#papanautilus... Incoming!

[onmyhand]

Congratulations! This is a very nice watch. I know, as a Nautiman.
Yes, must also thank Tyler for his enabling because I too was influenced through his postings.
By the way, don't your AD size for you when you're collecting the watch?

[Analysing You]

Originally Posted by tng11

Happy to make this my 2000th post!

This one shouldn't come as a surprise to some of you who have been following me as of late. With all the praises I've sung for the 5164 since acquiring one last December, it suddenly departed mid-May, and many people had thought I had gone crazy.

Well, that's because there were bigger things coming. After a number of hiccups, delivery delays, and the such, the beast has arrived!









I am speechless and positively giddy. That dial is simply gorgeous in the flesh with many shades of grey (50 or more? ), and it has the right balance of presence, complication and heft for a sports watch.

I haven't quite yet had the chance to have it sized down, so it's not officially on the wrist quite yet, but I'll provide better pictures once that's taken care of.

I have to thank a very generous and kind TRF member who helped me secure this piece from his AD. It's incomings and moments like these which make me truly proud to be a member of the community and really signifies how it's not all about profiteering and price speculation.

I also have to thank some of you out there (mostly Tyler and Jorge) for all of the enabling and pushing me over the edge to get this piece!
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What a fabulous piece, well done. Wear it in good health bud

[MrPorter_008]

Incredible, congrats!

[Cru Jones]

Congratulations!!

[Louribal]

Congrats!

[1William]

Congratulations.

[tng11]

Going to respond to the comments soon, once I get this piece sized down this afternoon.

I spent a good chunk of last night on my living room couch with this one in my hand... quietly mumbling to myself "my precious... my precious..."

[brandrea]

Well well well Tom, you never stand still do you?

That’s a stunner, and I’m very happy for you my friend

Honestly I thought your 64 was the perfect watch for you, but this one is (well ok) it’s just a whole other level

Congratulations and enjoy it

[JR16]

Congrats- busy spring ! Compliments the CB well, enjoy !


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[Hairdude1]

Congrats!

[Racerdj]

Great choice, congratulations!

[jrs146]

Congrats it’s stunning. This might have to be my next watch!


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[Islatate]

Tom, hearty congrats to you on such an awesome PP. The gradient grey dial on the 5990 looks incredible in person, which I was lucky enough to try on this afternoon. I may have been more giddy than you when I had your 5990 on my wrist today.

Enjoy it to the fullest Tom!

[goog53]

Congrats Tom! Jorge has really made me come around on this piece. The pics are stunning. Wear her in good health and looking forward to your next incoming.

[ezinhk]

Congrats! I am sure that beast wuz worth the wait.

How does it wear compared to the Jumbo?

[WatchinMD]

Very nice! Congrats

[tng11]

A couple of post-sizing wristshots:











I'm absolutely speechless. This piece far exceeds my expectations. The 5164 was an amazing piece, but this one really takes it to the next level. The feeling on the wrist is amazing, it has very serious wrist presence, but it is also extremely comfortable at the same time. The bracelet is silky smooth and the surfaces are impeccably finished. Now I know what fellow Nautilus owners are talking about when they refer to the bracelet.

The gradient grey dial is absolutely gorgeous as it has so much depth and is so dynamic in different lighting.

As my first Nautilus, the only little quibble I might have is that the clasp can be bit hard to open, but it gives a very secure feeling when clicking it closed.

I still feel the need to pinch myself... Having this one in my hands is truly a dream come true!

[Helmi]

Originally Posted by tng11

A couple of post-sizing wristshots:











I'm absolutely speechless. This piece far exceeds my expectations. The 5164 was an amazing piece, but this one really takes it to the next level. The feeling on the wrist is amazing, it has very serious wrist presence, but it is also extremely comfortable at the same time. The bracelet is silky smooth and the surfaces are impeccably finished. Now I know what fellow Nautilus owners are talking about when they refer to the bracelet.

The gradient grey dial is absolutely gorgeous as it has so much depth and is so dynamic in different lighting.

As my first Nautilus, the only little quibble I might have is that the clasp can be bit hard to open, but it gives a very secure feeling when clicking it closed.

I still feel the need to pinch myself... Having this one in my hands is truly a dream come true!

