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Need help/coffee perpetual calendar setting
My 3940 is showing feb 29, Friday which is wrong. But it is showing year 1 which I believe is correct.
Did PP set something wrong the last service and I only find out now?
Or do I need another cup of coffee to wake up?
Roger
Need help/coffee perpetual calendar setting
My 3940 is showing feb 29, Friday which is wrong. But it is showing year 1 which I believe is correct. Did PP set something wrong the last service and I only find out now? Or do I need another cup of coffee to wake up? Roger ...
Something is wrong unfortunately.
Either it wasn't set correctly (you have to set the watch with a special procedure and in a specific order). Or the watch wasn't assembled correctly at the last service. Frequent problem with perpetual calendars.
If you've never used the pushers then it's likely an assembly problem.
Assuming that the watch was set by a Patek Philippe employee who set the watch correctly and following the special order and procedure, then it's quite possible there's something mechanically wrong with the watch. Unfortunately, this is not unheard of. I'...
Probaly…
…the leap year indicator/mechanism is shifted by one year, i.e. „1“ indicates a leap year on your watch. If you switch to „2“ everything will work „perpetually“. You can then have this fixed during the next revision, but you can fully enjoy your watch and...
And here is a picture from this morning..
Enter text So now I’m back to being correct? Maybe I see what happens next year 🤦♂️ ...