Tricky Question?

[V25V]

Originally Posted by yoast

Aquanaut for me.
If my kids want a luxury item, they can work for it, just like I did. Besides that, they wouldn't want an "old guy's watch anyway.

Amen. I did literally LOL at the comment above of giving a high school graduate a 34k watch. Are you freakin kidding me??


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[appa666]

Umm if no third option has to be 5711.

[incontrol]

I love the 64. It is one of the most versatile and comfortable watches I have ever owned. Based on most iconic, the 5711 will get most of the votes. That said you should have both!


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[GB-man]

Both fit the bill but I love love love the 5164A. It’s become my favorite watch.

[wulin]

There is nothing tricky about this question. At MSRP, it's always 5711.

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by wulin

there is nothing tricky about this question. At msrp, it's always 5711.

+1

[JR16]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

you have to take into consideration the 64 is more casual and its a pass down piece in your original post. Plot the dressiness of your grandfathers generation, your fathers, and then yours. Its a negative trend line. There is no doubt society gets more casual by the year, so there is that to consider. Your grandfathers watch is most likely way too dressy by todays standards to wear around... probably too small too.

People use to go out to dinner in a jacket and a tie so by 2040 following the tend line its probably going to be OK to do it in underwear ... 64 all the way

While overall I agree, I still am at a loss of figuring out where the flannel craze of the 1990s fits in- it seems fashion has gotten less casual in the last 10-15 years than the ‘90s and early 2000s. Perhaps this was just a minor irregularity in the overall trend.

To the OP, it is such a hard choice choosing between these models (5711, 5712, 5167, 5164), i know! I would say go with your gut, what you think you are most likely to wear the most amount of time so that you 1) get the most enjoyment out of it, and 2) the child to whom you are passing it down strongly identifies the watch with you and your wrist.

Looking forward to seeing what you decide!

FWIW, for me it was the 5167 (I don’t cross time zones too often and prefer the date window over date wheel on the aqua) followed by the 5712 (just love the assymetry of the dial).


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[GK-]

I’d go 5711 but I don’t think you’d go wrong with either.


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