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The 6301 isn't just a minute repeater; it is a clockwatch with a trip minute repeater.
Clockwatches chime under their own in power in passing, think of it as a very small grandfather clock. To do this they normally have a second barrel and train just for the strikes.
- In “grande sonnerie” mode it strikes the hours on the hours and the hours + quarters on the quarters.
- In “petite sonnerie” mode strikes the hours on the hours and only the quarters on the quarters.
- In "silence" mode it doesn't chime
- A trip repeater chimes the time on demand without needing to charge a slide
The 6301 is Patek's second most complicated wristwatch, behind the 5175 & 6300--it takes more effort to make one of these movements than it does the movement for a sky-moon-tourbillon.
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