This happened way too soon...

[SimpleMan91]

I thought Platinum is tougher than gold... but it only took a lady bumping into me with her keys to ding my 5170P ...killing me right now.
If I took it to Patek Rockefeller would they be able to help me on the spot? I really don’t want to get it polished and feel like the face is smaller.. this happened wayyyy too soon

[traf]

It’s unique now. Don’t sweat it... only way to avoid these is by leaving it in the watch box


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[007Sub]

Agreed. Just leave alone. Dings give character.


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[Rebel]

Originally Posted by 007Sub

Agreed. Just leave alone. Dings give character.


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Yes.

[danestaff]

Snap it's a watch,

I've even dinged this, wear and enjoy

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[CoveWatch]

Ouch! But it happens, just have to embrace it

[V25V]

That location would bother me too. But I would just learn to live with it until service, doubt a local boutique will be able to fix that and not sure I would allow them to. Just have it done at service.

[gilluminati204]

The nice thing about this happening is that you can wear it without worrying now and will eventually forget about the tiny scratch.

[sensui]

That's way too small... Don't sweat it and enjoy. You'll thank the lady later for breaking it in. Do not polish over that.

[SimpleMan91]

Originally Posted by sensui

That's way too small... Don't sweat it and enjoy. You'll thank the lady later for breaking it in. Do not polish over that.

I’m picking their brain now.... my body couldn’t hold it in LOL





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[danestaff]

If your Mrs is a day late, are straight down the hospital lol

Originally Posted by SimpleMan91

I’m picking their brain now.... my body couldn’t hold it in LOL





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[ap1]

I know that room / all alone with your thoughts.

[SimpleMan91]

Originally Posted by ap1

I know that room / all alone with your thoughts lol

Patek service said they’d have to send it to Geneva to laser fill. 70 weeks
FML


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[007Sub]

Originally Posted by SimpleMan91

Patek service said they’d have to send it to Geneva to laser fill. 70 weeks
FML


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70 weeks!!!?? Holy shit. Just sell it and buy another one lol


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[ap1]

Originally Posted by SimpleMan91

Patek service said they’d have to send it to Geneva to laser fill. 70 weeks
FML


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Oh my. Who says lil old lady’s aren’t dangerous...no way I give it for that long.
Gotta get over it, it appears. Sux

[myporsche]

Originally Posted by SimpleMan91

Patek service said they’d have to send it to Geneva to laser fill. 70 weeks
FML


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What a joke, really dissuades potential Patek buyers/new customers.

[soundserious]

Originally Posted by myporsche

What a joke, really dissuades potential Patek buyers/new customers.

I agree. Each boutique should have a laser welding guy in-house and should prioritize inane cosmetic requests over actual service issues. On the other hand, some potential Patek buyers being dissuaded wouldn’t be the worst thing either.

[myporsche]

Originally Posted by soundserious

I agree. Each boutique should have a laser welding guy in-house and should prioritize inane cosmetic requests over actual service issues. On the other hand, some potential Patek buyers being dissuaded wouldn’t be the worst thing either.

Ya very funny but not exactly. Patek shouldn't have an in house laser welding guy obviously, although outsourcing is not too difficult, but quoting these ludicrous wait times is just unacceptable. I have seen similar quoted wait times for service and repairs as well. It's simply not justifiable for a high caliber company charging this much for timepieces. The last part of your response was arrogant and seemed to imply that not everyone is worthy to be in some sort of an elite club of Patek owners.

[Calatrava r]

Originally Posted by SimpleMan91

Patek service said they’d have to send it to Geneva to laser fill. 70 weeks
FML


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I knew it was an easy fix but 70 weeks. That is really too long a time. That bezel while it may look nice worked well on the 30mm 96 and 3796 because it was much harder to bump and dent/ding. On a massive 39.5mm case it dings on everything. On a platinum watch, rounded, concave type bezels work best on larger sizes.

[AK797]

Dinged my 5164 bezel yesterday, first mark in a year, oh well, had to happen... said my team of therapists.

[ap1]

Originally Posted by AK797

Dinged my 5164 bezel yesterday, first mark in a year, oh well, had to happen... said my team of therapists.

I have a pin prick mark edge of brushed / polished in between 1-2 hour marker. No idea how got. Painful but over it now. Jorge knows best - be fine with the bezel or sell and never return

[tng11]

Originally Posted by ap1

I have a pin prick mark edge of brushed / polished in between 1-2 hour marker. No idea how got. Painful but over it now. Jorge knows best - be fine with the bezel or sell and never return

I got a ding on the edge of my 5164 bezel at 12, I think the second week in. Some lady smacked her purse with metal studs right into it right underneath my office. I was pissed for a good few weeks but got over it eventually.

Sure enough there is also another mark at 12 on my 5712 bezel (not a ding) and I don't remember how it got there. But I'm over it and I'm enjoying the piece to its full extent.

[Fat_ninja]

I wouldnt polish that. If you polish it. You are definitely removing material to smooth that out

[Vipes]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

I wouldnt polish that. If you polish it. You are definitely removing material to smooth that out

I've read that you don't actually lose metal with platinum. It gets moved to one side with a ding. Don't know if this is true or not.

[Sonzy]

Originally Posted by Vipes

I've read that you don't actually lose metal with platinum. It gets moved to one side with a ding. Don't know if this is true or not.

I read the same about platinum.

Wear it and enjoy it, you don’t have to worry any more. I hope this never happens to my watch :)

[rolexpatek363]

I've got lots of dinged-up watches. It turns it from "a Patek" to "your Patek".

[SimpleMan91]

I need to buy the bezel condom Jorge put up on insta from Casio *


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[mps354]

I’d try to ignore it, get it fixed at service time

[Chiboy]

Gotta say, that sucks. I don't baby my platinum chrono and wear it every day. But when I'm walking in a crowd, I tend to put my hand behind my back.

It's just like car dings. People just do not care, and probably have absolutely no idea they did this.

70 weeks to fix? So that's 69+ weeks of waiting in line and an hour or three of fixing it? There's gotta be a better way. But I'd wait till service either way.

[martinr]

LA Watchworks can fix it quickly and do as good a job as Patek Geneve.