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Originally Posted by kaiserphoenix
And honestly how much is Patek really gonna save from this it’s just bizarre. Furthermore considering the probably fairly large number of calatravas and calendar watches that are now gonna come in for water damage during warranty period will surely outweigh any minimal cost savings…Because mark my words the perpetual calendar will not withstand swimming.
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I think the saving will be made in time, I’m guessing when a Patek watchmaker completes a watch it will be sent to another department for water resistance testing, I can imagine now it’s put into a bench tester that has its own built in compressor and is safe to use and the standard version tests to the 30m now stated by Patek, I have my own diving and sports watch company and have the 100m version myself.
I’m sure the Nautilus and Aquanaut haven’t changed in design but are now only tested to 30m because it’s quick and easy for the watchmaker to do so.