Patek Philippe

really love the Nautilus line...

Enjoy them...

Cheers

M.

I'm frankly delighted that Philippe Stern had the b@lls to ignore all they naysayers back in 1976 and launch the Nautlius liine. Without doing something like that to challenge the status quo Patek would have become like Cadillac and Buick - appealing to harumphing old men attached to colostomy bags and rejecting anything "modern". And it was nice to see Thierry Stern wear an Aquanaut with a business suit and tie a few months ago to a dinner in Chicago.

I have both a Nautilus 5712G and an Aquanaut 5167 and they get very regular wear. If I had to keep one it would probably be the Aquanaut just because it is so easy to wear and so inconspicuous.

As to wearing them for "sport" - it's a little like SUV's. Most never go off-road and increasingly are not equipped to do so. If you want to go off-road buy an old Land Cruiser or Land-Rover. If you want to wear a watch while playing golf, buy a G-Shock.

I would disagree that without the Aquanaut and the Nautilus PP would only appeal to "old men'.......

I do agree with all else.....

Thanks for sharing your thoughts....

Cheers

i had the opportunity to choose and went for the 5711. that said, the aquanaut is beautiful too.

i disagree with previous post where he/she doesn't consider these two models as pateks. i am not sure this is in line with the company's ethos. all watches belong to the same family, carry their own history and are symbols in their own right. some are complicated, some are not. some more expensive than others. not everything appeals to everybody but outcasting/seggregating is not really constructive or in spirit imho.

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...I coudn't choose...so I had to have both )

 

And I am sure one day I will learn how to make photographs... ;-)

of a stunning pair....

Enjoy them....

Cheers

nt

...the boat is not! ;-)

nt

boat is the best boat.... lol

Cheers This message has been edited by PinkPanther on 2010-01-11 10:37:49

I have a 5711J and a 5167/1a. Although similar they are vastly different in practice... gold case, white dial on a leather band as opposed to stainless steel, black(Ish) dial on a bracelet. I love them both. It's a lifestyle and taste choice. I have basically given up on complications that I don't actually use in my daily life. I also don't really dress up anymore except for marriages and burials since my business went business casual. So the 5711J was near perfect for wear during the work week, nice, gold, but not formal. But the gold and leather was a little much for shorts or jeans and golf shirts on the weekends. So enter the 5167/1a for weekends. So I say it depends on how you want to wear it.

Glenn

For me, the Aquanaut is just a "missed" evolution of the Nautilus even if the latest version has improved it a lot.

Fr.Xavier

The Aquanaut ...

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By waiting one day ... The Nautilus, two watches very different IMO  ;-)

Best

Patrice

 

mon ami....

I didn't know that you had one....

Cheers

I have other surprises my friend ;-)

Cheers

Patrice

patrice , quite refreshing to a  see an aquanaut in water where it belongs , i certainly swim with mine.

regards

darren

After the pool, the sea ;-)

Best

Patrice

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