Patek Philippe

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similar but different..

I bought a 5970wg in 2004.. My 2yr old dughter picked it up off the bathroom counter and then dropped it on the marble floor, crystal cracked..  Sent it to Patek and 3 mos later I got it back with new crystal. Tech's notes indicated everything looked ok with movement so they simply replaced crystal and returned. Then 6 mos later I started the chrono and absent-mindedly pressed the Chrono reset button (4 o'clock position) before stopping the chrono again..  All of a sudden everything went wonky.. The minute hand moved like a second hand for a few mm..  the chrono stalled, then reversed then went forward, then stalled..  then the second hand stopped moving entirely despite the watches full wind.

I sent 5970 back to CH and on return, learned that a tiny fragment of crystal had somehow gummed up the mechanism from the first break..  it sat there till I started the chrono and tried to rest without stopping it first.

You could have a foreign item from manufacture in there, it could be something with the movement, either way it's good for a return trip to the factory..  My 5970 has seen more of Switzerland over the past few years than I have.