joenghenry
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Thanks for the input from different fellow members!
Tony, I have the same question too.
Certainly, the only way to get a confirmed answer is to ask PP service center (I shall do so on my next visit to them while getting my newly ordered aligator strap).
But thanks to PP, we can now download the user manuals of various current references from their official website and have a better understanding in how to set up different watches.
According to the manuals, 5140 will have the calendar displays changed from 3pm to 2am daily, and 5159/ 5496 will have the change from 8pm to 2am daily. Since the timing of moon phase advancement is not mentioned separately as in annual calendar, I assume the moon phase will advance in that time frame as well.
So I guess for all perpetual calendars, no matter the movement is 240 or 324 based, the moon phase will change in the afternoon or evening, instead of in the morning (around 9am to 11am) as in all annual calendar.
May be that's something related to the different modules added in perpetual vs annual calendar, even though in both complications, the moon phases have the same accuracy up to one day deviation in every 122 years!
Will come back to this post again after I got the answer from PP
Regards,
Henry
This message has been edited by joenghenry on 2013-02-25 03:11:44 This message has been edited by joenghenry on 2013-02-25 03:12:20
Moonphase change in 5159
Dear All, I have recently acquired a 5159R and notice that the change in moonphase takes place at around 8pm. It is different from my other annual calendars using the same 324 movement base, which have a moonphase change at around 9am. The timing of moonp...
My understanding......
Having spoken with a member of staff from the Patek UK service centre about 4 years ago. Is that the moonphase changes between 09.30-11.30 hrs each morning. So, I am unable to shed any light on why yours is different, if everything else changes as it shou...
Thanks
Hi, Tony, Thanks for the reply. All of the calendar display of my 5159R change correctly. The setting of the watch is done just as stated by the user manual. According to the manual, all calendar display will change between 8pm to 2am everyday. But it doe...
Henry..........
Have you asked your AD, to raise your concerns with the Patek service centre and see if they can enlightened you?
Tony, I planned to do so.
But Sam has just solved my puzzle. His 5496P also has its moon phase changed at 9pm, which shares the same movement as mine. Thanks.
Thanks Henry.........
You can learn something new everyday on this forum. :) It is good to read that all is working well. :) I wonder why it is set to change at that time, compared to the earlier time??
Thanks for the input from different fellow members!
Tony, I have the same question too. Certainly, the only way to get a confirmed answer is to ask PP service center (I shall do so on my next visit to them while getting my newly ordered aligator strap). But thanks to PP, we can now download the user manual...