ThomasM
[PuristS]
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New king of wristwatch repeaters in ThePurist178 book of repeaters
I serendipitously met today the best sounding wristwatch repeater I have ever heard, riding on the wrist of a fellow watch addict. The volume, signal to noise, and tone were the absolute best I have ever heard, bar none (including the 3939H and 5016) and actually matches the sound quality of the best pocket watch repeaters.
So now, the list has to be re-shuffled:
Tone -
Dufour Grande et Petite Sonnerie in rg
Tie: Vacheron Squelette MR and AP JA GPS Carillon in Ti
Patek 3939H
Patek 5016P
IWC Grande Comp/Scafusia
S/N -
Dufour Grande et Petite Sonnerie in rg
IWC GC/IDS
Patek
VC SQ MR
(AP does not even place, unfortunately - just simply too noisy)
Volume -
Dufour Grande et Petite Sonnerie in rg
AP JA GPS Carillon in Ti
Tie - Vacheron Squelette MR and Patek
IWC GC/IDS
All hail the new king!
TM
ps: anyone interested in seeing pictures? They're not very good as they were taken under poor lighting, but I'll ask the owner for permission to show them if anyone is interested.
I tried to do an mpg, but the ambient noise was too loud, and the results not only don't do this magnificent piece justice, but actually give a poor impression.