ThomasM[PuristS]
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Neither.
For me, and this is just my humble and maybe not so relevant opinion, nothing compares to the petite et grande sonnerie en passant -
Ouh, I thought
By: hans_jorgen_1968 : May 29th, 2010-14:32
.. you actually had made one earlier (have only been around here for some 9 Month you know But I will stay tuned for a detailed, in-depth post with all the known & unknown details and personal thoughts and packed with tonnes of pictures Cheers Hans
crown
By: Nomer : May 31st, 2010-03:04
The 3939 is fantastic - I just noticed on the photo that the crown looks enormous. A quick check of the Patek website shows a much more balanced and smaller crown on the official picture. Not sure if it's an optical illusion but the picture threw me for a...
MR
By: hans_jorgen_1968 : May 29th, 2010-13:51
For me, Minute Repeaters, as I can see "a purpose" for this complication more than for the tourbillons. You can today build a watch calibre very precise make the watch keep very good time without having to add the tourbillon... But I love the look af unde...
For me the....
By: fernando : May 29th, 2010-18:15
minute repeater is the highest & the ultimate complication when done to perfection.The watch literally speaks to you & truly embodies the artistic & romantic nature of a fine timepiece.There are MRs & there are MRs and apart from the visua...
You know why I like them?
By: dxboon : May 29th, 2010-23:49
A striking watch seems a bit magical. Even knowing what the innards of these watches contain mechanically, and understanding the theory behind how the sound is created still doesn't take away the wonder I feel when I hear the ringing, buzzing, chiming, of...
Intrusive dongers
By: AndrewD : May 30th, 2010-16:08
It may be that I have not played with one (just listened to recorded sound bites), but the intrusion into those around me would put me off the chiming complication. I work in an environment where there are always pagers and other ‘alarms’ going off, and I...