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i assume from the quote that it includes a new gold case as it is-'march ancient!! worn out scratched and fragile'!!!
Feb 03, 2023,12:35 PM
as there would be no point in doing all this work with the historic referb' with a worn out case.
and the 80 weeks to complete would point to this.
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It's incredibly expensive to service a vintage pocket watch at Patek.
By: Signo : February 2nd, 2023-20:44
And I'm talking about just a regular service, with no obvious problems or damages to repair. Granted, everything is relative, but I was told that servicing a ref. 2499 would only cost marginally more. That makes the value-of-watch to price-of-service rati...
Wow!!
By: InHavenPro : February 2nd, 2023-21:05
LoL x))
By: InHavenPro : February 2nd, 2023-21:06
Yeeoowch!
By: cazalea : February 2nd, 2023-21:10
And you have to pay $500 if you refuse the service! That's why my one and only Patek, which runs great, has so much "patina" Cazalea ...
My Goodness...
By: David Allen : February 2nd, 2023-21:11
I am very close to buying a 1920s Patek art deco-styled pocket watch, but I am seriously going to mull over it further now that I know what future repair work will cost. Yikes. They are beautiful though.
Wow
By: roundel : February 2nd, 2023-21:15
Fwiw, I had my JLC Extreme Lab 2 serviced for 1/10th that price. It is an automatic, 2 timezone, digital jump minute chronograph, with power reserve, date, and push button crown with mode indicator for the crown works. It took about 15 weeks.
You Mean to Tell Me...
By: David Allen : February 2nd, 2023-21:21
That if you don't accept their estimate and decline service, you still get charged $17,200 TWD or $580 USD??? Wow.
Indeed!
By: patrick_y : February 2nd, 2023-21:32
Not that high.
By: Signo : February 2nd, 2023-21:32
Just $578, according to today's exchange rate =P
By: David Allen : February 2nd, 2023-22:06
lol
Good Point
By: David Allen : February 2nd, 2023-21:34
About why PP pocket watches are relatively discounted on the secondary market. I think I'll save my money now and instead look for a modern PP wristwatch.
And what about the bull that it is insured for 50k?
By: VintageCollector : February 2nd, 2023-22:18
That means that if they f**k up and lose it during service you are out of luck if you have not insured it to full value in any other way. Is that even possible?
🤣
By: myles721 : February 3rd, 2023-02:04
ROFL 🤣🤣🤣
By: lm6 : February 3rd, 2023-06:35
I have heard this before from a watchmaker ...
By: als1678 : February 3rd, 2023-01:19
He works on very complicated watches from another brand and is one of the best. A dealer asked his if he would service a PP pocket watch of a VIP client and he did it a couple of times charging $200. Then one time he was too busy with other work and refus...