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Yes, Gordon, I remember reading your great
in-depth post last November! I was and still am mostly insensitive or impervious to the Cubitus, unfortunately, but you showed perfectly how it’s a coherent part of a long term history.
But it doesn’t make me dream, whereas the 5060S does!
Cheers, Emmanuel
Patek Philippe's 'Aquatilus', ref. 5060S
Introduced in 1996 , one year before the first officially named ' Aquanaut ' model (ref. 5060A), the ref. 5060S has been a transitional model between the Roman numerals Nautilus ref. 3800 (about which I posted here ) and the first true Aquanaut ref. 5060A...
Thank you, Bill.
I really like the yellow gold, black dial, roman numerals variant very much. I even think I would choose it over any Nautilus. Just my taste of course. Cheers, Emmanuel
Love he yellow gold and black...
...just don't like how the Romans were 'flipped' toward the bottom. Patek (and others) do this a lot and it bothers me to the point where I'd never buy one...
I love the same variant,
including the flipped numerals and irregular space between them. I think I would choose this 5060SJ-001 over any Nautilus, but it's just my crazy taste. Anyway, thanks for your comment. Cheers, Emmanuel
This is why I love this site. Great work as always Emmanuel.
I never knew this and agree that this is a great model. The secondary prices are not crazy considering the historical bridge of this piece. I am not usually a fan of yellow gold, but this variant with the black (and I like the version with the dark green ...
What you describe here would be an absolute killer, Sebastian,
and I would definitely want it. Thank you so much for the kind words. Best, Emmanuel
I love the evolution of this line.
From beginning to current iterations, there’s something to love about each reference.
True, and this 5060S has a really special place in this line!
Have a great week. Best, Emmanuel
Your empirical analysis (with plenty of reference photos) is always great and helps me understand Patek history.
Especially since the 5060 is the fuzzy starting point of the Aquanaut (i.e. the moment it branched off from the Nautilus), it's rare to see such a focus on this Ref. n. Thank you as always
Thank you so much for your kind words, anaroku!
This ref. seems to be poorly loved, but I personally like quite a bit, especially the yellow gold, black dial, roman numerals variant). Best, Emmanuel
Thanks Emmanuel for the starting point of Aquanaut !👍
Your post adds perspective on my earlier one regarding Cubitus which has the DNA of Aquanaut as I mentioned with 1997 as the launch year. www.watchprosite.com
Yes, Gordon, I remember reading your great
in-depth post last November! I was and still am mostly insensitive or impervious to the Cubitus, unfortunately, but you showed perfectly how it’s a coherent part of a long term history. But it doesn’t make me dream, whereas the 5060S does! Cheers, Emmanue...