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EDJA's post highlights a common concern among luxury watch owners: discovering unexpected imperfections on a prized timepiece. His experience with a stain on the minute hand of his Patek Philippe 5130 World Time sparks a community discussion on potential causes, service expectations, and the importance of meticulous quality control in high horology.
gents, I am bit crazy whole the day today as I occasionally noticed the stain on the minute hand on my 5130 world time.
I had never paid attention to the details and never observed watch under the loop but today at some light angle I discovered the stain on minute hand at the connection point in the center of the dial.
I bought the watch brand new from Moscow based PP retailer.
Any ideas where from this stain? could it be lubricant of grease? or its finger stain of the watch master? Any thoughts are welcome.
Anyway I am going to send watch to full service to Geneva this year as its 4th year already.
The Patek Philippe Complications reference 5130, introduced in 2006, is a World Time watch that succeeded the popular reference 5110. This model maintained the distinctive World Time complication, allowing for simultaneous display of time in 24 different time zones. Its design evolved with a slightly larger case and updated dial aesthetics, distinguishing it from its predecessor while retaining the core functionality that defines Patek Philippe's travel timepieces. It was produced until 2017.
The watch features an 18k rose gold case measuring 39.5mm in diameter and 9.8mm in thickness, housing the self-winding Caliber 240 HU movement. This ultra-thin movement, visible through a sapphire crystal case back, provides a power reserve of 48 hours. The dial is silver or opaline with a guilloché center, protected by a sapphire crystal. Water resistance is rated at 30 meters.
Reference 5130 appeals to collectors seeking a sophisticated travel complication from Patek Philippe. Its larger case size compared to the 5110 offered a more contemporary presence on the wrist, while its classic World Time mechanism remained a hallmark of the brand's technical prowess. The model was available in various precious metals, with the rose gold variant offering a warm aesthetic.
watch was pre-owned, polished and then sold to me as brand new. If so, its terrible. But i still beleive its a grease or lubricant from the mechanism ( at the same time i can't understand how its possible). Other option is the finger of the watchmaster who left his signature on the minute hand in a such strange way:) Anyway, I am quite dissaponted by that fact...
But I saw some corrosion issues with the hands of Patek Chronos,several times. I would just ask Patek what is the reason of this phenomenon, and ask them to solve that. Best, Nicolas
Please let us know what Patek advise?
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