Great photos. Now the enabling game continues

[mnl]

Originally Posted by tng11

A couple of post-sizing wristshots:

I'm absolutely speechless. This piece far exceeds my expectations. The 5164 was an amazing piece, but this one really takes it to the next level. The feeling on the wrist is amazing, it has very serious wrist presence, but it is also extremely comfortable at the same time. The bracelet is silky smooth and the surfaces are impeccably finished. Now I know what fellow Nautilus owners are talking about when they refer to the bracelet.

The gradient grey dial is absolutely gorgeous as it has so much depth and is so dynamic in different lighting.

As my first Nautilus, the only little quibble I might have is that the clasp can be bit hard to open, but it gives a very secure feeling when clicking it closed.

I still feel the need to pinch myself... Having this one in my hands is truly a dream come true!

Great photos, it looks incredible!

I really like that you timed the shots so that they’re all when the seconds are at 0.

[nick c]

Congratulations!

[Ichiran]

Originally Posted by mnl

Great photos, it looks incredible!

I really like that you timed the shots so that they’re all when the seconds are at 0.

That's the chronograph's second hand, it will always be at 12 o'clock until the wearer presses the start pusher

[Fat_ninja]

Really nice. Curious. What is your wrist size? So I can have context of how it might look on me.

[Heu]

Looks amazing! Congrats!

[sgfortino]

What a gorgeous watch. Congrats!

[tng11]

Originally Posted by CoveWatch

Amazing! big congratulations! I'm giddy just looking at your pics

Originally Posted by ufboy73

Mega congrats! Such a great watch!!

Originally Posted by OP15

Congrats...great watch!

Originally Posted by mps354

very nice!

Originally Posted by agentmeister5

Congrats!

Originally Posted by Busyboy

Wow

What a 2000th post

Originally Posted by Mikegp

Congrats. im liking the 5990 more and more.

Originally Posted by tyler1980

awesome

Originally Posted by thomaspp

congrats!

Originally Posted by sensui

This one's slowly growing on me.....Nautilus is like a sickness lol. Congrats.

Originally Posted by Vipes

Very nice. Congrats!

Originally Posted by tonupbklyn

bravo!

Originally Posted by 5Zigen

Looks awesome, big congrats! Now go get that beast sized already

Originally Posted by denmanproject

Looks great Tom!

Originally Posted by ap1

Bam / huge congrats

Originally Posted by kn_watches

I love this piece! Congrats.

Originally Posted by HL65

Congrats it’s a great watch!

Originally Posted by nyc2la

Well done --- congrats and wear in the best of health!

Originally Posted by GB-man

Congratulations tom! Enjoy in good health my friend :)

Originally Posted by Analysing You

What a fabulous piece, well done. Wear it in good health bud

Originally Posted by MrPorter_008

Incredible, congrats!

Originally Posted by Cru Jones

Congratulations!!

Originally Posted by Louribal

Congrats!

Originally Posted by 1William

Congratulations.

Originally Posted by Hairdude1

Congrats!

Originally Posted by Racerdj

Great choice, congratulations!

Originally Posted by jrs146

Congrats it’s stunning. This might have to be my next watch!


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Originally Posted by WatchinMD

Very nice! Congrats

Originally Posted by nick c

Congratulations!

Originally Posted by Heu

Looks amazing! Congrats!

Originally Posted by sgfortino

What a gorgeous watch. Congrats!

Thank you all! I hope to enable some more of you out there!

[tng11]

Originally Posted by incontrol

Congrats Tom. Very nice. I hope u don’t miss the 5164 too much going forward.


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Thanks Kevin! I still love the 5164 and it was an extremely tough decision to let it go. I've had to exercise some strict self discipline as of late - 4 pieces and no more. It's forced me to make some very tough choices indeed.

Originally Posted by mnl

Looks amazing, congrats!! Also love the travel case you got with it!

Thanks! The travel case is fantastic - it's made by Phase de Lune (I recently got their 3 watch roll) and their stuff is top shelf. All the better with the PP branding!

Originally Posted by Sam Philip

Major congrats, 5990 is an awesome watch. Today I was talking to one of the ADs I deal with and he said demand for 5990 has increased significantly over the past few months. It must be due to the awesome photos posted by Tyler and Jorge

Thanks! I don't doubt the power of social media on increasing the popularity of these pieces. The 5164 and 5990s were sleepers a year or two ago, and they're now on fire! I also think it has to be that they are now relatively much better buys than they used to be - the price gap between 5167/5164 and 5711 or 5712 vs the 5990 has narrowed such that the 5164 and 5990 have become better value for money than their time-only counterparts.

