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Koehn minute repeater, 
 10 STRIKES FOR THE HOURS,   3 DOUBLE STRIKE FOR THE QUARTERS
AND 6 DIFFERENT TONE FOR REMAINING MINUTES 10: (45+6) 51

I AM PROUD TO INCLUDE THIS QUOTE FROM THE OWNER, I HOPE I WON'T EMBARRASS CHRIS BY SAYING THAT IT IS MY HITHERTO UNFORTUNATE REPEATER THAT CHRIS IS WORKING ON. MY CALIFORNIA WATCHMAKER SPENT A YEAR RESTORING IT (DAMAGING THE DIAL IN THE PROCESS), AND THEN SENT IT TO A "MASTER" WATCHMAKER FRIEND FOR FURTHER FINE TUNING. HE RETURNED IT TO ME SAYING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO TO GET IT TO RING TIME CORRECTLY, WHICH HE FALSELY CLAIMED HAD BEEN A PROBLEM WHEN I ASKED HIM TO PERFORM A COA. HE ALSO CLAIMED THAT THE WATCH HAD THE WRONG OR A DAMAGED "RACK," WHATEVER THAT IS, AND THAT IT WOULD NEVER RING PROPERLY AGAIN.

SO I SENT IT TO CHRIS. WITHIN A DAY, HE HAD IT WORKING PROPERLY. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE PARTS WERE ALL FINE AND THAT MY CALIFORNIA WATCHMAKER AND HIS "MASTER" WATCHMAKER FRIEND HAD JUST REASSEMBLED THE WATCH INCORRECTLY. IF ONLY CHRIS COULD FIX THE DAMAGED DIAL SO EASILY!
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