SJX
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Enicar and the hierachy of striking watches
I've heard several, and some sounded excellent while others were lousy. It will be best to sample several before purchasing.
The Chronoswiss is based on an Enicar calibre, it is not ETA, rather it is an old movement that Chronoswiss acquired and now uses as its in-house base movement. Enicar was an old brand that went bust during the quartz crisis, althought I believe it is back in business making low to mid range watches which are ironically based on ETA movements.
And yes, minute repeaters are far more complex than quarter repeaters. The hierachy of striking watches goes like this, in ascending order of complexity:
quarter repeater
half quarter repeater (only found in old pocket watches I believe)
half quarter repeater (only found in old pocket watches I believe)
five minute repeater
minute repeater
grande sonnerie
carillon (grande sonnerie with 3 or more gongs, only Gerald Genta and AP have done this in wristwatches)
- SJX
This message has been edited by SJX on 2007-07-27 01:42:45
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Enicar and the hierachy of striking watches
I've heard several, and some sounded excellent while others were lousy. It will be best to sample several before purchasing. The Chronoswiss is based on an Enicar calibre, it is not ETA, rather it is an old movement that Chronoswiss acquired and now uses ...
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But Girard Perregaux also produces a carillon, right? The Opera 3, for example. BTW, thanks for these complete precisions.Amazing, as always! Nicolas
You're right, I forgot that
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