{"id":267,"date":"2023-01-12T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/what-is-a-minute-repeater-watch\/"},"modified":"2024-09-13T08:59:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T13:59:31","slug":"what-is-a-minute-repeater-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/what-is-a-minute-repeater-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Minute Repeater Watch?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A minute repeater watch is a type of chiming watch that strikes out the hours, quarters, and minutes in separate tones and on demand. It\u2019s a watch that can tell the time audibly as well as visually. The chiming mechanism on a minute repeater timepiece is typically triggered by pressing a pusher or pulling a slider somewhere on the case. Aside from the minute repeater watch, there is also the simpler quarter repeater watch, which only chimes the hours and quarter hours. Other types of chiming watches (also known as striking watches) related to the minute repeater include Petite and Grande Sonnerie watches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F.P.-Journe-Repetition-Souveraine-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"F.P. Journe R\u00e9p\u00e9tition Souveraine\" class=\"wp-image-5066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F.P.-Journe-Repetition-Souveraine-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F.P.-Journe-Repetition-Souveraine-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F.P.-Journe-Repetition-Souveraine-200x200.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F.P.-Journe-Repetition-Souveraine-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F.P.-Journe-Repetition-Souveraine-480x480.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F.P.-Journe-Repetition-Souveraine.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">F.P. Journe R\u00e9p\u00e9tition Souveraine<\/figcaption><\/figure><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/what-is-a-minute-repeater-watch\/#brief-history-of-the-minute-repeater\" >Brief History of the Minute Repeater<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/what-is-a-minute-repeater-watch\/#how-does-a-minute-repeater-watch-work\" >How Does A Minute Repeater Watch Work?&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/what-is-a-minute-repeater-watch\/#which-brands-make-minute-repeater-watches\" >Which Brands Make Minute Repeater Watches?&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/what-is-a-minute-repeater-watch\/#mechanical-musical-marvels\" >Mechanical Musical Marvels<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to learn about minute repeater watches and other chiming timepieces, read on as we discuss their history, how they work, and list some of the best minute repeaters on the market.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-brief-history-of-the-minute-repeater\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"brief-history-of-the-minute-repeater\"><\/span>Brief History of the Minute Repeater<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you study how watchmaking has evolved over the centuries, you quickly realize that many watches were developed to solve existing problems. Take, for example, the minute repeater, which was created to tell the time in the dark before the invention of electricity. This is why a minute repeater watch can chime the time for you \u2013 you don\u2019t need to see the dial to know what time it is. Genius!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch on Grey Market TV:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hN_RLiitBIk\">Battle Of The Minute Repeaters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exact origin of minute repeater watches is, like so many inventions in watchmaking, not straightforward. English watchmakers such as Daniel Quare (1649\u20131724), Edward Barlow (1639\u20131719), Thomas Tompion (1639\u20131713), and Thomas Mudge (1715\u20131794) all played their part in the early development of repeating watches (around 1680) and minute repeater watches (around 1750). However, there\u2019s evidence of minute repeater watches having been invented in Friedberg, Germany around 1710, decades before the English claimed to have made the first one.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747\u20131823) is often credited for inventing the gong-spring; as such, in 1783 he created the first striking repeating watch to be operated by a gong spring rather than a bell. In 1892, the Brandt brothers (of Omega fame) developed the first repeater wristwatch that chimed the hours and minutes on demand.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Patek-Philippe-5374G-Minute-Repeater-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Patek-Philippe-5374G-Minute-Repeater\" class=\"wp-image-5065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Patek-Philippe-5374G-Minute-Repeater-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Patek-Philippe-5374G-Minute-Repeater-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Patek-Philippe-5374G-Minute-Repeater-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Patek-Philippe-5374G-Minute-Repeater-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Patek-Philippe-5374G-Minute-Repeater-480x320.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Patek-Philippe-5374G-Minute-Repeater-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Patek-Philippe-5374G-Minute-Repeater.