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View Poll Results: Which brand is more prone to movement repair? | |||
Rolex | 6 | 9.23% | |
AP | 46 | 70.77% | |
Patek | 13 | 20.00% | |
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Today, 12:39 AM | #1 |
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Rolex vs AP vs Patek - repair/fragility
Quick poll on Rolex vs. AP vs. Patek:
This is on newer models (like last 10 years). What are you thoughts on: 1) which brand is most in need of repair (movement) 2) Time and cost of a repair |
Today, 01:04 AM | #2 |
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The early Rolex 32 movements
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Today, 02:36 AM | #3 |
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I’d like to know if the people voting have personal experience with this. I own from all 3 and never had a problem with any of them having said that, when I bought my AP, I was told by the AD the offshore have had a few problems, but not many.
Everyone says AP, but I would like to know if this is from personal experience or going off what they hear.
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I’ve never owned a PP or an AP. That said, I guess I’ve always felt (rightly or wrongly) Rolex is the more robust of the bunch
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Today, 03:05 AM | #6 |
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My experience is Rolex is most reliable. I’ve never sent a Rolex or Patek in for service but have sent a royal oak in for service three times (same watch). No big deal really, under warranty, didn’t take too long. Generally speaking they’re all pretty good, I’ve had so many watches over the years and only sent in an AP and a Panerai for servicing.
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Today, 03:20 AM | #7 |
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Never had any issues with a Rolex or a PP (save for one PP, which had misaligned hands). With AP I had two issues which were swiftly addressed.
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Today, 03:32 AM | #8 |
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Today, 04:55 AM | #9 |
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Patek in need of a service due to issues with the date wheel not fully changing past midnight. The date wheel is stuck halfway between two dates. No issues with AP and Rolex so far, though the AP has been worn the least. No issues with any Rolex, even the ones bought more than 10 years ago.
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Today, 05:11 AM | #10 |
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Today, 05:23 AM | #11 |
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I needed to service 1 x Rolex after daily wearing it for 3 years (an SD4K that was 3/4 years old when I bought it used) and have had no issues with 6 other Rolex watches.
My 1 and only AP needed a warranty service once the watch reached about 12 months in age and thankfully has been great since. Too small a sample size for me to conclude anything meaningful. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Today, 05:50 AM | #12 |
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Never owned my APs very long.
Been wearing rolex and Patek for many years and each have had one service issue in that time. Patek took longer to service but they got it right and covered it out of warranty. Rolex was quicker but had to go back for a total of three trips to fix it.
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Today, 07:59 AM | #14 |
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Never had any particular issue with either Patek or Rolex. When sent for servicing Patek seems slightly quicker, plus free gifts when come back…but no issues with either. Pricing very transparent with Patek as readily available for each type of watch.
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Patek is not bad but the rotor is louder than Rolex's
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Today, 08:17 AM | #16 |
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For me, Rolex has been a generally robust and reliable brand. My Patek Philippe watches have been largely trouble free, but I don't wear them with abandon like I do with my Rolex and AP Royal Oaks and Offshores. Fortunately, the AP Service Center is in Clearwater, just 20 minute drive from my house, so it has made servicing my AP watches easy. I'd say I've been lucky overall without any real problems with service or ever having any "lemons".
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