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Old 27 June 2022, 03:15 AM   #1
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Service recs for mid-60's Calatrava

Inherited watch is running slow. I have no records of any service work performed. Help me identify my options for service (in the US?).

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Old 27 June 2022, 03:18 AM   #2
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Send it to HSWA in NYC for service. Or if you have a local Patek AD, take it to them to send it to Patek for service.
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Old 27 June 2022, 01:46 PM   #3
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Seconded. You may need to call the Henri Stern Agency beforehand to let them know you will be stopping by, as the security counter will call up before granting elevator access.
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Old 27 June 2022, 09:12 PM   #4
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As you watch is over 20 years old, it automatically will go back to Geneva for service. As long as it does not need any parts, a good watchmaker should be able to service this for you. If it needs parts. DON'T let him touch it.
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Old 27 June 2022, 10:25 PM   #5
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As you watch is over 20 years old, it automatically will go back to Geneva for service. As long as it does not need any parts, a good watchmaker should be able to service this for you. If it needs parts. DON'T let him touch it.
How does a "good watchmaker" identify if parts need to be replaced without touching the watch?

I've always thought myself to be (at the very least) a "good watchmaker", but now I'm questioning my skills
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Old 27 June 2022, 11:27 PM   #6
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My watchmaker will tell me what parts are required and Caskers in Germany may have them, if I cannot find parts it’s off to Patek


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Old 30 June 2022, 02:35 AM   #7
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How does a "good watchmaker" identify if parts need to be replaced without touching the watch?

I've always thought myself to be (at the very least) a "good watchmaker", but now I'm questioning my skills
Aren't a lot of parts changed out in a full service so that the watchmaker should have a parts account with the brand, if factory parts are a must to the customer?
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Old 30 June 2022, 06:33 PM   #8
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Aren't a lot of parts changed out in a full service so that the watchmaker should have a parts account with the brand, if factory parts are a must to the customer?
Generally speaking yes, some parts will almost always be required.

Which leads to another critique: if a "good watchmaker" finds that no parts are required, I would suggest that the service might not be as "good" as it could be.

There are always exceptions. Like, if the watch is serviced every 3-5 years religiously so that wear is always kept in check...
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Old 30 June 2022, 11:28 PM   #9
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Stern in NYC and it'll take... a while.

Imho your best bet may be to call Albert / Joshua at European Watch Company in Boston as their watchmakers are top-shelf and service PPs all the time
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Old 1 July 2022, 09:52 AM   #10
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Aren't a lot of parts changed out in a full service so that the watchmaker should have a parts account with the brand, if factory parts are a must to the customer?
I've watched a fair amount of watch repair videos on Youtube and the only parts that are regularly changed seem to the mainspring which is a generic part.

Any movement that needs several parts changed is probably not something you should buy.
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Old 2 July 2022, 10:19 PM   #11
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I've watched a fair amount of watch repair videos on Youtube and the only parts that are regularly changed seem to the mainspring which is a generic part.

Any movement that needs several parts changed is probably not something you should buy.
I respectfully disagree with both points
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Old 3 July 2022, 09:14 AM   #12
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I respectfully disagree with both points
Interesting. What are the usual parts that need to be changed?

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