problem with ref 5160

Recently, I was very fortunate to acquire Patek ref 5160r-001. On October 31, I waited till midnight to witness the retrograde date hand jump back to 1. To my disappointment it did not happen. It got stuck at 19 and the month aperture was stuck in between Oct and Nov. I had used the use watch only on few days after I took the delivery. Most of the days it was on a winder (provided by Patek)

On November 1, I contacted my AD. I was told to try few things to see whether the hand goes back. Later on I took the watch to Patek in New York. The technician fixed the issue after several hours. Happy to say that on December 1, the retrograde date hand did went back to 1

Any of you in the Patek world have experienced this sort of thing with 5156 or any other grand complication pieces.

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First of all: Welcome at PuristSPro ...

By: small-luxury-world : December 4th, 2014-05:42

and congrats for getting yourself the Ref. 5160. Would you mind to share some pictures and personal impressions (except the problem with already know) with us? Cheers, Oliver

Thanks Oliver

By: parle73 : December 4th, 2014-07:53

Thanks Oliver for your welcome. I will try to post some pictures. Unfortunately I do not have proper setup to take photos without reflections. The photos you have posted are really nice. I am enjoying my acquisition.. The engraving on the back is not very...

Photos of my 2 Pateks

By: parle73 : December 4th, 2014-15:28

Hi Oliver, As per my earlier post here are the 2 shots of ref 5160r-001 and one of ref 5146r-001 I definitely need to get some sort of set up like shadow box and a proper lens on my Nikon D3 ...

Wow...

By: akitaishi : December 5th, 2014-23:05

Your 5160 is very nice and classical. Just want to hear your opinions of the engravings.

Thanks

By: parle73 : December 10th, 2014-17:25

Yeah, It is very nice. The engraving on the back is not very deep. So it feels fine against the wrist. The photos I had seen in publications and on the internet give somewhat different impression. In reality the dial design is very suttle and clear. It ha...

Especially I like your ...

By: small-luxury-world : December 6th, 2014-12:32

5160R and your "first hand impressions" about the subtle engraving on the back. Thanks a lot for sharing with us and with a Nikon D3 already in the house it is only a small step to go to the next level - macro´s :-) We have at least two more 5160 owner´s ...

lens

By: parle73 : December 12th, 2014-03:41

Oliver, Thanks. Do you take photos which are part of your excellent reviews and articles. By the way they are excellent. Could you suggest a proper lens to photograph a watch. I am thinking of getting a 60mm or 105mm micro for my D3

Yes, I take the pictures myself. My camera for watches ...

By: small-luxury-world : December 12th, 2014-03:58

is mainly a Canon and therefore I have different lenses, but in your case Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60 mm 1:2.8D should be fine. Another option could be a macro lens from Sigma. I would recommend something from 50mm to 70mm, if you also like to take wrist sho...

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