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Old 20 May 2016, 09:46 AM   #70
subtona
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Originally Posted by lapince View Post
Amazing, but I don't get why triple, I would include the moon phase and count it as a quadruple, the only thing I find curious is that so many Patek MR's, if not all I don't know for sure, are auto movements, in such a watch I would expect to have the beauty of a manual, not an auto, when you see MR movements from other brands the manual ones are just stunning, I never understood that choice from Patek, especially for this model...
I would count the moonphase as part of the calendar function

I suspect the auto movement, if working efficiently, would keep the MR optimally wound so the hammers would have the stored energy to sound their intended best.
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