Evening all
I have the chance to purchase a brand new Aquanaut on the rubber strap and likely to buy next week. Therefore, I would be grateful for your views and experiences of this watch.
Also, although I am not buying the watch for investment purposes. I would want to liquidate it if needs must or I don't get on with it. As such, is there any likelihood that pre-owned prices may drop significantly?
Regards
I absolutely love it, its my favourite patek.
IMO its more modern than the nautilus, the rubber strap is extremely comfortable and i prefer the fume dial.
I can't see prices dropping any time soon.
^^^^The forum answer is MX5.
I bought mine back in 2013 and it was almost seen as the poor mans Nautilus, not that there's much difference in price. I love the Aquanaut and as has been said above is a very modern looking watch. I find it wears well both casual and smart. It's true that at first glance it's a little understated, particularly compared to the Nautilus but when you catch the Aquanaut dial in the right light it really pops!
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I own a Nautilus and have an aquanaut on order.
Cars, I have an old A4 estate tdi, a new golf gttdi and an old Boxster S, but prefer to ride motorbike. I don't think the type of car makes any difference. I'd be happy auth any of them, or without them and something completely different.
I think there is a good chance the watch will hold its value well, and there is quite a long waiting list at present.
It's just a matter of time...
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My daily wearer and wear more then my blue dial 5711
Love it so much im wanting the GMT version.
Drive a Range Rover Velar if that helps lol
It's my favourite Patek by far, and I borrow my mum's Nissan Micra (K12, an absolutely brilliant car) when I need it. If you ever arrive at a correlation, or any other meaningful conclusion for that matter, I'd be interested to know.
I think of my Aquanaut in the same way as the F P Journe Chrono Bleu. Entry level but far exceeds this in terms of style, versatility, accessibility.
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Ty for the pics.... What car? I know I'm sad!
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I’m down for the 5164 GMT version. More balanced and more presence than the 5167, and I just can’t stand the white date window on the 5167. But, at least you’ll not lose money if you decide to move it on.
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I was all for the 5164 until I tried it on. For me the elegance was lost with those ‘lumps’ and even though I’ve got 7.5 inch wrists it just didn’t work. I have to say I was disappointed as I’d built it up so much in my mind & dismissed the 5167. Even though it’s bigger I kind of like the new 5968A though.
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I think the finishing is superb, and the dial is especially nice. Also something about the very long thin white second hand that I like. No hacking movement, but you are able to adjust the second hand by winding gently backwards. It is light on the wrist, but doesn’t feel fragile. Also fits very nicely under the cuff.
Not worn for a while, but this is mine
I wish I hadn't looked.
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
Almost bought an Aquanaut travel time in Vegas this year, but glad I didn’t as the 5968a is a much more interesting piece.
Yeah, this is a super nice release. I just hope Patek don't start exploiting the design like they've done with the Nautilus with the complications, none of which work remotely as well as the original (it's not RO-bad, but I really feel it's unnecessary). The 5968 came out great, and I'm happy about that, but they should leave it at that because most of their recent releases look like pure design guesswork.
Mmmm... Not sure I agree. The Nautilus PC was a stunner.
And the salmon dial 5170p 5270p almost made me hyperventilate...
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Mrs cmcm3 loved the rose gold ladies' pilot and I got a chance to try on my grail, the 5170p. Should've taken pics of those two... 😕
They have done a much better job with the Nautilus PC than with the 5140 but still the fonts look a little large.
I realise that complication Nautiluses have their fans, and the 5170 is obviously nice, though stylistically perhaps a bit unambitious (I'd like to see them do today what they did with the Nautilus and the Aquanaut in the 70s and 90s), but I can't shake the feeling that while decades ago, all Pateks, or at least the ones I've seen, were absolute classics, they have recently begun to guess, looking to release new watches and seeing what they can come up to be able to do so. It's possible that it happens more than I might think, even with top-shelf brands like Patek, but when it starts to show, or when plebeians like myself begin even to suspect it, something isn't right.