Horological Meandering

Some Minute Repeaters display a second time zone , but can only chime the local time : let's call them Minute Repeater GMTs . But other Minute Repeaters do not only display a second time zone: they can also chime the second time zone or the local time on ...  

And it's what makes the Radiomir so special, even if it's gigantic and even if it's not at all the kind of watch one would expect from such a brand.

For an exotic watch it's also a practical watch with date and second time zone. Also I like that there isn't a tourbillon. I could easily see it as a practical travel watch. The only photos I've seen of it are on the Phillips auction site. Kudos to you Em... 

I hope you'll be able to acquire one: what a complement to your collection it would be! Best, Emmanuel

As much as I appreciate what goes into the Radiomir technologically, for me a minute repeater needs to be relatively stealthy (just my personal taste), which the Radiomir is clearly not 😉

I just wanted to highlight the difference between these two ways of combining the GMT complication with the Minute Repeater one. Best, Emmanuel

but the first one is more pleasant aesthetically (to me) although I don't really like the logo plague on the dial.

The Radiomir is a monster, but also a technical tour-de-force. As for the PF logo, I personally don't mind it... Best, Emmanuel

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