging to make, and not that many brands even do so. With the brands that have them in their collection, they more often than not rank among their most expensive offerings. That also makes for quite a catch 22, as the clients...

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Jan 2, 2023 by Martin Green

FEATURE

Zooming in: 7 Watch Movements in Extreme Close-Up

Finely finished watch movements come to life under magnification. The seven shown here were certainly ready for their close-ups.

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Dec 3, 2022 by Alexander Krupp

WatchTime New York 2023 Tickets on Sale Now

Following what was one of WatchTime New York’s biggest shows to-date in 2022, the esteemed collector’s event returns to Manhattan once again this year from October 20th to 22nd. WatchTime New York 2023 will bring together many of the world’s most impressive watchmakers and timepieces alongside countless enthusiasts, collectors, and industry experts. The multi-day event...

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Jun 16, 2023 by WatchTime

Achieving Excellence: The New Chopard L.U.C Full Strike Tourbillon

When Chopard commits to developing the achievements of its brand, there is no stopping at the minimum. In 2016, the brand launched its very first repeating wristwatch, the Full Strike, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its manufacture. The celebration became even more festive when the Full Strike won the coveted best-in-show award at the...

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Sep 7, 2022 by Martin Green

Mechanical Masterpieces: A Closer Look at A. Lange & Söhne’s Richard Lange Minute Repeater

A grande complication rarely reveals its secrets and sophistication at first glance, because even to the expert eye, the complexity of the inner mechanisms is not immediately apparent. This rings particularly true for the minute repetition, whose appearance emphasizes pure understatement. The new Richard Lange Minute Repeater from A. Lange & Söhne which debuted at...

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Jul 9, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Celebrating 25 Years, Chopard Unveils the L.U.C Full Strike Sapphire

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the L.U.C collection, Chopard is presenting a top-notch minute repeater. Limited to five pieces, the grand complication is exceptional in many respects and marks a number of firsts in the world of high-end watches. First of all, the haute-horlogerie timepiece makes its appearance in a case made entirely...

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Apr 9, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

The Sound of Blue: Bulgari Octo Roma Blue Carillon Tourbillon

Bulgari wowed the watch community last year with the release of its first Octo Roma Carillon Tourbillon, a limited-edition masterpiece that incorporated a skeletonized caliber, with an avant-garde chiming mechanism and a tourbillon, inside a case made of black DLC-coated titanium. This year, the haute horlogerie timepiece makes its debut in a new iteration with...

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Jan 31, 2022 by WatchTime

Inspired by Ancestry: Exploring the Blancpain Villeret Collection

Blancpain’s Villeret collection channels the haute horlogerie roots of the world’s oldest watchmaking brand and continues to innovate with an array of grand and practical complications. We explore the collection’s origins, as well as its historical and modern highlights, in this feature from the WatchTime archives. The author Thomas Wolfe is often credited with coining...

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Jan 13, 2022 by Mark Bernardo

A Horological Tribute to the Master of Light: Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Westminster Sonnerie – Tribute to Johannes Vermeer

Vermeer’s most famous painting is now part of a bespoke single-piece edition. The Les Cabinotiers Westminster Sonnerie from Vacheron Constantin is powered by a new 806-part manual winding movement, regulated by a tourbillon and comprising grande and petite sonnerie Westminster chimes, coupled with a minute repeater. Johannes Vermeer (October 1632 – December 1675) painted the...

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Jan 10, 2022 by Roger Ruegger

Patek Philippe Chimes in the Holidays with New Ref. 5750 “Advanced Research” Minute Repeater

When Patek Philippe releases a watch with “Advanced Research” in its moniker, you can be well assured that it will be something special in both its outward aesthetics and its inner technology. The most recent example was in 2017, when the Swiss high-horology maison released the Aquanaut Travel Time 5650G, the first timepiece equipped with...

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Dec 20, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Close-Up: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Minute Repeater Supersonnerie and Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar in Titanium

As summer was steadily coming to an end and we in the Northern hemisphere were gradually accepting the oncoming fall, Swiss luxury watch maison Audemars Piguet spent its last days of warm weather quietly updating its catalog. While the bulk the famed watchmaker’s new releases were additions to its contemporary Royal Oak Offshore collection, it...

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Dec 19, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Showing at WatchTime New York 2021: Carl F. Bucherer Manero Minute Repeater Symphony

Since launching its first proprietary caliber, with its innovative peripherally mounted winding rotor, in the Manero Peripheral timepiece back in 2008, Carl F. Bucherer has adopted “peripheral” design as its technical stock-in-trade. In 2018, the Lucerne-based watchmaker launched a timepiece with a world’s-first “floating” peripheral tourbillon, and this year it took the concept to its...

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Oct 4, 2021 by WatchTime

Showing at WatchTime New York 2021: The Jaquet Droz Bird Repeater “300th Anniversary Edition”

Poised to be the most significant North American luxury watch event of the year, WatchTime New York 2021 is quickly approaching, and anticipation is growing. Among more than 25 participating brands showcasing rare and novel timepieces, Jaquet Droz is once again returning to Midtown Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 22-24, set to showcase its new...

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Sep 28, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Double Chime: Jaeger-LeCoultre Unveils Reverso Tribute Minute Repeater

Jaeger-LeCoultre introduced its first timepiece with a minute repeater 150 years ago, and its most iconic wristwatch, the Reverso, 90 years ago. This year, the Swiss manufacture pays homage to both milestones with a single horological chef d’oeuvre, the Reverso Tribute Minute Repeater, unveiled today at the New York opening of the brand’s Atelier d’Antoine...

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Sep 20, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Four Faces Have I: Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Hybris Mechanica Calibre 185 is the Most Complex Reverso Ever

Back in 2006, Jaeger-LeCoultre created the Reverso Hybris Mechanica a Triptyque, possessed of three faces and a multitude of built-in horological complications. The most complicated evolution yet of the Reverso, Jaeger-LeCoulte’s legendary and enduring two-faced timepiece born in 1931, it prompted many of us who cover the watch industry to wonder if the venerable Swiss...

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Apr 30, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

The Cutting Edge of Sound: Carl F. Bucherer Introduces Manero Minute Repeater Symphony

Since launching its first proprietary caliber, with its innovative peripherally mounted winding rotor, in the Manero Peripheral timepiece back in 2008, Carl F. Bucherer has adopted “peripheral” design as its technical stock-in-trade. In 2018, the Lucerne-based watchmaker launched a timepiece with a world’s-first “floating” peripheral tourbillon, and this year it takes the concept to its...

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Apr 12, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Modern Chimes for Modern Times: Ulysse Nardin Strikes Gold with Blast Hourstriker

Ulysse Nardin’s most riveting release from 2020 was the Blast, introduced at last summer’s Geneva Watch Days, which married a skeletonized self-winding tourbillon caliber with an avant-garde, stealth-aircraft-inspired case configuration. At Watches & Wonders this week, the Le Locle-based brand took the Blast to its next — and thus far highest — level of high-horology...

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Apr 9, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

LVMH Watch Week: Bulgari Unveils its Octo Roma Carillon Tourbillon, A New Kind of Repeater

While Bulgari is undoubtedly best known among watch enthusiasts these days for its record-setting ultra-thin timepieces, most notably within the Octo Finissimo collection which we covered earlier this week, the Italian brand is also well regarded for both its high-horology and high-jewelry creations. Today, we showcase a new model within the former category, the “Masterpiece...

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Jan 28, 2021 by Caleb Anderson
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