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Gerald Genta repeaters, at least the recent ones
were all water-resistant to 100 metres, quite a feat.
In early days there was a GG Grande Complication made to order in an yttrium case for a favoured client.
Not only was the watch not water-resistant, but yttrium is soluble in water.
Supposedly, the client went for a swim, at the end of which, there was no watch on his wrist. The case had simply dissolved. No doubt there's a very complicated movement lying on the seabed somewhere.
ps - I had the story from Gerald Roden himself, otherwise I would scarcely credit it.
A piece of history - Cartier Tortue Minute Repeater circa 1928
This Tortue minute repeater wristwatch, c. 1928, from Cartier Paris is a small watch, at 30 mm wide and 33 mm long. It is cased in yellow gold and fitted with a modern lizard skin strap. A watch similar to this one, but dating from 1929, still holds the r...
A beautiful watch...
A beautiful watch that is every bit as modern today as it was back in 1928. I have heard the present day Cartier Tortue Minute Repeater's chimes. I can only wonder if they match the original's chiming as well.
The original is better
I have heard two samples of the modern version with the Renaud et Papi calibre, while it has a pleasant enough tone and is clear, it is not as loud as the vintage model. Like I wrote in my earlier post I suspect it has to do with the construction and heft...
They don't make it like they used to...
I like loud and crisp minute repeaters. Amazing that the new Cartier minute repeater is water resistant. Not a lot of minute repeaters are fortunate enough to be water resistant. Jaeger-LeCoultre is the only one that comes to mind.
But I prefer the bolder look
of the CPCP version. It's still a bit more robust, without being too large. GEO
Stunning piece - aesthetics are absolutely spot on
and if only the engraver could spell! Must have had a Scottish accent for 'Ney York'. Great watch though. Thanks Andrew H
no words for these pieces...
just admiring The duo you show is for me one of the most fantastic in all wristwatch history Thanks
Movement question
Is there a round movement in the vintage piece like in the modern one, or does the older movement fill the case? a
It is a round movement
Form minute repeaters are exceedingly rare, even today. In fact I don't recall EWC or LeCoultre ever making a form repeater ebauche. - SJX
I wasn't sure
if form repeaters were one of those things that used to be common, like form movements in general, and became rare, or were always rare... I was thinking, the only non-round modern repeater I can think of is the JLC reverso.... A
You're right regarding the JLC Reverso
and also Franck Muller's repeater-tourbillon. But they are rare now, and they were rare in the past too. - SJX
