The half million dollar watch – F.P. Journe’s Sonnerie Souveraine 
"For a start, Journe's Sonnerie Souveraine is much more than simply a grand sonnerie; it is a grand et petite sonnerie plus a minute repeater. A sonnerie is a clockwatch; that means that it sounds the time (hours and quarters) in passing ... A repeater sounds the time on demand rather than in passing - giving us dongs, ding-dongs and dings!" Read the link to understand why this is such a big deal.
http://www.thepurists.net/Patrons/members/ian_s/journesonsouv/sonsouv.htm
"For a start, Journe's Sonnerie Souveraine is much more than simply a grand sonnerie; it is a grand et petite sonnerie plus a minute repeater. A sonnerie is a clockwatch; that means that it sounds the time (hours and quarters) in passing ... A repeater sounds the time on demand rather than in passing - giving us dongs, ding-dongs and dings!" Read the link to understand why this is such a big deal.
http://www.thepurists.net/Patrons/members/ian_s/journesonsouv/sonsouv.htm
