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Not even that....

 

Hi, Steve,
it's not that simple - to my knowledge the largest part of first version 5960 work reliably.
One should note that the first symptom reportedly were tiny scratches to the tips of the
minute hand - and only after those were returned after repair (assuming it was a QC problem
and probably had left the factory with already scratched minute hand) with the same symptoms
again it was more and more obvious the symptom wasn't the actual problem.
The research was so difficult, cause the largest part worked flawlessly - only few exhhibited this
problem.
 
 
I'm sure PP will handle the whole with best care, it'll most likely mean considerable patience for
those who own problematic pieces - but at the end I'm sure they'll do their best to solve the problem.
 
Best
Suitbert

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More on the 5960P second hand fault

 
By: bourgogneboy : March 23rd, 2007-02:15
I went to see my AD about my 5960P today. I was told that mine was the third 5960P which they had sold which has developed the problem with the second hand not going back to the 12 o'clock position. I was also told that the delivery of the 5980 appears to... 

I'm curious as how long did you have it

 
By: Zane : March 23rd, 2007-04:03
until you discovered the fault. Did you play around with chrono that often or it just happened?

Zane, maybe you should send yours in now, and>>>>

 
By: SteveS in NJ : March 23rd, 2007-04:45
claim it has not worked properly a few times before it breaks after the warranty period, and you will have to pay for it yourself. It's become fairly well documented on several forums that there is most likely a problem with the 5960 and its cousin Nautil... 

Steve, afaik..

 
By: SuitbertW : March 23rd, 2007-07:25
... untill now there wasn't a problem with 5980 yet - the reason perhaps beeing that those are already slightly modified (besides the fact it's also different movement without annual calendar plate). As you'll see in this earlier post about the hands modi... 

Is it fair to assume that any/all of the watches without>>>

 
By: SteveS in NJ : March 23rd, 2007-07:38
the triple stepped hand will have eventual problems? I feel sorry for the regular person who doesn't follow the forums and doesn't use the chrono function often, and the watch breaks after the warranty period. It is my opinion that PP should fix them for ... 

Not even that....

 
By: SuitbertW : March 23rd, 2007-16:01
Hi, Steve, it's not that simple - to my knowledge the largest part of first version 5960 work reliably. One should note that the first symptom reportedly were tiny scratches to the tips of the minute hand - and only after those were returned after repair ... 

Suibert,

 
By: Zane : March 24th, 2007-01:24
so should I send in my 5960 just to be safe or not all 5960 are problematic. I hate to see mine having any problem after the warranty. Should I play around with the chrono function as much as possible now then? What do you think? Cheers

Obviously you should not over estimate....

 
By: SuitbertW : March 24th, 2007-07:55
...my oppinion. Hi Zane, personally, I'd relax and wouldn't treat it other than normal - if there isn't any problem visible and also no "symptoms" like the slightly scratched minute hand tip - keep it as is and patiently wait untill first service will com...