The Watchmaker and The Emperor - Gold Minute Repeater by Henry Capt

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5 жыл бұрын

This stunning 18K Gold Minute Repeater has Henry Capt Geneve printed on its enamel dial. But did the great swiss watchmaker ever set eyes on this stunning pocket watch?
Henry Daniel Capt was born in a place called Chenit in La Vallee de Joux in 1773 which makes him a direct contemporary to Napoleon Bonaparte. This video describes the function of this minute repeater pocket watch and looks the the contrasting lives of the man named on it's dial, Henry Capt and the Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte.
The theme of the need of the peace and calm to create beautiful watches is touched upon and it is something that I will be revisiting in future videos and publications.
This video is 'pretty epic' and enhanced with historical gameplay footage.
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Video Gameplay Footage is provided by ...
Total War - Napoleon by Creative Assembly
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/ richardperrett
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And here is my pick of some great watches at some very competitive prices …
In the United States
Watches less than $50
Casio Men's MDV106-1AV 200M Quartz
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Invicta Pro Diver Quartz - 41mm - Stainless Steel
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Watches less than $100
Invicta Pro Diver Automatic - 41mm - 18K Gold Plated
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Invicta Pro Diver Automatic - 41mm - Stainless Steel
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Watches less than $200
Seiko 5 SPORTS Automatic
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In the United Kingdom
Watches less than £60
£39!!! Amazing value!
Invicta Pro Diver Quartz - 43mm - Stainless Steel & Leather Strap
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Invicta Pro Diver Quartz - 41mm - Stainless Steel
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Watches less than £100
Invicta Pro Diver Automatic - 41mm - Stainless Steel
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Casio Men’s Core Dive - 44mm - Stainless Steel
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Watches less than £130
Invicta Pro Diver Automatic - 41mm - 18K Gold Plated
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Seiko 5 Sports
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Пікірлер: 60

@masonknives92 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing this with us, much appreciated, Paul.

@richardperrettwatchmaker 5 жыл бұрын

Hi masonknives ... thanks for this feedback and very pleased you enjoyed this video. Richard

@leestrada1 5 жыл бұрын

Beautyful video, as always, Richard! I enjoyed it very much. This is a superb watch. Thank you very much!

@Aco747lyte Жыл бұрын

That astonishingly beautiful Gold Minute Repeater by Henry Capt has been one of my greatest Wants, and I know what it is worth so when I locate one of his beautiful minute repeater timepieces, I will buy it to celebrate my 60th Birthday. Richard, thank you so much for this video presentation. I am only recently subscribed to you; just wished I'd found you ages ago because you are a very fine, and highly skilled watchmaker and restorer. And how I appreciate your genuine love for timepieces! May you have a very happy and content Christmas, and a safe and healthy New Year. Wendi 🌻🌻🌻 ETA: You wrote "The theme of the need of the peace and calm to create beautiful watches is touched upon..." is something I would very much like to see more of because your watch restoring is soothing and so calming; which is something I crave for.

@josephknecht4272 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video!

@richardperrettwatchmaker 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joseph .... feedback like this is just so encouraging. Richard

@amintaslneto 5 жыл бұрын

Fascinating video. Thanks for sharing Richard. Cheers

@brianrusso8018 3 жыл бұрын

Just amazing Richard. Great history lesson and video!

@Pindi44 3 жыл бұрын

Very well done, thank you. These watches are mesmerising.

@richardperrettwatchmaker 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Joe! Richard

@elekn711 5 жыл бұрын

Stunning !!!!!!i love the history background information you research with your vids i realy enjoy watching them !!!

@richardperrettwatchmaker 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Elek! Good to hear from you ... and thank you! It was so interesting delving into Henry Capt's story and when I realised he was an exact contempary of Napoleon I couldn't resist it.

@JonTheComputerDoctor 5 жыл бұрын

Nice to see the separate bridges on the movement. Another great video Richard.

