Complications, Simplified: Minute Repeaters

As part of the Complications, Simplified series explaining the complex mechanisms that add functionality - or complications - to mechanical watches, HYPEBEAST looks at why Minute Repeaters continue to fascinate collectors.Imagine lying in bed in the middle of the night wondering what time it is before the creature comforts we take for granted ever existed; no cell phone, no laptop, not even the electricity needed to power them.These were the conditions that led to the invention of chiming clocks...