Paul C.
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Use the internet for moon phase info
I google "moon phases" which will take you to a site which has accurate moon phase info. Today the moon is 88% waning gibbeous. The site shows a graphical depiction of the moon. You then use the stylus to set the phase. I do not know how to accurately set the phase to exactly 88% but I just set it until it looks right.
Paul
Setting the Moon calendar correctly on 5146
I would be grateful for assistance in setting the Moon calendar correctly on a 5146. The watch documentation comes with a list of full-moon days, but that will not be for a while now. The Patek web site portrays a picture for each day of the month, but it...
Try this
Do you have the moon chart? Set your watch to Full moon position and the count the number of days from May '08 full moon until today and push the pusher that number. It should line up pretty close as I believe it changes in the mornings. I'm trying to rec...
Thank you both.
I imagine Patek would not send a watch with a pin that would scratch the inner part of the pusher. The tooth-pick alternative does sound safer as the pin is quite sharp, but the pin is all I have available at the moment. Never have a tooth pick when one n...