What is the phrase for chiming the quarter hour with 1-4 sets of TWO chimes, not FOUR as with Westminster Quarters?

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rlat

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Hello.
I'm posting this as "Off-Topic" because it relates to clocks rather than watches, but I'm hoping some watch mavens will be able to advise.

The chiming pattern known as Westminster Quarters, used in the Palace of Westminster, sounds 1-4 sets of FOUR dings each quarter hour. Thus it sounds 4 dings at quarter past, 8 at half past, 12 at quarter to, and 16 at the hour, and in the last case it follows up with bongs according to the number of the hour: 7 at seven o'clock, etc. The Whittington Chimes pattern uses sets of EIGHT.

But what is the chiming pattern called which sounds sets of TWO, namely 1-4 sets of two dings each quarter hour? This sounds 2 dings at quarter past, 4 at half past, 6 at quarter to, and 8 at the hour.
Many thanks for any help with this.
Robin
 
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