Chiming watches, from repeaters, sonneries and watches that play melodies, have long been one of the most desirable – and complex – features to accomplish in a watch. Some brands, though, excel at the ...

Most watches that chime do so in a hushed whisper. But when I heard the Chopard L.U.C Grand Strike for the first time in Geneva last week, its chime cut right through the room to where I was sitting ...

If there’s one common saying that sums up the genre of chiming watches, it’s this: There’s levels to this. In other words, there are multiple types of chiming watches — mechanical watches that use a ...

Despite its obvious complexity, the Grand Strike is thoughtfully constructed for ease of use. Case in point: The slider, typically used to activate the minute repeater, has been upgraded so the user ...