Repeaters are those watches with an attachment added that will sound the time at the wish of the user.
The repeating mechanism is operated by either a slide, plunger or button in the case of the watch.
There are basically five types of repeating mechanisms, some more common than others:
Quarter Repeaters
The quarter repeater strikes the previous hour and quarter hour.
Half-Quarter Repeaters
These strike the hours, followed by the quarters also an additional single blow to denote the passing of an additional 7 1/2 minutes. These
type of repeaters are uncommon.
Five-Minute Repeaters
Five-Minute repeaters fall into two types. One system is similar to the half-quarter repeater but follows the 1/4 "ting-tang" by a single
higher - pitched strike for each 5 minute interval elapsed since the last quarter. The other system strikes the hours on a deep gong
and follows this with a single higher note for each five minutes period after the hour, omitting a 1/4 striking.
Minute Repeaters
The most complicated of the repeater is similar to quarter - repeater with the addition of the minutes. The minute repeater strikes the last
recorded hour, quarter and minutes.
Clock Watches
The clock watch is essentially a repeater with the features of a striking clock.
The repeating mechanism is operated by either a slide, plunger or button in the case of the watch.
There are basically five types of repeating mechanisms, some more common than others:
Quarter Repeaters
The quarter repeater strikes the previous hour and quarter hour.
Half-Quarter Repeaters
These strike the hours, followed by the quarters also an additional single blow to denote the passing of an additional 7 1/2 minutes. These
type of repeaters are uncommon.
Five-Minute Repeaters
Five-Minute repeaters fall into two types. One system is similar to the half-quarter repeater but follows the 1/4 "ting-tang" by a single
higher - pitched strike for each 5 minute interval elapsed since the last quarter. The other system strikes the hours on a deep gong
and follows this with a single higher note for each five minutes period after the hour, omitting a 1/4 striking.
Minute Repeaters
The most complicated of the repeater is similar to quarter - repeater with the addition of the minutes. The minute repeater strikes the last
recorded hour, quarter and minutes.
Clock Watches
The clock watch is essentially a repeater with the features of a striking clock.
Guide created: 08/17/06 (updated 11/30/07)


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