Minute Repeater

Symphony in Blue: A. Lange & Söhne Offers Zeitwerk Minute Repeater in White Gold Case & Blue Dial

A. Lange & Söhne unveiled the Zeitwerk Minute Repeater, one of the Saxon haute horologer’s most complicated timepieces, five years ago in a platinum case and silvered dial. For this year’s digital Watches & Wonders launch event, Lange finally rolled out a second version, this one in a white-gold case and a vibrant blue dial,...

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May 13, 2020 by WatchTime

Sponsored: A Genuine Evolution of G-SHOCK DNA – Introducing the Full Metal GMB2100D-1A

Since its debut in 2018, the Casio G-SHOCK Full Metal lineup has become a fan favorite. This month, the brand is back with its newest addition to the catalog, the G-SHOCK Full Metal GMB2100-1A. The latest release takes the brand’s popular octagonal form and elevates it with a full metal construction, in-turn representing a genuine...

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Aug 5, 2022 by WatchTime

LVMH DUBAI WATCH WEEK 2020:

Bulgari Unveils its Record-Breaking Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater in New Rose-Gold Case

The watch maisons of the LVMH luxury group take center stage in the horological universe this week, unveiling their newest models for 2020 at an exclusive event in Dubai. Among the presenters is Italian jeweler-watchmaker Bulgari, whose new timepiece releases include a version of its Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater, the world's thinnest timepiece equipped with this high complication, in a sandblasted 18k rose-gold case.

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Jan 13, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

COUNTDOWN TO WTNY:

Showing at WatchTime New York 2019: Armin Strom Minute Repeater Resonance (Live Pics + Pricing)

America’s largest luxury watch event, WatchTime New York, is returning for its fifth consecutive year at Midtown Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 25-26. This year’s event is shaping up to be the biggest yet, with 37 participating watch brands displaying their latest and greatest timepieces. Among these brands is Armin Strom, which is celebrating its...

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Aug 14, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

PORTFOLIO

Record Breakers: 9 Watches That Set World Records

A Rolex Daytona formerly owned by Paul Newman broke a record when it sold at auction for 17.7 million dollars in 2017. But certain other records cannot be measured in money. Here are some spectacular examples from the wristwatch world.

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Aug 9, 2019 by WatchTime

NEWS:

Master of Chime: Jaeger-LeCoultre Introduces the Master Grande Tradition Répétition Minutes Perpétuelle

Over 200 years old and Jaeger-LeCoultre still does not cease to amaze with their mechanical expertise and innovations in the domain of chiming watches. Their most recent offering, the Master Grande Tradition Répétition Minutes Perpétuelle, is a perfect example of that. The new novelty features a gong system which resurrects the chime of the antique...

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May 23, 2019 by WatchTime

SIHH 2019 REVISTED:

Exploring All Eight of the New Blue-Dialed Vacheron Constantin Watches Released at SIHH 2019

On Tuesday, I wrote about the latest entries in Baume & Mercier’s Clifton Baumatic collection and how blue dials continue to remain in demand by collectors and enthusiasts. In that article, I mentioned Vacheron Constantin and Jaeger-LeCoultre as two of the other Richemont brands that exhibited an extensive selection of blue-hued timepieces at SIHH 2019....

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Feb 14, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

SIHH 2019:

Speake-Marin Makes Chiming History with Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon Légèreté

In its third year exhibiting at the SIHH, Speake-Marin continued to establish its haute horlogerie bonafides with a unique piece that is also watch-world first: the Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon Légèreté, which the brand tells us is the first minute repeater carillon timepiece with a case made entirely from sapphire.

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Feb 1, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2019:

Cracking the Code: Inside the Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Collection

Every year at SIHH, it seems the attending watch media comes in with the same two nagging questions about Audemars Piguet: Is the brand ever going to expand its scope beyond its mega-popular and emblematic Royal Oak collections (and accept that its Millenary and Jules Audemars are niche products at best)? And is it ever...

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Jan 23, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS:

First Look: The Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Mécaniques Sauvages Collection

The “Les Cabinotiers” department at Vacheron Constantin is, without a doubt, the brand operating at the peak of its powers. After all, this is the part of the 263-year old firm that assisted in the birth of Reference 57260, otherwise known as the world’s most complicated timepiece, boasting 57 total complications. Last week, WatchTime was...

