How On Earth Does a Minute Repeater Watch Work? | Watchfinder & Co.

If you’re looking for a complicated watch to beat all other complications, perhaps you’d consider a tourbillon. Bold, dramatic and more fiddly than inserting an HDMI lead without looking, it’s surely one of the most impressive visual displays of high watchmaking. And the perpetual calendar, with its ability to tell you your precise location in time for many, many decades without adjustment, is surely one of the most staggering feats of micro engineering achievement. How about this little Cartier, then? It seems tame, but looks can be deceiving, because inside it hides the most incredible complication ever made.
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WOW! First time I've ever hear the swearing "beep" on Watchfinder!!! LOL

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"bastard" haha, wow - what a naughty word, surely had to be bleeped out 😂

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Thats what I was going to say

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Bastard it the offical name of a file.

[@rudoh4953]

... and "pain in the backside" :)

[@samchen9951]

@Robby Dey Yes haha I'm sure he said b*tch

[@JCDofNYC]

I cannot imagine the kind of patience and steady hand it takes to construct such a thing. It would be like putting together a 5,000 piece jigsaw puzzle of a star-less night sky, blindfolded, during an hurricane, knowing that one mistake means having to start all over again. I couldn't even understand the explanation, let alone comprehend the thinking that went into this masterpiece's creation. I am awed.

[@Justin.Franks]

And whilst riding a horse.

[@patricksanders858]

You need to remember that the mech. was designed for pocket watches that would be greatly affected by gravity and therefore more unreliable.

[@tattoofthesun]

The training would be intense and is.

[@e99783]

$96k seems reasonable compared to a Richard Mille

[@GODOFLIQUOR]

e99783 agitate Perregaux has a minute repeater with a triple axis tourbillon for $40,000

[@LiamE69]

@@GODOFLIQUOR They have one for $420,000...

[@nikolainikolaichev]

But isn't Richard Mille shock resistant (tennis etc)?

[@e99783]

BAPHOMET exactly which model is that?

[@e99783]

Emmanuel Nicolaides does Mille have a minute repeater? I don’t think so, but I might be wrong. So it’s a question of buyer priorities, complications or durability

[@AceSpaceSpades]

Finished watching, and still have no idea what a minute repeater actually is. Probably have to watch few more times

[@mikeicee]

It makes chimes to tell you the time on demand. it has three tones. First chime is 1-12 for the hour, the next 1-4 for the quadrant that the minute hand is in, and lastly the minutes within the quadrant. So TING TING TING, BING BING, ZING ZING ZING ZING = 3rd hour, (15-30) 2nd quadrant + 4 means the time 3:19. LOL

[@dhritigupta420]

it is like that imgc watch ehich have chronograph into it

[@quemarioo]

Very confusing. Instead of going straight to the point, they made it harder to understand.

[@dude...are-you-sure]

@@mikeicee i was thinking the same thing as ace sachdev until you explained it. these watches are incredible. its like a watch for a blind person. you can tell time by how many times it plays each sound

[@cole1]

@@mikeicee Thanks for making it simple!

[@The_action_is_the_juice]

The absolute most professional watch channel. National geographic for watches.

[@UnderseaAdventures]

Minute repeaters will always be my favorite complication. Ever since I once held a Breguet minute repeater and was shown how it worked my attention shifted to the exquisite precision of these marvels

[@motlay]

One of 25, understated elegance with massive hidden tech. Ultimate sleeper watch.

[@LAM_AUT_ECU]

The name is misleading, it should be called something along the line of "audible time announcer". I've been collecting watches for years now and always thought the complication just set your watch back to the last full minute, maybe to synchronize it. Only recently did I learn about the chimes, so I investigated and came upon this video!

[@nukie404]

That is so beautiful. I'm so sorry but everything you said in the video kinda went through the other ear.

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you are not alone ! :-)

[@DavidDatura]

The same here 😆

[@thenamesemil]

Hahahahahahah true

[@dhritigupta420]

same

[@voiceofexperience]

I now feel dumber than my goldfish. Thank you, Watchfinder.

[@Altjoni]

I suppose they don't drop all this on your first day at the watchmaking school 😰

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CURSE WORD ON WATCHFINDER OMGGGG

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Watches amaze me, so many crazy small parts all made incredibly accurately, all packed into something small enough to wear as jewlery, yet still incredibly accurate in keeping time. Crazy talent and genius over generation's all contributing to these amazing little gadgets

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Immagine servicing this

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"Infernal Tower", love it.

[@Wishwader]

Love these videos. Clear and instructive. Without doubt my favourite talking hands channel.

[@IndeedBeni]

Also, minute repeater or not, that's a pretty damn good-looking Cartier. Have you done a video on the remontoire?

