The History of Repeater Watch

Timekeeping Q watch (Repeater) is called the most exquisite complicated watches products, works of art , it must be extremely precise , through a number of small parts can be issued the coordinated operation of the sound of the newspaper . Nevertheless, the appearance of the newspaper asked the watch may be quite simple but not strange , not luxury , it will only have a certain idea of people watch from the edge of the button push piece case or the Slide slide spring slide bolt to distinguish its different The meaning and worth . The newspaper asked the watch a little as a few million NT dollars , the high course is worth tens of millions of fans constitute the general form is difficult to hope for his life 's dream , hope of intimidating people , but ask about various types of watch names and proprietary Term , more often so that the watch fans quite puzzled Joji Diamond 's difficult . For example, you know, en passant the word mean? Also , clockwatch in the end is a watch or clock? In the words of those before them , or ask the watch to talk about the development of the first course of it .


Asked the origin of the watch

Watch the clock of history is rooted , it no doubt . As a result, the design of their own pocket watch and watch since the watch masters has been not lost his voice of the newspaper can make a so-called question form , but they must first invent the technology very well , not completely solve the operation button in the newspaper Avoid false alarms when problems can create real practical value of repeater systems . Of course the real question form the development process has been unclear , but they are certainly behind the chime clock Striking Clock years later. 1530 Nuremberg, Germany locksmith Peter Henlein to create the world's first that we are today known as the " Nuremberg ferritin " Shortly after the first pocket watch , some portable clock Carriage Clock on the development of the automatic timekeeping Hour-Striking performance .

Edward Barlow and Daniel Quare


According to existing historical records, the first pocket watch timekeeping should be appears in the 1680 's . 1676 , the British clock master Edward Barlow (1636-1716) demonstrated his invention , and can be installed in minutes to play in the gear box spring mechanism Rack Striking Mechanism, this mechanism is still in use until today, the question in some form among modern . Barlow in 1686 can produce a report of two Times asked pocket watch engraved , and patent applications . However, the British trade unions to watch another British watchmaker Daniel Quare (1649-1724) years before the invention of this mechanism is to the ground , I hope the King of England King James II not issued such a patent .

In order to resolve this dispute , the King of England King James II ordered the two asked each watch to make your own comparison . Edward Barlow of the question form of two separate buttons to the newspaper and the newspaper moment , but Daniel Quare of the question hanging near the watch only a single button to handle office carved Times newspaper , the king awarded a patent therefore Daniel Quare. Daniel Quare mechanism on the watch there is another contribution to the question , he invented a " completely and do not completely "all-or-nothing principle of mechanical operation , only the timekeeping button will start the newspaper press in the end , came the invention has more than 300 Years, is still used by modern asked the watch .

Master Breguet Abraham-Louis Breguet 's contribution


Genius invented Tourbillon Breguet watches master (Abraham-Louis Breguet) have accepted the challenge of asking the development list , and make great contributions. When the German philosopher and writer Georg Christoph Lichtenberg in the 200 years ago in Göttingen Göttingen) wrote , " the supreme master of the whole history of the world promised to repeat itself, like the newspaper than to repeat the same clock . " famous words when Breguet Master also is in Paris to create a more compact , the technical level , more refined question form , ask the watch for his intentions to add melodic tone , because he insisted on time but for accurate sounds , they prefer silence , and indeed in 1783 Breguet Invented a sound in spring Gong Springs replaced the chime clock , and watch from the Ming in the usual small bowl , and little golden bell mallet , and create music in question could give an elegant watch , highly respected people in the world .

The question will not always be forgotten art form

The coming of the 19th century, Edison invented the light bulb , even if the world is also big up bright in the night after , whether it is Daniel Quare, Abraham-Louis Breguet, Patek Philippe or the Q watch , quickly uphold the pragmatic modern Regarded as outdated product. At that time, the sound of timekeeping devices have become wealthy family watch . The 1970 revolution quartz and digital watches , one small integrated circuit can easily make time to watch music timekeeping , the watch people who hold completely utilitarian attitude , a fancy electronic form on a "Q watch " of performance , it is no wonder that in the Q watch sector development and the progress made on almost stagnant for decades. Not until the subsequent renaissance of mechanical watches , complicated mechanical process to replace the cold delicate no viable circuit board , to regain the enthusiasm of consumers and collectors , this trend was thus reversed . Exterior design quality Puchun Ya appearance seems no different from the question and the general watch list ( case button or dial the edge of the shank is not a general interest in the watch no one will notice ) , due to the numerous hidden under the surface of fine Parts, almost can be said that possess a combination of all the tabs from the old concepts and techniques have the best of ability to produce an excellent question form into tab shows a watch plant the best indicator of unparalleled skill , and that is why Today, these exquisite timing is still the question watch top watch plant place, but also the master of this world would be poor form of ownership to pursue his life because of the manufacturing technology .