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18 November 2018, 07:51 PM | #1 |
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Aquanaut Feelings
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I just got my ne Aquanaut Jumbo. Nice watch, but a bit a delusion. I was excited, but after opening the box, it is really nothing special. Anyone else had the same feeling? D.
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18 November 2018, 08:04 PM | #2 |
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nope, i love mine, in fact its my everyday watch
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U ve expected a big bold sports watch and got a simple,slim almost feminine 3handed piece on rubber .well that s it.the good news u can flip it anytime. Try to enjoy it and if atill doubt just sell it.
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18 November 2018, 08:23 PM | #4 |
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I will take it off your hands and give it a good home :)
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18 November 2018, 09:55 PM | #5 |
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definitely feel you.
Tried to like it for over 6 month but at the end I had let it go. Hoping to try 5164 or a Nautilus next. |
18 November 2018, 10:00 PM | #6 |
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I was almost as underwhelmed with the aquanaut as the blue 5711. Neither lasted 6 months
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18 November 2018, 10:31 PM | #7 |
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How dare you insult the blue/GREY dial
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18 November 2018, 10:33 PM | #8 |
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I love the 5167. My favorite watch with 5711 White dial a very close second.
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18 November 2018, 11:04 PM | #10 |
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The 5167 is pure stealth wealth. Once you wear it for a while it grows on you. However I see you have a 5711 so it is a bit duplicative.
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18 November 2018, 11:19 PM | #11 |
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I had the same experience. Thought the 5164 would be better but it didn’t sing to me either. Flipped both within 3 months of ownership but I’m pretty happy with the 5711 and 5712 on bracelet.
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18 November 2018, 11:27 PM | #12 |
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Had the opposite feeling when I got mine- exceeded my expectations and the more I wore the more i loved. I loved the thinness, the lightness, the dynamic dial, the bold hands, the reflections of light off the bezel, hands and numerals.
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5167 is brilliant! I absolutely adore mine!
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18 November 2018, 11:37 PM | #14 |
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I had the opposite reaction upon receiving my 5167, and my appreciation for what the watch is, or perhaps I should state isn’t, continues to grow.
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19 November 2018, 12:16 AM | #16 |
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I’ve always said (and tried to myself) throughout years of collecting - and chasing various references - never ‘over-hype’ any particular watch — your just setting yourself up for disappointment.
At the end of the day - it’s just a watch. (I’m a big Aquanaut fan btw) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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19 November 2018, 01:50 AM | #18 |
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I hear you, I've had two and found myself not wearing it much. Too sporty for work and not rugged enough for the weekend.
So I sold the first and missed it so much that I got a second one, sold it again for the same reason and now I want a third... Keep it, give it time.
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I do find the base models a bit too simple for me, esp given their prices, so I prefer the 64 and 12 in SS.
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19 November 2018, 03:56 AM | #20 |
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I wasn’t underwhelmed...if anything, the dial is so much more lively in person than in pics
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19 November 2018, 04:04 AM | #21 |
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And it's the simplicity of the base models that attracts me to both! Happy they offer options!
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I owned a 64 way before the hype. Never could get the fit correct .I loved the ease of the time zone setting though. Never considered the 67 as a Nautilus really kicks its butt.
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id be over the moon ,,, one day ill have one .
maybe its just that the thrill of the hunt is over ,,, |
19 November 2018, 05:32 AM | #26 |
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Honestly, it feels divine! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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It’s a good looking watch but I was honestly a bit underwhelmed when I tried it on a while back so passed. Went for the AP 15710 diver instead. So much more going on; front and back.
Maybe PP is there at some point in the future for me - perhaps if I ever need something a bit more formal and less sporty for work when I’m a touch older. One of the complicated aquanauts would offer an excellent option then.
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I did the same I passed on the 5167 and 5164. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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I do like them in photos, and appreciate to see them in others’ wrist shots, but just too much uninterrupted brushed bezel surface area for me when on the wrist. P.s. sorry for the not so great movement shot of the PP. If someone has a better one, would be great to see and do an objective comparison to the AP as they are more or less equivalents (entry level sports) of each other between the two Maisons.
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