[@olaf2046]

That watch is so beautiful! A Minute Repeater on a Tonneau shape Automatic is the epitome of classical watch art and practicality!

[@vladchan]

A repeater was a popular feature on pocket watches so people could tell time without having to take it out all the time. It was a lifesaver before lume and electric light came along but is very very obsolete now.

[@PhillyHank]

Accurate statement. But, every mechanical watch and every complication is functionally obsolete now due to smart watches. Every single watch; every single complication. A dual (even triple) time zone complication isn't wonderfully eclipsed by any smart watch.

[@MicroAngelo1]

Best explanation yet on how this complication of complications works.....but can you bring back the Pentax MX!

[@dylvasey]

That is the most beautiful watch (the movement made me pause the video!) I've ever seen but at £75K I fear it will never find it's way onto my wrist.

[@chrisbrown6494]

If you want to see one stripped down, go to the naked watchmaker site. Nigel Speake-Marin disassembles a McGonigle minute repeater and talks through the function of the parts. It was a collaboration with The Watches TV. I watched it yesterday by pure chance!

[@mainlymusicman]

well, this was the wrong video to find out what a minute repeater is.

[@bubbab7792]

Never knew Cartier made a Minute Repeater. Nice macros! 👍👍👍

[@shaneellasdaicastrestorati3675]

I don't understand, what an amazing peace

[@Paul_Henshall]

Nice grail watch, absolutely fascinating.

[@billandben5998]

Love hat video. But no idea what one is any more than I did before I watched it. But I don’t care your videos are amazing.

[@eduardoarosemena655]

Simply astonishing.

[@barfymann362]

Just in time, as I winding my old Chinese Seagull Tourbillon. :)

[@ocb05]

How old is yours? Is it still good? Seagull ST8000?

[@rajgill7576]

Is it worth shelling out for it? If it lasts a couple years I might buy

[@nikolainikolaichev]

Seagull is amazing. Bought a skeleton in June and I'm so happy. Still can't stop looking at that movement!

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@@nikolainikolaichev That's amazing, mate. Congratulations! I think we might've given Watchfinder a great topic to explore for their next video. A review of Chinese manufacturers and movements. There's an individual, I believe on the Omega Forums; who buys Seagull movements and then custom makes the watches. He does some insane engraved art on the case; he's super talented. Check him out some time.

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@@barfymann362 Definitely will check it out! Thanks for the info!

[@afarhan21]

This is the most complex task you have ever undertaken. Wait for this video was worth it.

[@axewax9074]

my gosh, this dude doesn't start explaining how it works until 4:38

[@P4LL3R]

Perfect timing! Yesterday I asked myself this question and now there is this video - thanks for reading my mind!

[@mikec3454]

That is an astonishingly beautiful Cartier - one of the most beautiful decorated movements I've seen, absolutely unique and complex.

[@TheUnknown-rs5el]

This watch is going to be so convenient, the chimes are just the perfect tool to tell time without the watch on your wrist.

[@minhngoc5430]

This is the first time I've ever heard this channel cussing

[@Stigstigster]

Precisely how swearing really should be used. I swear a little too much and it certainly loses its punch. In this case the rare use of a swearword really did give extra weight and emphasis to describing the difficulties and complexities in making this movement. A well deployed swear indeed!

[@dinoferreira7950]

Wow. This must be what people feel like when I talk about all the intricacies of a car and it’s engine... I didn’t understand any of that 😂😂 Very cool piece!

[@miguelrodriguez-bp4uf]

explanation begins at 2:58

[@gzmo0]

Can you just... explain it? You don't have to sell it to us, we clicked on the video already.

[@jigunawa]

Wow, even after watching the video I still did not have a clue how minute repeater works! Testament to the level of this complication.

[@zanetti37]

Your best video so far! This mechanism is amazing I felt I'm melting to the motion. Unbelievable.

[@ChrisBeckman]

Brilliant video! Love more variants like this about different watch movements. Maybe- what makes a hairspring the right length and/or tension?

[@chetak420]

Life itself so complicated, adding some more . Thx Cartier .😎

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[@jackdaniel9308]

"Pain in the backside"

[@fwf246]

Every time this music plays we know we will have another amazing content

[@petermeier729]

Me pushing a button on my Timex Indiglo to see the time in total darkness under the covers is a marvel in watchmaking if I don’t say so myself

[@anonymousonlineuser6543]

Indispensable complication if you are blind or don't know how to read the watch dial. Worth every penny.

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Damn that HDMI reference 🤣

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[@menaseven9093]

Nice Cartier Tortue minute repeater, I like the display case back that show the engraved movement and the working of the minute repeater.

