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Old 19 July 2019, 04:58 AM   #1
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Patek Pusher

I have an extra attack pusher tool. How can I tell if it’s white gold, platinum, or stainless steel?


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Old 19 July 2019, 05:01 AM   #2
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I have an extra attack pusher tool. How can I tell if it’s white gold, platinum, or stainless steel?


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Well if it’s like Patek spring bars then it will always be gold - at least that is my understanding.
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Old 19 July 2019, 05:01 AM   #3
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Go to a gold and silver dealer, they have acids that they can test it with
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Old 19 July 2019, 06:22 AM   #4
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Use a wooden toothpick and not worry.
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Old 19 July 2019, 06:28 AM   #5
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Looks like steel, could be platinum or white gold but wait it maybe silver oh and plastic. Sorry that’s the best I could do.
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Old 19 July 2019, 06:26 AM   #6
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Old 19 July 2019, 06:30 AM   #7
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If I remember correctly, there is a hallmark « au750 » somewhere on it. And I think all pushers are made from white gold. That’s what the salons told me.
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Old 19 July 2019, 08:16 AM   #8
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The pusher pencils have gold tips in order to insure softness against the corrector buttons in the case.

However, watchmakers use wooden picks, as Calatrava r suggests.

Additionally, I have been instructed to advance the movement by hand for a full 24-hour cycle or so to make sure the perpetual/annual calendar and moonphase mechanisms are in sync. Using a pusher on the corrector buttons is apparently intended for large changes, like when your CH27-70 Q has been sitting for a couple of weeks.
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Old 19 July 2019, 11:39 AM   #9
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The pusher pencils have gold tips in order to insure softness against the corrector buttons in the case.
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does it really matter what its made out of when everyone pushes it through the plastic bag so they dont have to open it?
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Old 19 July 2019, 11:54 AM   #10
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Haven't touched mine ever since I got my 5712. I just use a toothpick!
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Old 19 July 2019, 09:19 PM   #11
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Haven't touched mine ever since I got my 5712. I just use a toothpick!
Thought this was a good idea until I read about the subsequent post on shards of wood creeping in
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Old 19 July 2019, 09:26 PM   #12
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Haven't touched mine ever since I got my 5712. I just use a toothpick!
since i packed my pushers in my sea shipment and was without for 7 weeks during the move i found a sim card tool to be pretty effective. Obviously not soft like wood, but i would be too paranoid to use something that could break.

anyway, works great in a pinch
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Old 19 July 2019, 11:55 AM   #13
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Old 19 July 2019, 05:51 PM   #14
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Haven't touched mine ever since I got my 5712. I just use a toothpick!


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Tooth pick


Risky routine if the pick slides between the case and the button and breaks then you will need a watchmaker to fix it(dismantle the case etc),the pusher is designed for that particular operation.
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Old 19 July 2019, 05:55 PM   #15
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Risky routine if the pick slides between the case and the button and breaks then you will need a watchmaker to fix it(dismantle the case etc),the pusher is designed for that particular operation.
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Service gets a number of pieces a year with bits of wooden toothpick stuck in the mechanism.
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Old 19 July 2019, 01:37 PM   #16
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I use the same pusher for my ss Nautilus and pm watches. No issues whatsoever.
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Old 19 July 2019, 06:04 PM   #17
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I always use the pusher. And it should be gold, because it's hella expensive to replace and I don't think they'd charge that for steel.
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Old 19 July 2019, 06:29 PM   #18
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They also have the black plastic pushers now,
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Old 19 July 2019, 10:58 PM   #19
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Mine just sits in the box. I thought steel watches come with steel ones and gold watches come with gold ones. But I could be wrong.

I have a very soft rubber pusher from an omega watch that I have. I tend to use that for all of mine.
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