^^^ Yes that gold and diamond monstrosity looks great with a wet suit doesn't it?
Probably the people who do wear them as a "sports watch" (shudder) don't frequent fora like this and chuck them on the bedside table when they change to a dressy watch for an evening ashore from the yacht.
F.T.F.A.
Advertising gets horribly dated very quickly, doesn't it? What's interesting, comparing that advert with the theme they've been using for a while, is that the object of perceived aspirations has changed: loafing around by the seaside no longer has any social cachet, every skilled trader who's worked hard can do that. The current Patek advertising is puts the desire for upward social mobility right in the centre, with the various contexts used merely peripheral to the idea that owning a Patek marks you as having moved you into a preppy, pseudo-Landed Gentry caste.
Hmm I do wear both the Aquanaut and Nautilus as sports watches to go swimming, snorkelling, paddle boarding etc in fact they are both very good as a general purpose holiday watch.
The Aquanaut in particular works very well in tropical climates.
As others have commented photos do not bring out their full qualities and in particular how their multi-faceted metal surfaces in different finishes catch the light with movement.
However, these features are also a drawback as they do attract scratches and scuffs easily much more than say a Rolex would.
I'm a huge fan of late 60's culture, think of the space station scene in 2001 and the clothes and styling.
I think the PP Nautilus is stunning and if I had a five figure sum to spare, I would buy one. Unfortunately I don't and will never likely have that disposable income to flash, let alone the security required, so I'm quite content with a homage. It's not that I want a copy of a PP or to give off the illusion that I own a five figure watch, but because I love the design and shape and if I'm rocking a particularly vintage look, it finishes the outfit off.
I think it's very much a marmite design, almost the horological equivalent of concrete brutalism.
I noticed a chap in my office wearing a fake Nautilus yesterday. It looked like the chronograph version but I could not get close enough to have a good look.
This same chap has a fake Submariner and a fake Daytona. He is a very image conscious guy but I am not sure what image he is trying to project with a knock off watch on the wrist.
Bizzare really.
John
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+1. Spot on.
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I don't really like the look of them. I am sure they are impressive in any way, but for the price range there are many more appealing watches to me.
Who reopened this pointless thread?🔈