Minute Repeater 3939

Minute repeater with tourbillonTourbillonA rotating cage carrying the escapement and balance, devised to average positional rate errors caused by gravity in upright pocket watches. in a 33 mm case with enamelEnamelA glass-based decorative material fused to metal by firing. In traditional dial-making, powdered enamel is applied in layers and heated in a kiln. A dealer’s colour or finish description alone does not establish this construction. dial and Breguet numerals; the tourbillonTourbillonA rotating cage carrying the escapement and balance, devised to average positional rate errors caused by gravity in upright pocket watches. is seen through the back. Philippe Stern personally checked the chime of every example. Made in the three golds and platinum; succeeded by the pink-gold ref. 5339 in 2010.