Recommandations
WATER RESISTANCE
Although your watch is equipped with a water-
resistant crown, it is not protected at all against
the ingress of moisture because of the slot for the
minute repeater slide.
Therefore, exercise care to ensure that liquid does
not come into contact with your watch.
SERvICE
We recommend that you have your watch
serviced at least once every three to five years.
For this purpose, we suggest you take it to an
Authorized Patek Philippe Retailer who will send
it to our Geneva manufacture, the only location
authorized to service watches with minute repeaters.
You can then be assured that your watch will be
inspected and overhauled by a qualified master
watchmaker at Patek Philippe headquarters in
Geneva.
The master watchmaker will completely disassemble
the movement and then inspect, clean, and lubricate
all the individual parts prior to reassembly. All
functions of the watch will also be tested in detail
and the escapement regulated if necessary. Finally,
its rate accuracy will be monitored and precision-
adjusted for a further period of at least two weeks.
The case and the buckle will be polished as per
your instructions and your watch will be returned
to you in mint condition. The entire process will
take several weeks because each watch must
undergo a complete series of tests to fulfill the
strict quality criteria of Patek Philippe.
If you have any questions regarding the maintenance
of your watch, contact the Authorized Patek
Philippe Retailer nearest you or our International
Customer Service department in Geneva, or visit
www.patek.com.
WINDING
When it is on your wrist, your watch is wound
automatically by your arm movements. When fully
wound and off the wrist, you watch has a power
reserve of at least 38 hours. If your watch stopped
because you set it aside for an extended period of
time, you can wind it manually with about 20 turns
of the crown.
We advise you to wind the watch before you put
it on. This way, you can avoid lateral pressure
on the winding stem which, in the course of the
years, could damage the stem tube. The same
applies to handsetting. Please use your fingernails
to pull the crown out and turn it gently between
two fingertips.
