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Vintage servicing / restoration
I'm looking at purchasing a vintage calatrava and many of the examples I have seen have movements that have not been treated particularly well by watchmakers or the owners over-enthusiastic children with scratches and oxisisation on the steel parts.
Can anyone who has sent a vintage watch in for service or restoration confirm if visible steel parts with scratches or small rust spots are either replaced or repolished as standard?
Many thanks
John
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Vintage servicing / restoration
I'm looking at purchasing a vintage calatrava and many of the examples I have seen have movements that have not been treated particularly well by watchmakers or the owners over-enthusiastic children with scratches and oxisisation on the steel parts. Can a...
If you request they restore the watch to showroom
condition and tell them to replace any maltreated parts, then your estimate would reflect those replacement parts in addition to the standard service. But, be prepared for a little jolt with the estimate...could be a little scary if a lot needs to be done...
I had an Amagnetic restored...
Hi, I had an Amagnetic restored in Geneva years ago. It even had worn off Rhodium plating on the bridges and plates and it looked awful. They even had a spare dial in stock and the watch came back like new. And it keeps time within one second a day! It co...
Are you saying it was a 3417???
Damn, another hot watch in my wish list! Do you have pics, to feed the dream? Best, Nicolas.
Actually it was a...
Hi Nicolas, no - unfortunately not - Actually it was a ref 3410 which is a beautiful but underrated amagnetic watch... has no "Amagnetic" print on the dial - so it is often overlooked, but has the same famous 27-AM-400 movement. It is a humble sober desig...
That is a killing piece, Erich.
This is a movement which looks familiar to me. The dial is as sober as elegant, sublime. Great piece, my friend. Thanks for the awesome photos. Nicolas.
My experience is that...
You will find that the vintage work at Patek is of very high quality and they really care about the details. They have the tools or the parts to re-make or replace just about anything, even down to creating new pivots for the gear trains or making new scr...