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Sounds Right
I had my 3940j serviced by Patek in NYC ( The Henri Stern Watch Agency). They did a beautiful job, but it took about 7 months for my watch to be ready. I wear it every day, and consider the servicing to be time and money well spent. I have never heard of a moon phase disc being broken or damaged in any way. Did your watch take a nasty fall? Hard to imagine the mechanism putting enough stress on the disc to harm it. Dont polish the watch. Wear it and enjoy it for the subtle , understated thing of beauty that it is.
Service cost question?
Dear all; I had sent in my 3940p for a service evaluation; and received an estimate recently; other than the usual things, I was told there is a crack on the moon disc and it needs to be replaced; however, extremely surprising was the cost involved of abo...
Sounds about right.
Patek website lists the service costs for each model. Level II complication (perpetual calendar) has a standard service fee of 1500 Swiss Francs. Platinum case polishing would be additional 120. Not sure about a cracked dial as it goes beyond standard se...
After seventeen years....
that is not bad of a cost. The wait is what would need the most nerves. I would service it, no questions asked Stylophile. Best Regards Edward
Servicing
Well, I think the QP servicing cost is indeed the normal one. As for the servicing time, it depends if it is serviced in HSWA for instance or sent to Geneva. It seems that it is longer for a service in the US due to the big volume of watches coming back f...
Thanks all!
I appreciate all the info provided; I didn't notice any obvious cracks in the moon disc or dial by naked eye! They said the service cost will include replacement! But they will not return the original dial! On a positive note, they will give me a strap fo...
Regarding the dial replacement,
Are they replacing it with an identical one? There are subtle differences between the various dials and I'm rather picky/obsessive about these things. If they won't return the original, then at least I'd want to see the proposed replacement ahead of time....
Replacement dial will exactly be the same!
Only difference will be a lot more subtle shading of the day / night indicator area; which to be honest I would prefer. I never really liked the darker shading of the dial. Thanks for all your input Bests
Curious,
Did they say why it is necesary to replace the entire dial rather then just the moon phase disc? Was there any damage to the actual dial? Also, I agree with you about the shading and preference for the more subtle shade, but usually the darker area is mor...
It is about right..
but not sure what's with the "crack on the moon disc"? I wouldn't polish it unless it is really in need of one. A 17 year 3940P that is a little worn is a sign of status It shows you really appreciate the watch by wearing it. /W72
Sounds Right
I had my 3940j serviced by Patek in NYC ( The Henri Stern Watch Agency). They did a beautiful job, but it took about 7 months for my watch to be ready. I wear it every day, and consider the servicing to be time and money well spent. I have never heard of ...
Service cost
I have sent several watches into PP for service. I currently have two in for service. One of them is having a total restoration (including dial). My experience is that the watch comes back like new! If the scratches are not too deep the polish is amazing....