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Minute Repeaters
Can someone pls tell me the difference between a Minute Repeater and a Grande Sonnerie?
Is it that a GS automatically chimes every quarter?
Many thanks G.

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Thomas...
By: mobeme : October 14th, 2007-16:32
Thomas, may I ask two more things : - what reference is the AP you have in the picture you posted? It's absolutely superlative. Discontinued I presume? - I read somewhere that the IWC Porto MRs don't have the hammers exposed on the back of the movement. D...
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By: mobeme : October 13th, 2007-09:30
Thomas Many thanks indeed for your great explanation - very helpful. From this I infer that Sonneries are signficantly more more complicated/expensive than Repeaters. Who are the main producers of GSs? I know of AP and FPJ. If I'm not mistaken PP only mak...