Annual Calendar advice.....

[Calatrava r]

Originally Posted by JSol1

Reviving this thread as I’ve been allocated a 5396. I’m a long time watch collector and know this can be a bit controversial.

I currently have an extensive Rolex collection and never had an interest in winders because I either wear them regularly in rotation and when they do need to be reset, they are quite easy and I enjoy engaging my watches.

I don’t particularly enjoy setting my GMTs, so I tend to hand wind if I haven’t worn them in a while.

My question, when you say Patek supplies a Winder, is this AD specific (like some Rolex ADs provide SWAG and some not so much)?

Patek, to my knowledge, only supplies a winder with their perpetual calendar models. The current winder can be bought separately and what a particular AD may do about pricing if you buy the 5396 from them, varies with the AD. I am assuming ADs have some flexibility on winder prices unlike the watch prices.