mjnoumoff
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Nice post, whit
I agree that the service cost was quite a shock. According to Henri Stern, there was no service record for my watch. So this just means that the watch was not serviced by Henri stern, not necessarily that it was never serviced. If the watch was never serviced in 20 years, then this cost isn't all that bad. If it was serviced some time in the past by somone else, then it was not made aware to me and for my peace of mind, I wanted Henri stern to give the watch a clean bill of health through all necessary repairs.
Mystique or not, Patek does not cut corners. The bearing and gold weight are one piece and that is it. If the bearing is bad, it all needs to be replaced. Done. That is the price that has to be paid for owning these types of watches and dealing with the manufacture for repair and maintenance. Im sure someone else could do the work for less and maybe JUST replace the bearing. But if I am already spending this much on a watch, it seems foolish to cut corners for maintenance. Like it or not, I will defer to their judgment and expertise.
The subsequent international guarantee is authetic too. The watch stopped a few weeks after that service and it was brought back to Henri stern. There was an amplitude issue that was addresed and I received the watch back in 4 weeks, at no cost to me. I am not sure the exact problem but am happy that Patek stands behind their warranty, especially after this large service was performed. To date, the watch is running -1/+1.
Wearing out of rotors?
a lot of wear
but surely....
