Whats a Repeater? How is it different from a Sonnerie?
A repeater, or “Repetition Minutes” is a variety of chiming watch. Unlike a striking clock, repeaters do not automatically strike the hour, quarter, or minutes in passing – they must be activated by the user, usually through a slide or push button. Watches which do strike “en passsant” (in passing) automatically are called Petit or Grande Sonneries. Repeaters currently come in several varieties, based on the smallest unit of time which they can indicate: • Quarter Repeater: Chimes the hour, followed by the number of quarter-hour intervals at the current time. (example: 4:21 would have four chimes for the hours, then 1 chime for passing the first quarter-hour.) • Half-quarter Repeater: Chimes the hour, followed by the number of half-quarter hours (i.e. 7.5 minute intervals) past the hour. (example: 4:21 would have four chimes for the hours, then two chimes for two half quarters.
A repeater, or “Repetition Minutes” is a variety of chiming watch. Unlike a striking clock, repeaters do not automatically strike the hour, quarter, or minutes in passing – they must be activated by the user, usually through a slide or push button. Watches which do strike “en passsant” (in passing) automatically are called Petit or Grande Sonneries. Repeaters currently come in several varieties, based on the smallest unit of time which they can indicate: • Quarter Repeater: Chimes the hour, followed by the number of quarter-hour intervals at the current time. (example: 4:21 would have four chimes for the hours, then 1 chime for passing the first quarter-hour.) • Half-quarter Repeater: Chimes the hour, followed by the number of half-quarter hours (i.e. 7.5 minute intervals) past the hour. (example: 4:21 would have four chimes for the hours, then two chimes for two half quarters.
A repeater, or “Repetition Minutes” is a variety of chiming watch. Unlike a striking clock, repeaters do not automatically strike the hour, quarter, or minutes in passing – they must be activated by the user, usually through a slide or push button. Watches which do strike “en passsant” (in passing) automatically are called Petit or Grande Sonneries. Repeaters currently come in several varieties, based on the smallest unit of time which they can indicate: • Quarter Repeater: Chimes the hour, followed by the number of quarter-hour intervals at the current time. (example: 4:21 would have four chimes for the hours, then 1 chime for passing the first quarter-hour.) • Half-quarter Repeater: Chimes the hour, followed by the number of half-quarter hours (i.e. 7.5 minute intervals) past the hour. (example: 4:21 would have four chimes for the hours, then two chimes for two half quarters.
