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15 November 2020, 12:28 PM | #1 |
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when should you send out your Patek for the service?
What is the timeframe of sending your watch for A regular service?
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15 November 2020, 02:44 PM | #2 |
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When something is wrong with it
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16 November 2020, 11:41 PM | #3 |
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You asked about ‘regular service’. PP suggests every 3-5 years. I agree with jerrym that if it ain’t bust don’t fix it approach. That said the oils used don’t have an infinite life but as the service process involves complete deconstruction, inspection, cleaning, oiling and reconstruction of worn parts... why service it if it still keeps good time?
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17 November 2020, 12:45 AM | #4 |
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I may be overdoing it, but every six months I check all my mechanical watches on a timegrapher. If the timekeeping (seconds per day), beat rate or amplitude deviate substantially from the norm for that watch after a full wind, off it goes for service. Normally that is 5-10 years, sometimes more.
Probably just waiting until the watch either keeps poor time or stops running in normal use - is quite sufficient. |
17 November 2020, 02:25 AM | #5 |
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Personally I go with the 'when it needs it' mentality with my watches.
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17 November 2020, 02:52 PM | #8 |
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Curveball; I managed to get a NOS 3796R (small, I know, but I adore the traditional 'first' calatrava proportions).
I have worn it for 13 days straight and it runs 1.7secs per day fast. If it aint broke...? |
18 November 2020, 02:14 AM | #9 |
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Depending on the complications, the simple Calatrava will need longer periods between services than the complicated perpetual chrono.
I agree with the folks send it to service when you notice it is no longer keeping good time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
18 November 2020, 03:58 AM | #10 |
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I agree. I have to say I was blown away by the accuracy. It was made in 1992! I’m not sure about amplitude etc but at face value +1.7secs/day over 13 days is pretty solid regardless.
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19 November 2020, 08:26 PM | #12 |
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I’m in the if it ain’t broke camp.
I had my omega serviced after 10 years and it was totally fine. But I had to take it back 3 times for regulation to get the timing right after service.
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29 November 2020, 11:22 PM | #13 |
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A. When it breaks as others have said
B. When it's working but you want a 3 month vacation from it
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30 November 2020, 01:22 AM | #14 |
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It is frustrating when we send a watch in for service that is running fine and comes back with issues, mechanical or cosmetic, after the service. All the reason to only send them in for service when an issue arises.
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30 November 2020, 10:22 AM | #16 |
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Brought mine for service after 10 years.
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30 November 2020, 11:18 AM | #17 |
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My 5711 is consistently running -10s but only 3 years old. Think I’m gonna send it in soon
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30 November 2020, 12:07 PM | #18 |
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That's too bad and 10secs would bother me. Way out of the spec PP advertise for new watches. No reason a service such as yours should not be covered under a warranty period that should be 5 years. IMO a high end watch manufacture that can't warranty for 5 years does not have enough confidence in the performance of its product or in its manufacturing processes.
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30 November 2020, 01:02 PM | #19 |
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Yea I find all these patek seals, 1000 hour control etc a crock. I’m not super picky, I’m ok with 10 s fast a day (but not slow). Wife got me a jlc jubilee when we got engaged. Was running 10 MIN fast a day and somehow it wasn’t magnetized. Took 3 trips before they fixed it. Did it again after the warranty expired, paid for service, did it AGAIN 1 month after the service warranty expired and they still wouldn’t cover it and demanded full price of service. Rolex is honestly the only brand that consistently gets me reliable timing. I joke that my 5131 is so danged hard to read the time I guess I don’t notice the inaccuracy.
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Ha, big advantage to two handed watches is not getting caught up in the timing for days or weeks. I wouldn't give a damn about the timing if I had a PP 5131 either. Would not have expected such service nightmares from a JLC though. IMO some high end brands would go broke if they warrantied their watches for 5 years. Which is probably why they don't.
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