@richardperrettwatchmaker 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Jon ... yes, at least something on this watch is simple! So pleased you enjoyed the video. Richard

@fabriziodutto7508 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding watch and great explanation about its history! Thank you so much!

@richardperrettwatchmaker 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Fabrizio ... thank you so much and more on this watch coming in the not to distant future. Richard

@JoseAguilar-qt1ww 4 жыл бұрын

I live in East Los Angeles near USC General Hospital . I am a great fan of your work . I appreciate your gracious demeanor. Your a joy of a person to know . My God bless you and your family. You are a master Watch Maker.

@richardperrettwatchmaker 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jose ... much appreciated! Hope all good with you in Los Angeles! Richard

@michaelbauers8800 5 жыл бұрын

So cool video. And the Invicta case made me laugh. I have a case just like it.

@richardperrettwatchmaker 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Michael ... so good to hear I made someone laugh! That's made my day .... thanks for letting me know. Richard

@planesail1956 5 жыл бұрын

super post Richard, a privilege to see such a fantastic timepiece, great history too. thanks for sharing. oh, I believe it was Corsica.

@richardperrettwatchmaker 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Tony .... thanks and I figured it was one of those islands. My history is a little dodgy sometimes! Richard

@niallvbrennan6629 5 жыл бұрын

Tremendously interesting video. You our bringing our interest in all things horological to new heights👍

@richardperrettwatchmaker 5 жыл бұрын

HI Niallv . .... thanks for this, I am trying to make my stuff both fun to watch and interesting so it's very encouraging to get feedback like this. Richard

@orchardwatchandclockrepair8346 5 жыл бұрын

That was just brilliance Richard. The time and the resources built into that film it's not a video !! it's a master peice. Wow. Top guy

@richardperrettwatchmaker 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Jon! Forgive me for liking you a lot! :) Richard

@orchardwatchandclockrepair8346 5 жыл бұрын

Well it's just great work your very welcome Jon oc

@asmobrat 4 жыл бұрын

That is really extraordinary !! Thank you Richard!...

@richardperrettwatchmaker 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks asmobrat ... it's an interesting story right? Richard

@asmobrat 4 жыл бұрын

@@richardperrettwatchmaker Of course ! And I think only a pocket watch could have contained great memories like that... Thanks for sharing again...

@randynovick7972 5 жыл бұрын

Fascinating stuff! I had no idea of the complexity involved in these repeaters. Many thanks for your service in the Balkans, too. I'm looking forward to seeing this one being dismantled, cleaned and made whole again.

@richardperrettwatchmaker 5 жыл бұрын

Haha! Randy ... me too! It might be a while until we see the follow up as much care is necessary with a watch of this importance. Thanks for the feedback. Richard

@jimmyolber5406 5 жыл бұрын

Guardianship is exactly the word. What a lovely watch, such a treasure! Many thanks for this video, much enjoyed.

@richardperrettwatchmaker 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Jimmy ... and I actually feel a little the weight of history on me as I work on a piece like this. I have to do the absolute best job I am capable of in respect for the brilliance of the gys that went before us on this. This guys new how to make a great watch ... and there was not even electric light, a car or a computer in sight. Thanks for the feeback. Richard

@antoncolbo 4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy watching your reviews and information productions like this. Fascinating just reading about the history of various people and their watches, like how one of Napoleon's watches ended up in Cuba. I came across another video on a tangent to this one of yours, where they mentioned that the first "known" wristwatch was made by Breguet for Napoleon's sister Caroline Murat.

@cristobalosuna3106 5 жыл бұрын

lovely video, really entertaining.

@richardperrettwatchmaker 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Cristobal .... so pleased you enjoyed it thank you so much for taking the trouble to let me know. Richard

@KarimDeLakarim 5 жыл бұрын

Wow what a story.Been watching some stuff about Napoleon found out he was't such a nice guy,left a whole lot of dead people behind.Nice watch such a cool tale.

