One single collector from New-York , two Patek Philippe Minute Repeaters , both featuring elements designed to make the watch easier to handle and read: oversized trigger (and crown for one of them) and blackened hands and numerals : The ref. 2419 was pro

Here are 39 models ordered more or less by increasing complexity. Have a nice Sunday. 1. SMALL SECONDS Henry Graves Jr.'s Minute Repeater (cal. no. 97,589) credit: Hodinkee Ref. 2419 (cal. ?) credit: hodinkee Ref. 2524 (cal. ?) 2524/1 (credit: Hodinkee) 2

Quite rightly, collectors revere the Minute repeater or “striking watch” as the nadir of watch making know-how. Initially invented in the 17 th century, these early crude repeaters, often known as “dumb repeaters” were made so that one could tell the time