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Patek Philippe 5374G Minute Repeater<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1916, Patek Phillippe unveiled a five-minute repeating wristwatch for women. Eight years later, in 1924, Patek Philippe released its first traditional minute repeater wristwatch. While the mid-20th Century saw a decline in interest in minute repeaters, Patek Philippe revived the interest in 1989 when it re-launched the complication in its catalog. Today, Patek Philippe is regarded as one of the best makers of minute repeater watches, closely followed by a select group of other high-horology brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"product-slider-placeholder\" id=\"product-slider-placeholder-69d503abacdc6\">\n    <p style=\"color: grey; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase;\">Loading, please wait&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar data69d503abacdc6 = {\"title\":\"Shop for a Minute Repeater Watch\",\"term_ids\":[59784],\"display_style\":\"simple\",\"site_url\":\"\",\"product_ids\":[],\"height_ratio\":\"2.5\",\"max_width\":\"none\",\"display_mode\":\"swiper\",\"arrow_style\":\"none\",\"pagination_style\":\"default\",\"attribute_relation\":false,\"term_operator\":\"IN\",\"order_by\":\"none\",\"order_asc\":false,\"space_between\":0,\"slides_per_view_small\":1,\"slides_per_view_medium\":2,\"slides_per_view_large\":4,\"slides_per_view_xlarge\":6,\"breakpoint_small\":0,\"breakpoint_medium\":320,\"breakpoint_large\":640,\"breakpoint_xlarge\":960,\"limit\":10,\"skus\":\"\",\"min_price\":0,\"max_price\":0,\"className\":\"is-style-greymarket\"};\njQuery.post(\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/wp-json\/luxurybazaar\/v1\/query-products\/\", data69d503abacdc6, function(response) {\n    jQuery('#product-slider-placeholder-69d503abacdc6').replaceWith(response);\n}).fail(function() {\n    console.log(\"error\");\n});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-does-a-minute-repeater-watch-work\"><\/span>How Does A Minute Repeater Watch Work?&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A minute repeater watch will house a series of hammers and gongs to chime the time on demand. To activate the chiming mechanism, the user will have to press a pusher or pull a lever slide. Most minute repeater watches will have two small hammers that serve to strike two small gongs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The watch will then chime in three steps:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A high tone \u201cding\u201d for the hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High and low tones \u201cding-dong\u201d for the quarter hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A low tone \u201cdong\u201d for the minutes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>So, let\u2019s say it\u2019s 5:53. A minute repeater watch will sound like this when activated:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ding ding ding ding ding (five hours)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ding-dong ding-dong ding-dong (three quarters)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dong dong dong dong dong dong dong dong (eight minutes past three quarters, i.e. 53 minutes)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Repeater vs. Sonnerie&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Closely associated with repeater watches are sonnerie watches, which are also chiming pieces but they operate slightly differently. While a repeater watch strikes the hours on demand a sonnerie does it on a schedule. A Grande Sonnerie will chime the time every full hour (striking the number of hours) and every quarter hour (striking the hours and quarters). A Petite Sonnerie will chime the time every full hour (striking the number of hours) and every quarter hour (striking only the number of quarters and not the hours).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ulysse-Nardin-Sonnerie--1024x587.webp\" alt=\"Ulysse-Nardin-Sonnerie\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-5064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ulysse-Nardin-Sonnerie--1024x587.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ulysse-Nardin-Sonnerie--400x229.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ulysse-Nardin-Sonnerie--768x440.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ulysse-Nardin-Sonnerie--480x275.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ulysse-Nardin-Sonnerie-.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ulysse Nardin Sonnerie&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"which-brands-make-minute-repeater-watches\"><\/span>Which Brands Make Minute Repeater Watches?&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The development of minute repeater watches is exceedingly complex and requires highly-skilled and experienced watchmakers. This is why minute repeater watches are the domain of an exclusive group of fine watch brands such as Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Ulysse Nardin, Breguet, Vacheron Constantin, Jaeger-LeCoultre, F.P. Journe, A. Lange &amp; S\u00f6hne, and other high horology maisons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So how much do these ultra-complex and ultra-exclusive minute repeaters cost? It doesn\u2019t come cheap \u2013 expect to pay anywhere from six to seven figures for a minute repeater watch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Audemars-Piguet-Royal-Oak-Minute-Repeater-Supersonnerie-Titanium-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Minute Repeater Supersonnerie Titanium\" class=\"wp-image-5063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Audemars-Piguet-Royal-Oak-Minute-Repeater-Supersonnerie-Titanium-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Audemars-Piguet-Royal-Oak-Minute-Repeater-Supersonnerie-Titanium-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Audemars-Piguet-Royal-Oak-Minute-Repeater-Supersonnerie-Titanium-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Audemars-Piguet-Royal-Oak-Minute-Repeater-Supersonnerie-Titanium-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Audemars-Piguet-Royal-Oak-Minute-Repeater-Supersonnerie-Titanium-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Audemars-Piguet-Royal-Oak-Minute-Repeater-Supersonnerie-Titanium-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Audemars-Piguet-Royal-Oak-Minute-Repeater-Supersonnerie-Titanium-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Audemars-Piguet-Royal-Oak-Minute-Repeater-Supersonnerie-Titanium-1920x1280.