Chronoswiss Répétition à quarts Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com You’re looking at the ultimate rarity. It’s a minute repeater. It’s platinum. With diamonds. And it’s the only one of its kind the luxury watch “lifers” at our office have ever seen. The Chronoswiss Répétition à quarts quarter repeater in platinum combines the most valuable watchmaker’s metal with the king of gems and a high horology complication so uncommon that even many sincere watch enthusiasts lack a clear understanding of its function. One of only 25 units produced, this Chronoswiss Répétition offers the ultimate gateway into the inner sanctums of luxury watch exclusivity. While gold watches represent – at best – a 75% pure precious metal alloy (the remainder is filler to harden against scratches), the watch industry standard as featured by Chronoswiss is 95% purity. Platinum is far tougher than gold and requires fewer alloy metals to toughen it for wrist use. A minute repeater is among the most celebrated and least common of haut-de-gamme watchmaking complications. Rarely seen in watches priced below six figures, it’s uncommon even within that price range. The owner of a Répétition à quarts will be the only guy at his office wearing a repeater of any kind. The Chronoswiss Répétition à quarts issues a first series of chimes to communicate the current hour (e.g., DING, DING, DING = 3 oclock) and a series of double chimes in a different tone to relate the number of “quarters” after the hour (e.g., ding-ding, ding-ding, ding-ding = 3/4 or