@richardperrettwatchmaker 5 жыл бұрын

Haha! So pleased you enjoyed this and yes Bonaparte was a 'bit of a geezer' I figure. Thanks for the feedback. Richard

@darrensmith6999 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Richard really enjoyed the video ,love the history behind the piece as well. I never ceases to amaze me how in an era before mass industrialisation such practice and complicated instruments could be manufactured. How long would it have taken to produce a watch like this back then? Nice one . Thank you. 👍🙂

@richardperrettwatchmaker 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Darren ... yes sometimes watches are more than just watches and the story that surrounds them is as amazing as the mechanism inside. Good to hear from you. Richard

@bangy55 5 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed the history lesson. You make it very interesting. What a beautiful piece of machinery to have as a horological benchmark to wind (pun alert!) into a better-known, but no less fascinating history of warfare. I can't wait to see the next instalment. I'm known for being a bit shaky myself and it has always been difficult to explain to people who know me well, how I came to take up watchmaking. Your explanation of how you overcame your jumpiness is perfect and I plan to use it. :)

@richardperrettwatchmaker 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris ... apologies for the delay in response. I am so pleased you enjoyed this video and found it helpful. Time at the watchbench working calmly to effect the best result possible is I figure just in itself a wholesome thing .. the mind needs to be calm and focused all the while or the work is simply not possible. If I start to lose focus or my mind wander to frequently then I simply go and do something else fo a bit. Thanks so much for this feedback. Richard

@bangy55 5 жыл бұрын

@@richardperrettwatchmaker Amen, Brother. Cathartic in every way.

@Richard22444 2 жыл бұрын

Très instructive vidéo et l'on perçoit la passion pour la véritable horlogerie; de ces montres qui ne se faisaient qu'avec une prise de risque pour l'horloger qui la concevait et l'usinait !

@renebense 5 жыл бұрын

A minute repeater in action. This is so beautiful and so complex at the same time. Will you be able to assemble this complication ever again? This will be a challenge for any watchmaker. I will have to wait a week to see the result..... To use an Invicta watch box as the ultimate deterrent for thieves.....that is really ingenious. I have three of those boxes. Thanks for the tip!

@richardperrettwatchmaker 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Rene ...good to hear from you. More than I week to wait as I am going to drop in a few other topics before I return to this beauty. Richard

@Giovan_Nino 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, but wow what a spectacular work of art. I think there is something quite magical about this type of watch even just the sound of the chimes is enchanting.. The amount of original thought that would have had to gone into a minute repeater is mind boggling. Imagine sitting down to create such a complication. Where would you start? And the skill and artistry to then carve pieces of such a movement like the snails, how appropriate, out of blocks of metal.. The history and romance of your telling the story further adds to the enjoyment of viewing your video. Horology at it’s best. Of course today we have the intricacies of a tourbillion complication but designed and created no doubt with the aid of computers.. Thoroughly enjoyed this episode and looking forward to seeing how the service progresses and the history unfolds ..

@SkysaxonDragonslayer 5 жыл бұрын

I‘m speechless....

@richardperrettwatchmaker 5 жыл бұрын

Speechless good or speechless bad? :-/ :-)

@SkysaxonDragonslayer 5 жыл бұрын

Richard Perrett Watchmaker - speechless good of course! What should be bad at an epic whatch like this and your presentation and history lesson was fantastic! Can’t wait for the upcoming videos...

@richardperrettwatchmaker 5 жыл бұрын

@@SkysaxonDragonslayer Phew! :-)

@GenWivern2 5 жыл бұрын

That really is a very sophisticated timepiece in terms of appearance as well as mechanical complication. An exceedingly enjoyable video, thank you. I'd very much like to have a closer look at the arrangement of snails and racks for the striking mechanism, such things being familiar in general terms from clocks, of course. It's an awful lot of complexity to shoehorn into watch case though.

@bessiebraveheart 5 жыл бұрын

In my collection I have four quarter repeaters and one minute repeater. Two of them are also chronographs. I love pocket watches I have about eighty of them in my collection.

@richardperrettwatchmaker 5 жыл бұрын

Hi John ... Wow! That is some collection you have there .... are you in UK? Richard