E-man82 0 Posted November 4, 2013 (edited) I have grown to appreciate the different functions of watches rather then just the brands, and would like to own at least one in every category from your most basic through Perpetual Calendars and up to the holy grail Tourbillons. My next steps is a Minute Repeater, for those newbies who are unfamiliar with Minute Repeaters: Repeater (horology) From Wikipedia, A repeater is a complication in a mechanical watch that audibly chimes the hours and often minutes at the press of a button. There are many types of repeater, from the simple repeater which merely strikes the number of hours, to the minute repeater which chimes the time down to the minute, using separate tones for hours, quarter hours, and minutes. They originated before widespread artificial illumination, to allow the time to be determined in the dark,and were also used by the visually impaired. Question @ $280, could this be the most affordable Minute Repeater on the market? Invicta 10915 Minute Repeater http://www.ebay.com/...#ht_3987wt_1398 Edited November 4, 2013 by E-man82 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fetasigma 0 Posted November 4, 2013 nice watch, it might be the cheapest and it is nice looking, but a minute repeater in a quartz watch is not all that amazing...now a mechanical minute repeater.........wow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge22 0 Posted November 4, 2013 examples? How about a cheap Patek Philippe? http://www.ebay.com/bhp/patek-philippe-minute-repeater Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mechwarrior 2 Posted November 4, 2013 not in this price range Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E-man82 0 Posted November 4, 2013 (edited) The best of both worlds a Tourbillon-Minute Repeater and only $750K, I will put that Patel Philippe 5016 on my wish list for XMAS, lol Edited November 8, 2013 by E-man82 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headhunt3r 0 Posted November 4, 2013 nice watch, it might be the cheapest and it is nice looking, but a minute repeater in a quartz watch is not all that amazing...now a mechanical minute repeater.........wow +1 Too bad mechanical minute repeaters are going to be at least 100 times the price of that invicta Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E-man82 0 Posted November 4, 2013 off the subject but for the record its called "TOUBILLON" and not "TOURBILLION" correct? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichardMiami 4 Posted November 4, 2013 Tourbillon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Tourbillon (disambiguation). Stührling Tourbillon Movement (high resolution). [/left] [/center] In horology, a tourbillon (/tʊərˈbɪljən/; French: [tuʁbijɔ̃] "whirlwind") is an addition to the mechanics of a watch escapement. Developed around 1795 by the French-Swiss watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet from an earlier idea by the English chronometer maker John Arnold, a tourbillon aims to counter the effects of gravity by mounting the escapement and balance wheel in a rotating cage, to negate the effect of gravity when the timepiece (thus the escapement) is stuck in a certain position. Originally an attempt to improve accuracy, tourbillons are still included in some expensive modern watches as a novelty and demonstration of watchmaking virtuosity. The mechanism is usually exposed on the watch's face to show it off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
black263 228 Posted November 4, 2013 Tourbillon is correct. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machiavegli 6 Posted November 4, 2013 My watchmaker/repairer in San Diego owns a vintage PP minute repeater... The chime sounds amazing. I'd love to have one. -Mach Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fetasigma 0 Posted November 4, 2013 problem is your not going to find a cheap mechanical minute repeater...on a quartz you call it an alarm...lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
black263 228 Posted November 4, 2013 True. On a quarttz it's likely to be a mini-speaker with electronic noise, whereas a mechanical has a real hammer that hits a real gong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
albert12 0 Posted November 4, 2013 Nice Invicta...I never thought I could said that... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E-man82 0 Posted November 5, 2013 love the factoids, I need to see it in person to cast my final vote. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narikaa 129 Posted November 5, 2013 Sorry but minute repeater, quartz, & f*****g Invicta should not appear in the same sentence . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fetasigma 0 Posted November 5, 2013 Repeater (horology) From Wikipedia, A repeater is a complication in a mechanical watch that audibly chimes the hours and often minutes at the press of a button. There are many types of repeater, from the simple repeater which merely strikes the number of hours, to the minute repeater which chimes the time down to the minute, using separate tones for hours, quarter hours, and minutes. They originated before widespread artificial illumination, to allow the time to be determined in the dark,and were also used by the visually impaired. just to point out i agree with reg, even if you take out invicta minute repeater and quartz dont go together.....as highlighted above it is a complication of a mechanical watch.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichardMiami 4 Posted November 5, 2013 1. The term Minute Repeater is only used on Mechanical Watches and is generally considered one of the most difficult and elegant of complications. 2. There are TWO different types of Minute Repeaters: a. Grande sonnerie(French, meaning 'grand strike') is a complication in a mechanical watch or clock which combines a quarter striking mechanism with a repeater. On the quarter-hour, it strikes the number of hours audibly on a gong, and then the number of quarter-hours since the hour on a second gong. In addition it can strike the hours on demand, at the push of a button.[1][2] The term is sometimes used erroneously for a mere quarter striking mechanism.[3] It is more complex than the b. Petite sonnerie, which merely strikes the hours on the hour and the quarter hours on the quarter, with no repeater function.[4] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fetasigma 0 Posted November 5, 2013 here is a video on patek repeaters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jase 0 Posted November 5, 2013 WTF is with that fleabay seller? Shipping to: Worldwide Excludes: Russian Federation, Sweden, Malta, Estonia, United Kingdom, Finland, France, Germany, Austria, Greece, Netherlands, Belgium, Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, Ireland, Portugal, Italy, Romania, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Spain, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, China, Korea, South, Australia, Canada Yeah, worldwide eh? Urrrrk Invicta. Meh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E-man82 0 Posted November 5, 2013 (edited) so a quartz minute repeater is an oxymoron , kind of like a Genuine Replica, that bites, going have to keep looking for one that doesn't a cost house. Edited November 5, 2013 by E-man82 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James. 4 Posted November 7, 2013 http://forums.watchuseek.com/f29/fs-vintage-oversized-mechanical-repeater-%241900-934473.html OR http://forums.watchuseek.com/f29/minute-repeater-936562.html (My pref is #2) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James. 4 Posted November 7, 2013 Someone was selling a gen repeated movement, along w/ a gen hublot chrono movement, and richard Mille movement over on HF a month or so ago.I suspect that whoever bought the repeater has now listed it in either of the above two links I posted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cwazy1 0 Posted November 7, 2013 jesus, that #2 link is amazing. only 2600$ too! My only worry is that seller doesnt really describe anything.. wouldnt trust him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yawn 122 Posted November 7, 2013 The cheapest real minute repeater cost about 10k, from nivel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites