As an echo to my earlier post dedicated to A very special Duo of bespoke Minute Repeaters , I just wanted to show how gorgeous the regular variants of the Patek Philippe Minute Repeater ref. 2524/1 also are. Here, the slide is not oversized , the hands an

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

You spoil us with yet another wonderful post about THE complication, IMO! Big thank you! Please, as a token of my appreciation, let me add a document from 1958 featuring the ref 2524 (among others): Best Blomman

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

..... with or without seconds hand ? Lepin or Savonnet ? PP 2524 is a true classic. But thing about minute repeater, the classis models had a pretty sad sound comparing to the modern pieces. The technology tomorrow will improve as time goes. Agree, that t

but still I would like to add a manual winding movement and no additional complication. The last time they did it was in the 60´s ... Ref. 2524 comes to my mind ... :-) Cheers, Oliver

Now I regret it even more that we didn´t manage to meet :-) The T-bone looks yummy. Was it dry-aged? A few weeks ago I enjoyed one of those ... ... 60 days ... :-) The Ref. 2524-1 from 1958/1959 is very nice and probably one of the last PP´s "simple" minu

I just attended the press preview of the Patek Philippe Grand Exhibition at the St Regis hotel in Singapore which will run from 27-31 May 2010. The exhibition is well worth attending, click here for more details. The preview and press conference was follo

If i can pick one vintage patek minute repeater, i choose patek 2524 ... as for modern, i choose patek 5029. Both models carries a traditional patek signature, the case is forever in style in my opinion. Nothing fancy, just simple and elegant ... ! my cho

there have been a number of repetition a minutes made by pp. many were made upon request. i speak of the tonneau shaped platinum case minuter repeater for henry graves jnr, refs 2421, 2524, ref 3979, 3974,3939,5013, 5016, 5074 and toubillion ref 3834, 393