Patek Philippe

... I am wondering if anyone else has had this issue with a 5135 or any other automatic movement similar to this... First before i go on i want to say that I have brought the watch to Patek here in NYC and after looking at it they told me there is nothing... 

Hi, I'm asking this question because in fact in the winding train (the different wheels comprised between the rotor that creates the energy and the main barrel that keeps the energy before delivering it back to the escapement) there are wheels that can cr... 

It's working pedwcrly fine

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... it bothers me that Patek would just tell me it needs a service and NOT give any explanation as to what is wrong with the watch. I know this subject was just mentioned in a thread the other day about the way Patek will never explain to a customer what ... 

I don't own a Patek, but the response from patek just doesn't smell right. I would obtain another watch of the same model & see if it makes the same noise, like at another AD or something. ..

$1600 is almost 35% more than what there service estimate is for a annual calender including polish. What needs replacing after 3-4 years to justify this quote? Or are they just padding the bill? This seems to be more and more common, unfortunately.

same issue i'm having with a ref 3445,... my watchmaker and i are very sure one of the wheels lost a tooth or maybe more. does your 5135 also click click when you manually wind it?