Just when you think of Patek Philippe, your mind usually drifts toward Calatravas polished to perfection or Nautiluses basking in their 5711 celebrity aura. Then, hiding under the radar, there’s the Aquanaut 5066 - the awkwardly cool cousin who shows up t
The main difference between the Patek Philippe Aquanaut references 5065 and 5066 is their case size. The 5065, often referred to as the "Jumbo" Aquanaut, has a 38mm case, while the 5066 has a 35.6mm case, according to some watch blogs. Both models, howeve
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
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
For those who, like me, are more attracted to dress watches than to sports watches, the Patek Philippe ref. 3800/1A-001 (or 3800/1A-XII ) & 3710/1A-001 might be the best iterations of the Nautilus . At least, personally, they're the ones I feel the most a
The superb Aquanaut 5167 is the third mainline iteration of the Aquanaut, evolving from the smaller 5060 and 5065. If we place the Aquanuat timeline on the Cubitus, we're still in 1997. The sheer size of the Cubitus is notable though. Combined with the sq
Cubitus seem not so surprising after all. I found it particularly illuminating how Aquanaut, Neptune, even Sculpture and now Cubitus reflect a decades long effort by Patek to create offshoots and alternatives to Nautilus. (Reminds me a bit of a decades ol
spurred me, with support from knowledgeable Patek collectors, to perform research on how I think the Cubitus came about and its implications This post is intended for sharing with members some historical perspectives of the developments of the Aquanaut an