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Old 2 January 2019, 03:40 AM   #16
Pratfall
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Bubble, I'd guess, and here's why. When I was researching steel sport watches ten years ago, I encountered a lot of watch nerds who said the Nautilus was just an overpriced Royal Oak wannabe. Royal Oak -- or even better, Royal Oak jumbo -- or go home. And it was much harder to find a jumbo than Nautilus at the time, at least in my neck of the woods

I liked the 5711 and bought one anyway (back when you could still find them behind dealer glass), but felt like I was going against conventional wisdom by doing so, and that's obviously since changed. But the baseline was "meh" for decades and things will ultimately regress to the mean.

The problem is when they will regress to the mean is unknowable. I feel your pain a bit because I want an aquanaut but mid twenties for one is nauseatingly expensive for what you get.
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