mjnoumoff
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WHOLE ROTOR
the rotor on my 3800 was replaced apparently due to worn bearings. the oscillating weight (rotor) was not moving uniformly and apparently could damage the movement. Patek would not offer the international guarantee without the rotor being replaced.
The rotor itself was the price of the overhaul.
Wearing out of rotors?
I noticed a couple of threads which have mentioned that some owners have had to have their rotors replaced due to wear... Is this the entire 22k gold rotor or simply the middle steel portion where the bearing seat is? I'm assuming that it must be just the...
a lot of wear
It would seem to damage the gold rotor would take a lot of wear on the central bearing suggesting a long time between services.
but surely....
...it's not gold metal directly contacting the bearings? I'm a bit stunned that a whole gold rotor could need replacing rather than just a new steel pressfit bearing race. Someone please tell me I'm wrong because that would simply be poor quality design.....
This is Patek...
Yep,. you are right! But Patek think differently... They do not replace a seal, they replace a whole winding crown... When they do an overhaul they replace the hands even when they are quite OK... This is the philosophy of Patek Philippe - under these st...
but that's a bit like
Rolls Royce saying they'll have to replace the entire engine because of a worn valve seat. I'm rapidly falling out of love with this company and it's 'values'. I'm just stunned that you can have so many QC issues massive wait lists for service and still h...
Point well made!
I do believe that the impression that most folks have of something this expensive is nothing short of perfection and when issues arise, the marketing myth disappears in an instant and things become emotional ..anger, frustration, etc. Certainly very under...