Originally Posted by Enigma54

Wow congrats again Tom. Still regretting not jumping on your 5164.

Thanks! It wasn't meant to be... but I'm sure there'll be other opportunities!

Originally Posted by tonupbklyn

btw, u were offloading many other pieces lately, in addition to the 5164...assuming to fund this beauty.
what's the state of the collection now?

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oops, nevermind...i see it in ur signature!

I've just been doing general housecleaning... too many pieces I had been hoarding and wearing seldomly. I like a smaller, more focused collection that I will wear and enjoy more often.

Originally Posted by AK797

Fabulous stuff, Tom! I love the 64 as you know and shame to let it go but this is a fine replacement, enjoy it!

Thanks Neil! As I've said above, it was a very tough decision, but it was hard to go wrong at any rate!

Originally Posted by Hank

Congrats Tom! 5990 is a very nice upgrade from the 5164.

Thanks! May I suggest this as your next move?

Originally Posted by onmyhand

Congratulations! This is a very nice watch. I know, as a Nautiman.
Yes, must also thank Tyler for his enabling because I too was influenced through his postings.
By the way, don't your AD size for you when you're collecting the watch?

Thanks! Tyler and Jorge played a huge role in enabling, I also spoke with them in private and was pushed over the edge by their remarks on the piece. As for sizing - it was shipped from the AD to me (i.e. I didn't get it from a local AD), so it was unsized when I got it.

Originally Posted by brandrea

Well well well Tom, you never stand still do you?

That’s a stunner, and I’m very happy for you my friend

Honestly I thought your 64 was the perfect watch for you, but this one is (well ok) it’s just a whole other level

Congratulations and enjoy it

Thanks Brian! It was about seizing an opportunity that came up - and having this piece in my hand was really beyond my wildest dreams!

Originally Posted by Islatate

Tom, hearty congrats to you on such an awesome PP. The gradient grey dial on the 5990 looks incredible in person, which I was lucky enough to try on this afternoon. I may have been more giddy than you when I had your 5990 on my wrist today.

Enjoy it to the fullest Tom!

Thanks Ken! I could tell you were smitten by the look on your face - there was no hiding that!

Originally Posted by goog53

Congrats Tom! Jorge has really made me come around on this piece. The pics are stunning. Wear her in good health and looking forward to your next incoming.

Thanks Mike! I have a sense I will be slowing down... but who knows when the next surprise will come out of left field?

Originally Posted by ezinhk

Congrats! I am sure that beast wuz worth the wait.

How does it wear compared to the Jumbo?

Thanks! I was lucky in that the wait time was almost non-existent... just some shipping delays.

In terms of how it wears to the Jumbo, it definitely wears with more presence given the thicker case, but it wraps around my wrist better than the Jumbo. On the Jumbo, the bracelet is very stiff and flares out at the lugs on my small wrist, whereas on the 5900, it drapes down more at the lugs and there's no flaring out that I see on the Jumbo.

It wears a lot more comfortable - the interior edges are nice and smooth, while I find the inside edges of the Jumbo bracelet can be sharp and irritate my skin at times.

Originally Posted by Ichiran

That's the chronograph's second hand, it will always be at 12 o'clock until the wearer presses the start pusher

I think you meant that it is the chronograph's minute hand!

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

Really nice. Curious. What is your wrist size? So I can have context of how it might look on me.

Thanks! According to my measurements this morning, my wrist has shrunk to about 6.3" (I lost 10 lbs in the last few weeks for a variety of reasons).

[SL BRABUS]

Very nice....

Congratulations.....!!!

[mnl]

Originally Posted by Ichiran

That's the chronograph's second hand, it will always be at 12 o'clock until the wearer presses the start pusher

Isn’t the seconds hand also at 0 though? The chronograph is the big seconds hand but the time seconds is the subdial at nine, right?

[SilverFoxUK]

That is stunnng! Well chosen.

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by mnl

Isn’t the seconds hand also at 0 though? The chronograph is the big seconds hand but the time seconds is the subdial at nine, right?

that is the chronograph minutes subdial. There is no running seconds, unless you run the chronograph