Patek Philippe

Dear PuristS, Good news and some slightly annoying news. Happy to announce that I have got my first Patek - ref. 5990. This reference combines probably the two complications I like the most (at this stage in my life) - chrono and GMT functions - in a very...  

Dear Willski, Since you live in NYC I would strongly recommend that you stop in to the Patek service center which is the Henri Stern agency at 45 Rockefeller Plaza. They are extremely knowledgeable and helpful and really nice people as well. At least you'... 

I don\'t have any contact details - do you know if I can just \'walk\' in?

Yes, you can just walk in. I believe that they are open from Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm, but you should check to make sure. .

Hello Will, First, congrats on a very very nice piece .. enjoy it. For me and a time piece with this profile has to be checked immediately .. its just not perfect to you and hence you wont enjoy it to the most. I don't think its a major issue as the tail ...  

Thanks for your kind words. It may not be noticeable on the pic, but the hand is misaligned slightly (including the upper part). Oh well.

This is a great model and we discussed about it here not long ago when Boxi presented his. I'm glad we can have the opportunity to see them a little as they remain rare on the forum. As for your issue, I think it will keep on annoying you so I would reall... 

Thank you - have been following your superb posts (particularly in the RM section) with keen interest. I will probably try and pop by HSWA tomorrow if I have time and see what they have to say...