[@martinjn2920]

Stunning video, I don't think I understood any of it but I enjoyed it immensely, and that Cartier is a lovely watch. Top Marks Watchfinder, excellent and informative.

[@e99783]

Wow. Just wow

[@joeesparza6108]

Many Master Watchmakers have declared the split second chronograph as the most complicated to build but all the other top complications get all the glory.

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I did not understand a single thing but I somehow feel much more intelligent now.

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You had me at "if you're looking for a complicated watch.........". Exceptional review as usual.

[@JH-ty3ic]

Beautifully made and beautifully explained, thanks

[@slabiciune]

So are you going to show us how it works in the next video? I didn't understand anything. Maybe I need a Repeater.

[@user-fi5fr9us2t]

Brilliant video,I fell in love with this piece. Thank you for taking us along ! Can I watch it one more time? :)))

[@williamwoods477]

The Tortue is my literal favourite watch in the world

[@adrianboutsias2437]

Mine too! Along with the 38mm Zenith El primero silver dial and JLC Reverso 250.8.86

[@JASONKENTJANA]

4:38 to skip the blublub and straight to explanation. Dude is a master at blubing nothing

[@CHMichael]

Cartier makes very pretty watches that don't look like 3 other.

[@danielcwk3803]

Omg just Shutup one second , the video ends and i cant listen the sound, the most interesting thing, thank you 👏🏼

[@fredysiregar9180]

yeah, a lot to swear about this i guess. the complicated mechanism, the beauty.. the price. a true marvel of engineering. great video!

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Best Channel on KZbin

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I love this channel! Always special, always fascinating, always beautifully presented!

[@krokodyl1927]

A most excellent explanation of the engineering involved in creating a brilliant watch mechanism! Thank you. 😊

[@RotarySyndrome]

Watching this video makes me want a minute repeater now more than ever.

[@YT-jh8co]

Be ready to shell out at least 20k

[@mirkojordanovski5707]

Great video ! Congratulations !

[@dire67]

Gorgeous watch

[@hangfire5005]

would have been nice to hear what it is, and what it does and what it sounds like

[@swschilke]

Nice video but in the frontal of the watch the upper part reflects the light, could be done nice to have an evenly light watch. Great clear voice over!

[@Pindi44]

Fascinating, thank you.

[@thetruthexperiment]

The problem is you only talked about it. You didn’t show a single cam.

[@TimG--]

Nice video mate

[@EnriqueRomualdez]

Fantastic watch and fantastic writing. This one's a favourite for me.

[@PhillyHank]

As always enjoyed the video. Only wish when the minutes repeater was played that you turned OFF the background music and STOPPED talking. Many thanks.

[@higgledypiggledycubledy8899]

My 1979 Citizen Multi-Alarm II does this. (It's slightly more affordable)

[@McLaughter_]

Up up and away with Cartier !

[@subscriberwithoutanyvide-rq5ym]

Why this episode is different 1) beep sound 2) 7:27

[@aldesova]

Really superb video! Doesn't the quarter cam only have three steps though? (As four quarters would mean the next hour)

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Man, that's classy. It makes a Rolex look like something you'd find at Target. You know, near the registers in a rotating plexiglass box between the Isotoner slippers and kid's clothing. Does the Rolex do anything cool or is it just hyped because it's expensive and appeared in that old 007 movie?

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I love that this channel keeps getting sassier.

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Finding this video to know what does those rings mean but finish it without understand anything...

[@finkejak]

Great video! Now a closer look at Rementoires would be awesome!

[@emmetrmeredith]

Great vid as always thanks watchfinder

[@AliAlhussaini]

I’ve never even heard of this mechanism before

[@acgjalopez]

Can you please explain what is a constant force watch. thanks.

[@enriqueparedespinel1694]

My head will chime from now on.

[@mrmagoo.3678]

lol edit. I'm laughing at Andrew, the Watch?.. Masterpiece.

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So what was the screwdrivers for?

[@glennboutilier7204]

How much does routine maintenance cost? simple clean and lube

[@VikasVJois]

Converting analog to digital in mechanical terms (within the physical constraints) is the hardest part

[@tailehuynhphat9570]

Minute repeaters are painful to make and somehow jeager lecoultre managed to put a gyrotourbillon and a minute repeater inside a single watch. They are so good at what they do

[@alexandrewaldemar8692]

After watching this video, i only have one question: what is a fucken minute repeater?

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Omg i wait for this video for a long long time!!!

[@Nitai89]

Quick suggestion for a review: Van Cleef and Arpels beautiful dials and complications

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Very unique watches.. 👍

[@slashusr]

The camshafts in a McLaren F1 are simple by comparison.