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One of the most elegant AP minute repeaters...
What surprised me most seeing this in person was the depth and texture of the dial - the numerals were quite raised and three dimensional, and the dial itself had a rich frosting effect - both which can only be appreciated in person. On top of that - what I think is one of the most attractive movement architectures on a minute repeater - which serves as the base for many modern AP supersonneries. It's just a shame you can't see it underneath the Supersonnerie caseback!
Here was my own try on for this piece - a real steal relative to what you may get from independents these days...
Cheers
Peter
A stunning Jump Hour Minute Repeater
Since I've been focusing on Minute Repeaters yesterday (Patek's 7047G and Gérald Genta's ref. EBFE01A1 ), here's another one from Audemars Piguet , which I like a lot. This is the Jules Audemars “ Répétition Minutes Heures Sautantes ” (Jumping Hours Minut...
I see perfection with these.
The dial, hands, movement, size are all so good. I’d be happy with it in either metal with a slight preference to platinum. Thanks for the post!
Like you, Steve, I find this reference quite remarkable.
I’m glad you like it too and I understand your preference for platinum. Best, Emmanuel
One of the most elegant AP minute repeaters...
What surprised me most seeing this in person was the depth and texture of the dial - the numerals were quite raised and three dimensional, and the dial itself had a rich frosting effect - both which can only be appreciated in person. On top of that - what...