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Explainer | What is a minute repeater, and why do watch collectors go crazy for them?

Minute Repeater Tri-Axial Tourbillon by Girard Perregaux, which is equipped with a gong to sound delightful chimes and features two concave box-type sapphire crystals to showcase the 37.50 mm-diameter movement, reference GP09560-0001. Photo: Handout
  • Are minute repeaters the most complicated timepiece complication? Invented to chime the time at the push of a button, a typical Patek Phillipe mechanism today takes some 300 hours to make
  • Former LVMH head and industry giant Jean-Claude Biver famously contrasted the tourbillon and minute repeater as like ‘climbing the Matterhorn and climbing Mount Everest’

STYLE Edit: Mark International Women’s Day with Tudor’s Clair de Rose watches

Tudor’s Clair de Rose is a revered women’s watch from a brand known to many for its rugged male watches. Photo: Tudor

Although famous for its men’s sports watches like the Black Bay and Pelagos models, Tudor has long made refined timepieces for women too

Should collectors buy a Vacheron Constantin Overseas instead of a Rolex?

The luxury watch resale market has been on a tear this year, led by popular brands like Rolex. But the Vacheron Constantin Overseas has become a standout of 2021, and is on track to double in value. Photo: aBlogtoWatch/Youtube

There may be only one king of the luxury watch world, but 2021’s smartest investment is almost certainly made by a Swiss rival that won over the influencer crowd

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