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17 April 2024, 01:52 AM | #61 |
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New name proposed, AquaNOT
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17 April 2024, 02:34 AM | #62 |
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Am I missing something here, I thought Patek Philippe clarified their new depth rating for new releases in their W&W press release
https://static.patek.com/pdf/pressre...nd_Wonders.pdf (scroll down to "Unified criteria for water-resistance") What I'm currently unsure of and I'm guessing is that all pre W&W 2024 models still showing 30m on site (i.e. most if not all 2024 and earlier models) are still rated to the old measurement - indeed confusing but I thought it had been clarified? |
17 April 2024, 02:40 AM | #63 | |
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I can’t think of any other time where a manufacturer voluntarily made the specification of a product they had released worse without regulators intervention….
An example of don’t go fixing things that ain’t broken…. |
17 April 2024, 03:39 AM | #65 |
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17 April 2024, 04:04 AM | #66 |
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This is so lazy. Just have individual ratings. Crazy a luxury brand would do this.
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17 April 2024, 04:45 AM | #67 |
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not only is it lazy, isnt it dangerous!??? Now people are technically able to take their perpetual calendars and world timers into the pool and swim with it and Patek is now liable for any water damages...
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17 April 2024, 05:01 AM | #68 |
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sounds like preparing for their coming dive watch line. i can already hear them say: the cubitus is tested waterproof at 100m!
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17 April 2024, 06:48 AM | #69 |
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Is the Cubitus name confirmed? And when are they revealing it? I have quite low expectations…
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My only question is, are all 30m rated watches already sold and in use actually good to swim with? Thats what I need to know.
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Is this true? I was told by my AD that force absolutely can increases jumping into pool increasing pressure if it hits a portal. Otherwise, 30m would be ample for virtually all swimming. And it’s not. Now is 60m for my 5524. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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17 April 2024, 09:13 AM | #75 |
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I believe your AD was sleeping in physics class. The forces from jumping into or pool swimming are minimal, although a jump into water from a very high platform or cliff could be significant.
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Maybe he was an Olympic platform diver!! So, ultimately, are you saying that a watch rated for 30m is actually safe to be swimming in a normal pool, showers, the ocean, etc., anywhere where one does not go down approximately 90 feet under the surface?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Did Patek say anything about NOT using chronograph pushers under water?
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17 April 2024, 10:50 AM | #78 |
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Pushers under water doesn’t sound great for any brand.
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Everyone concerned should remove themselves immediately from any waitlists. I’ll happily move up the queue
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Like the deck of your super yacht maybe? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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At least you don’t need to worry about water ingress on your Nautilus!
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And no dry docks in Dubai at the minute! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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18 April 2024, 12:30 AM | #86 |
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Should have just changed the rating to feet.
“Now rated to 99 feet”
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It could cause some confusion for instance last year the platinum Ellipse had no water resistance but the rose gold version had the 30m, now the Platinum version has the 30m, what changes have been made and what’s to stop someone who bought one years ago thinking theirs has the 30m?
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It is all fugazi anyway, so who cares?
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20 April 2024, 02:45 AM | #89 |
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Completely and utterly useless explanation from Patek, to the point of being seemingly disingenuous.
What in god's name are they trying to say? IF they are saying 30M or 3 bar is "their" standard for surface swimmable watch ratings, then, as one commenter already stated, are their 30M dress watches now "swimmable?" Really? So does this mean that they are just not testing for 120M of 12 bar testing depths on their cases? If that's the case, none of these sports watches can be trusted for water resistance for active water activities. It's not just about swimming or not swimming or even diving. Part of having a robust WR rating was for those what if situations? Diving into water. Accidentally dropping your watch into the water. Or just having a watch tested to depths that you may not ever see in real life, but ensure that water will essentially never be a worry for you....that is a "feature" that people pay for in a sports watch. OR are they really downgrading their sports watches with standard water resistance meant only for dress watches...ie, standard gaskets and seals, to standardized these components across all their watches? Now that's a real downgrade. If Patek is going the ALS route and really have only 1 watch line that can be considered a sports watch with robust water resistance, then just say it. But my guess is they can't without risking their cash cow and sports watch icons. It's a stupid move. If their goal is "honesty" they really have to explain it. So are they just testing to 3 bar? Or are they testing to 10 bar or more and just marking it 3 bar for a safety cushion? Does this mean they are going to restate the WR ratings on all their other watches including dress watches, or are they just going to remove that altogether from their dress watches to basically tell the public these watches are not WR at all in any way shape or form? Will they come clean and say that then? |
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Aquanaut & Nautilus 30m water resistance, this what he say...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WXQbP7X0B64 Nevermind about the DeepSea in the background.... Look at this guy reaction & what he has to say about the new Aquanaut & Nautilus 30m water resistance... That sum it up...
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