2+ Years in Rehab...

[Calatrava r]

Originally Posted by MILGAUSS88

Well that was just the last sentence. I understand my repair was a great deal.
Patek fixed it, the watch has a Patek service sticker on it.

$10k for a watch repair is absurd though.

The parts on such old pieces are no longer stocked. They have to make them all from scratch from old drawings on a one watch basis. No economies of scale to be realized. Its also a big reason non-working very old PP watches typically sell at big bargains, if they are not rare collectibles, as buyers know restoration could be very expensive and factor that into the cost of the watch.