One of the most recent Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph Replica to fall into this category is Audemars Piguet’s “Supersonnerie” — a minute repeater eight years in the making, intended to offer a slew of technical improvements that AP thinks will make it nothing less than the best-sounding repeater in the world.

A minute repeater is a watch that chimes the time “on demand” — that is, it rings the time when you tell it to. Typically, a repeater springs into action when you push a slide set into the side of the case. Cheap Audemars Piguet Replica Pushing the slide winds a spring that powers the chiming operation. A classic minute repeater will ring on two gongs: one lower in pitch, and one higher. The hours ring on the lower pitched gong. The number of quarter hours past the hour are indicated by a chime on both the lower and higher gong. And the minutes chime on the higher gong.

Inside every minute repeater is a complicated system of gears, cams, and levers making up the minute repeater complication. The minute repeater complication basically works by reading the time mechanically from the position of the hands and then chiming the time. The Best Audemars Piguet Replica Watches minute repeater is not a new complication at all; it existed in basically its modern form by the time of Breguet.

The Supersonnerie began with the idea of taking all the basic parts of a repeater – the striking system, case, regulating system, and so on — and seeing what could be done to improve them as much as possible. The project was spearheaded by Giulio Papi, and Audemars Piguet Renaud et Papi.The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Replica company eventually became part of Audemars Piguet, which now has 80 percent ownership, and APRP has been known for many years as one of the top complications specialists in the world.