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Something I read...
Unfortunately, I have no personal experience with the 240 movement (but a Ref. 5140 would be my grail watch). In a review of the Patek Philippe Ref. 5146 posted in this forum the author said:
Still a perpetual calendar was and still often is seen as a delicate
mechanism to use and settle. The new annual calendar invented by Patek
Philippe was intended to be much more usable, and as efficient.
pp 240 movement
Hi all forum participants: Has anyone run into any problem with the pp 240 movement like the rotor jamming, etc. What is the overall opinion of the movement. Lots of headache or smooth like silk. Thanks for your advice.
I can only provide this anecdotal bit...
My dealer sells TONS of PP, and I've seen the watchmaker work on plenty of them when they come in for service, but I don't think I've ever seen a 240-based watch on the bench. Take that for what it is worth A
Thanks aaronm ...
Maybe what I heard is a single incidence. Good to know that it is not the case, at least from your experience. Cheers!
240 problems
Like I have told on this forum earlier and like I told wso on a PM, I have very bad experience with a PP equipped with a 240 movement. A brand new watch I bought from an AD did not work even one day and the repairs took about 11 months. After the same the...
My favorite Patek movement !
When I thought to buy a Patek it had to have the 240 caliber. It is more than 30 years in production and still one of the most iconic movements in the watch enthusiast world. Reported incidents of issues is something that can always happen with any techni...
Something I read...
Unfortunately, I have no personal experience with the 240 movement (but a Ref. 5140 would be my grail watch). In a review of the Patek Philippe Ref. 5146 posted in this forum the author said: Still a perpetual calendar was and still often is seen as a del...
Indeed
Hi, What I wrote was more about the fact that a perpetual calendar can be at risk when you settle the calendar, it is a delicate time and you should IMO settle one cautiously. It's not really the same situation when you wear it. PP has produced probably t...
Setting Calendar
Thanks for joining in Dje. I hope I did not quote you out of context. I am a bit curious about the statement "a perpetual calendar can be at risk when you (set) the calendar, it is a delicate time and you should IMO settle one cautiously." I understand it...
Big concern
The big concern is not to set the calender when the gears are engaged, say between 9PM and 4AM. Best to advance the time to noon, then set the calender settings and reset the time. Avoid resetting anywhere near the gear engaged time. I have two with no is...
Reliability and winding efficiency ...
If you have a look how small the crown from an Ellipse is you will be amazed that you can manually wind the caliber 240, working in it. The crown must be one of the smallest, if not THE smallest, crown that is used with a watch, with just a few millimeter...
