Patek Philippe

Hi all Been looking into a ladie's Nautilus and found 2 interesting models 7008: Mechanical movement with date, stainless steel with diamond bezel (only 50 at 0.71ct total) 7011: Quartz movement, 18ct white or rose gold Now both are at the same price poin... 

.. at the ladies Nautilus options, and I came to the following conclusion. Some women will look great in the 5711; mine will not - so that option is out for me. (However, if you can this is a great choice: classic Patek, holds value probably best, unisex ... 

"Holding it's value" is a characteristic that pales in comparison to "what matches" the things in her waredrobe for my wife?

I will not buy a watch using batteries, especially in this price range. Furthermore, Nautilus is a sporting watch so steel is a better material than gold. Dress watches in gold are another issue and in my opinion Breguet's Reine de Naples is very hard to ... 

Agree that SS is better for sports watch, but then having diamonds on the bezel contradicts that

Very seldom there are perfect solutions. In the case of female Nautilus, one has to choose between diamonds and a quartz movement. For me diamonds are not as bad as a quartz movement. In one interview Thierry Stern opened the future a bit and admitted tha... 

watches. My wife has both and wears the quartz watch 95% of the time. I would make sure an exchange could be made in the event she prefers something different from what you select. By the way, I don't know of too many ladies who don't have a "thing" for d... 

There's no question in my mind that the mechanical watch is superior. I asked my wife (who has an array of different Patek's), however, and she couldn't care less about the mechanical movement. Indeed, she would rather have a quartz timepiece because wind... 

... spend the extra money to get the 7010/1 G with the diamond bezel. Diamonds, Precious Metal and the Ease of a Quartz Movement far out weigh the beuaty that you and I might appreciate in a Patek Mechanical watch. Sorry.