Great Service from APSC Clearwater!
The crown on my 15400 had worked its way loose so I decided to send it in to Clearwater for a checkup and a pressure test to activate the 3rd year warranty. The whole process was extremely smooth and communication from AP was exceptional. I got phone calls and emails confirming they received my watch, time for completion (estimated 1 month), service confirmation and notification of shipping home. They performed a full service of the movement under warranty and extended the warranty by an additional 2 years. Best of all the whole process was completed in just 3 weeks. The watch was VERY WELL packaged when it returned and even got the nice AP travel case. I know many of you have dealt with APSC before and had similar experience but for those of you that haven't AP is among the best when it comes to service and customer satisfaction. Big thanks to Betsy, Guillaume and the rest of the AP team in Clearwater

Servicing a RO by an independant watchmaker?
I am consiering a RO but concerned about the relatively expensive servicing if done by AP. I have a local watchmaker service my Rolex over the years and have always been satisfied. Are there many RO owners who have their local watchmaker perform routine servicing?

Patek Self Winding Rotor
Does anyone know if all Pateks make a buzzing sound when you move your wrist? I heard it is the rotor in the watch but I'm not sure. I have owned multiple rolexs and haven't heard anything. My buddy has 5327 and tells me he can hear a buzzing when twisting his wrist.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Is Patek going away from deployant clasps on some complicatd watches?
I know people have commented on the fact that when Patek introduced the 5905 they removed the deployant claps in favor of the tang buckle (compared to the 5960P).However I recently saw a photo of the 5327 in the Revolution magazine and noticed it has a tang buckle, whereas the 5140 had a deployant clasp. Has any forum member seen the 5327 in person and can you verify that they indeed released the 5327 with a tang buckle?I wonder if this will be a trend or a cost saving measure. Personally I don't know if the 5327 with the thin 240 movement needs a deployant clasp, but it was nice to have one on the 5140.

5711 Blue Dial available at New Jersey AD
Hi, just wanted to let anyone who's interested know that LaViano Jewelers in Westwood, NJ just this morning got in a brand new 5711 blue dial. I'm getting one from my local AD soon so I passed on it. I have no affiliation with this dealer and just wanted to share the info as I know how incredibly hard these are to come by. Call and ask for Mike!