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Minute Repeater Supersonnerie Titanium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of our favorite modern minute repeater watches right now include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Patek Philippe 5078G Minute Repeater<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Minute Repeater Supersonnerie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Breguet R\u00e9p\u00e9tition Minutes 7637<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ulysse Nardin Classico Minute Repeater<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition R\u00e9p\u00e9tition Minutes Perp\u00e9tuelle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Minute Repeater Ultra-Thin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>F.P. Journe R\u00e9p\u00e9tition Souveraine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cartier Tortue&nbsp;Repeater<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Omega Speedmaster Chrono Chime<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learn more: <\/strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/ulysse-nardin-genghis-khan-tourbillon-minute-repeater\/\">Ulysse Nardin Genghis Khan<\/a> features a tourbillion <em>and <\/em>minute repeater, check it out in action on<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/COcv9uz-k-Y?t=1187\"> Grey Market TV<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"mechanical-musical-marvels\"><\/span>Mechanical Musical Marvels<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally developed to solve a problem but now enjoyed for their beauty and complexity, minute repeater watches are extraordinary examples of the highest echelons of fine watchmaking. While they are incredibly difficult to make and are expensive to own, ask any serious collector of high-horology timepieces and they\u2019ll tell you that the sweet sounds that come out of a minute repeater make it all worth it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More from this series:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/what-is-a-perpetual-calendar-watch\/\">What is a Perpetual Calendar Watch?&nbsp;<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/what-is-a-tourbillon-watch\/\">What is a Tourbillon Watch?&nbsp;<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/what-is-a-dive-watch\/\">What is a Dive Watch?&nbsp;<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/what-is-a-gmt-watch\/\">What is a GMT Watch?<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/what-is-a-chronograph-watch\/\">What is a Chronograph Watch?<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <br> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A minute repeater watch is a type of chiming watch that strikes out the hours, quarters, and minutes in separate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[250],"tags":[6,26,57,29],"class_list":["post-267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-introductory-guides","tag-audemars-piguet","tag-breguet","tag-patek-philippe","tag-vacheron-constantin"],"raw_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A minute repeater watch is a type of chiming watch that strikes out the hours, quarters, and minutes in separate tones and on demand. It\u2019s a watch that can tell the time audibly as well as visually. The chiming mechanism on a minute repeater timepiece is typically triggered by pressing a pusher or pulling a slider somewhere on the case. Aside from the minute repeater watch, there is also the simpler quarter repeater watch, which only chimes the hours and quarter hours. Other types of chiming watches (also known as striking watches) related to the minute repeater include Petite and Grande Sonnerie watches.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5066,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F.P.-Journe-Repetition-Souveraine-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"F.P. Journe R\u00e9p\u00e9tition Souveraine\" class=\"wp-image-5066\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">F.P. Journe R\u00e9p\u00e9tition Souveraine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you want to learn about minute repeater watches and other chiming timepieces, read on as we discuss their history, how they work, and list some of the best minute repeaters on the market.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-brief-history-of-the-minute-repeater\">Brief History of the Minute Repeater<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When you study how watchmaking has evolved over the centuries, you quickly realize that many watches were developed to solve existing problems. Take, for example, the minute repeater, which was created to tell the time in the dark before the invention of electricity. This is why a minute repeater watch can chime the time for you \u2013 you don\u2019t need to see the dial to know what time it is. Genius!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Watch on Grey Market TV:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hN_RLiitBIk\">Battle Of The Minute Repeaters<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The exact origin of minute repeater watches is, like so many inventions in watchmaking, not straightforward. English watchmakers such as Daniel Quare (1649\u20131724), Edward Barlow (1639\u20131719), Thomas Tompion (1639\u20131713), and Thomas Mudge (1715\u20131794) all played their part in the early development of repeating watches (around 1680) and minute repeater watches (around 1750). However, there\u2019s evidence of minute repeater watches having been invented in Friedberg, Germany around 1710, decades before the English claimed to have made the first one.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747\u20131823) is often credited for inventing the gong-spring; as such, in 1783 he created the first striking repeating watch to be operated by a gong spring rather than a bell. In 1892, the Brandt brothers (of Omega fame) developed the first repeater wristwatch that chimed the hours and minutes on demand.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5065,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.luxurybazaar.com\/grey-market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Patek-Philippe-5374G-Minute-Repeater-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Patek-Philippe-5374G-Minute-Repeater\" class=\"wp-image-5065\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Patek Philippe 5374G Minute Repeater<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 1916, Patek Phillippe unveiled a five-minute repeating wristwatch for women. Eight years later, in 1924, Patek Philippe released its first traditional minute repeater wristwatch. 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