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Dec 2, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

SIHH 2019 PREVIEW:

The Phoenix and the Stars: Vacheron Constantin’s New Les Cabinotiers Grand Complications

Autumn is in full swing, bringing with it the usual traditions and rituals: playoff baseball, cheesy Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel, and the first rumblings of new timepieces set to debut at the 2019 Salon International de la Haute Horologerie (SIHH) in Geneva. The first exhibiting watch maison to oblige this year is Vacheron...

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Oct 16, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Pursuing Perfect Sound: The Audemars Piguet Supersonnerie

Watch brands, driven by a desire to offer better value to consumers are more and more taking advantage of industrial fabrication methods to make complications like tourbillons and perpetual calendars more affordable than ever before. But there are still a few complications that resist this trend – and one of them is the minute repeater.

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Oct 12, 2018 by WatchTime

PROFILE

Kari On: Meet Horological Rockstar Kari Voutilainen

A dozen years ago, Kari Voutilainen was a horological ghostwriter, working anonymously for various high-end watch brands. Except for the few, one-of-a-kind pieces he made under his own label, his work bore the names of others. Now he’s a watchmaking star.

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Aug 1, 2018 by WatchTime

NEWS

Vacheron Constantin Les Collectionneurs: 10 World-Touring Vintage Timepieces Touch Down in NYC

Vacheron Constantin’s Les Collectionneurs Exhibition — a collection of (currently) 10 notable vintage timepieces from the Genevan manufacture’s 260-plus-year history, all impeccably restored and available for sale to consumers — is currently on display in New York, after its first two stops in Singapore and London. The watches, manufactured in a period spanning from 1928...

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Jul 27, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

“Sound” Investments: 10 Notable Minute Repeaters and Chiming Watches

WatchTime takes a look at 10 notable minute repeaters - and other, even more sophisticated, chiming watches - such as the A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Striking Time and the Ulysse Nardin Stranger.

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Jul 13, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

7 Milestone Omega Watches, from 1892 to Today

In its long history, Omega has contributed numerous important watches and innovations to the world of watchmaking. In this feature, we chronicle seven of the 25 most important watches Omega has ever made, including the Omega Seamaster, the Omega Constellation and the Omega De Ville.

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Jul 12, 2018 by Gisbert Brunner

THE WATCHTIME Q&A

An Interview With Bulgari CEO Jean-Christophe Babin

Bulgari set a new world record at Baselworld 2018 with the thinnest automatic watch in the world, and also introduced another sensational watch with its Minute Repeater in a carbon case. CEO Jean-Christophe Babin explains how this came about in an interview with Rüdiger Bucher, editor-in-chief of WatchTime's German sister magazine Chronos and International Editorial Director of Ebner Publishing.

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Jul 11, 2018 by Ruediger Bucher

NEWS (WITH VIDEO)

Macaw-tomaton: Jaquet Droz Parrot Repeater Pocket Watch Celebrates 280 Years

Jaquet Droz has a deep-rooted history in automatons, repeating and chiming mechanisms, musical birds, and elaborately decorated pocketwatches. The company, which turns 280 years old in 2018, pays tribute to all these hallmarks with a unique piece it introduced at Baselworld, the Jaquet Droz Parrot Repeater Pocket Watch.

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Jun 20, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018

Patek Philippe Adds World Time Minute Repeater & New Ladies’ Chronograph to the Collection

One of the most talked-about Patek Philippe watches of 2017 was the World Time Minute Repeater Ref. 5531R, limited to just two series of five pieces each, with special New York-themed, cloisonné enamel dials. Today, to kick off Baselworld 2018, Patek Philippe unveiled a new version that will become part of its regular collection, alongside a new, manual-winding chronograph for ladies that will replace the discontinued Ref. 7071.

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Mar 21, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

THIN IS IN

7 Record-Setting Ultra-Thin Watches

Read our review of six recent examples of watches that have set records for thinness in their respective categories, with models from Vacheron Constantin, Piaget, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Bulgari, and others.

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Jan 5, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

A HEAD FOR HOROLOGY

4 Skull Watches We Can’t Get Out of Our Heads

With unique pieces from HYT, Richard Mille, Speake-Marin, and Bell & Ross, here are four examples of skull watches that may entice more than scare you.

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Jan 4, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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