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How does everyone feel about Kari's sound versus a JLC master minute repeater specifically a titanium piece that admire?

But my recollection (supported by my playing just now of a bunch of YouTube videos of that watch) is that the sound is more percussive in nature, with some higher-level overtones that are not entirely pleasing to the ear.  To me, Kari's piece has a more classic hollow chiming sound.

That said, neither of the watches (to me) hit the proper interval between the high and low notes -- in both cases the interval seems too narrow to me.  PSM's new tourby repeater, also posted by Allen, has what I consider to be the "right" interval.  Peter's piece is also king-hell loud!  Now that I'm listening to more and more repeaters (and have the privilege to own a single one myself) I'm understanding the variations in tonal style more and more -- and coming to appreciate the somewhat softer but resonant style just as much as the "big" style of more recent watches. 

And, as has been stated a zillion times, with repeaters it often comes down to the individual example you are listenting to -- at the PP boutique recently, we heard two watches chime -- one had the voice of angels, and the other was almost tinny (in fairness, it was a prototype, so nothing against PP!).

Would be interested to hear others' views.

Best,

Gary G

You have a jlc reverso repeater correct?

...to have heard a bunch, including my Reverso of course, but also examples from PP, a fantastic vintage VC piece owned by a prominent Purist, an AP grande comp in TI that really blew me away, the JLC you referred to, several pieces of Kari's including Masterpiece 8, MR 10, and the new unique piece, an FPJ sonnerie at the FPJ manufacture just a couple of weeks ago, another FPJ last year, PSM's new watch, and the Dufour sonneries (pocket and wrist watches).   Also pretty much the entire assortment of UN hour strikers, the circus watch, and so on.  Probably a number more that I am forgetting here.

Tone is beautiful.  

The chime clearly hangs at one point -- to me this is a matter for adjustment by Kari, as the watch is still in its final tuning phases.

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