Repeaters
Below and within this section I am starting to create a listing of all vintage minute repeater wristwatches that were produced (that I have found…). It is not comprehensive yet – very much a work in process, and please let me know if you have others I should add.
Due to the rarity of these timepieces I have decided to create this listing of all known vintage models/references, which is different than other Alpha Hands projects. Detail on specific pieces traded or seen are included in the vintage minute repeater serial number project.
An enjoyable read listen from Revolution Watch is this discussion with Thierry Stern on the sound of minute repeaters, in particular related to case material. The video includes modern watches, but still very enlightening.
A list of vintage repeaters (where the movement was created for use as a wristwatch):
Audemars Piguet:
John Schaffer
1924 – Platinum, piece unique for Gübelin
1929 – Platinum, signed Cartier
1937 – Gold
1960 – Platinum, piece unique
Movement not intended for a wristwatch:
Ref. 5528
Patek Philippe (pre-1982):
1924 – Movement 10″
1925 – Movement 12″
1926 – Movement 12″
1927 – Movement 12″
1928 – Movement 11″
1928 – Movement 11″
1939 – Movement 11″
Ref. 2419 (with coverage here)
Ref. 2421
Ref. 2524
Ref. 2524/1 (1954)
Ref. 2525/1
Ref. 2524/1 (1957)
Ref. 2419
Ref. 2524/2
Ref. 2534
Vacheron Constantin
Ref. 4261: in Gold and Platinum (from 1942, 36 pieces) [1]
Ref. 4293
The below is an aggregation of all vintage minute repeating wristwatch audio I have been able to locate.
The audio qualities vary widely due to:
– lack of controlled environment, often you will hear movement and/or voices in the audio file
– range of volumes, which I have tried to increase as possible, though I chose not to increase to the point of introducing clipping into the track
If you know of any others, even videos from which audio can be extracted, please let me know. These are challenging to track down due to their rarity.
This list is in process and will be limited to vintage minute repeater wristwatches only.
Stay tuned!