Patek Philippe

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Patek quality control or ..

Most of the posts I read appreciate different Patek watches.. their movements, dials, complications, history all those good things. Generally do not see any tales of bad experiences. I own 4 Patek  watches so far and trying to acquire few more. However, I have some bad experiences as listed below.

1.Perpetual calendar with retrograde date : The very 1st month of ownership, at the end of the month, the date did not revert back to 1

The winder box provided by Patek did not work after few months. Even after I got it back after Patek repaired it..it still has issues.

The tip of the stylus to change day, date etc. fell off.

2.Regulator type annual calendar watch did not keep time properly. I just got it back after 6 months or so.

3.After buying these watches, I have gotten standard letters  6 to 8 months after initial purchase. To me, this is not efficient customer relations or .. may be their priorities are different.

4. I have not gotten any reply for the emails I have sent to Patek via their web site.

5.After I bought a chronograph paying hefty price tag, within a year, I have seen the same reference selling for lot less as a pre-owned watch indicating that the Patek watch does not hold value as much as the dealer wanted me to believe.

I sometimes wonder whether other high end companies such as VC or Lange are any better..

I would love to hear about your bad experiences and what was the resolution.

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