Question for 5711a owners

[Divingdeep87]

Blue.

[subtona]

Prefer the blue

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by BigAppleBill

Cool! That’s very thoughtful of you. I haven’t tried on the white dial version yet.

lol I meant I was wearing the blue version lol

[BigAppleBill]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

lol I meant I was wearing the blue version lol

Aww c’mon. Can’t you get the white dial away from your daughter for one day?

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by BigAppleBill

Aww c’mon. Can’t you get the white dial away from your daughter for one day?

Wife...not the daughter. Daughter has the blue lol. I’ll ask her but then I have to change the links and auch

[RHIII]

Originally Posted by bearxj86

Owned both - kept blue

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[BigAppleBill]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

Wife...not the daughter. Daughter has the blue lol. I’ll ask her but then I have to change the links and auch

Absolutely no need for all that hassle. I can hunt one down on 47th St. See ya tomorrow.

[Ichiran]

Originally Posted by BigAppleBill

Update - All replies so far have been helpful and much appreciated! I’m still on the fence, but leaning a bit towards the white. I like the matching date window, readability, relative rarity to the blue, and my personal taste leans conservative but a bit unconventional.

Get the white then.

Buy what you like. Don't settle for blue.

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by BigAppleBill

Absolutely no need for all that hassle. I can hunt one down on 47th St. See ya tomorrow.

Kk

[np2016]

I have never owned a white dial timepiece until my 5711. I absolutely love it and the legibility is and look are perfect.

[soundserious]

I have both. Gun to my head I’d keep the blue. But I love them both, great watch.

[GB-man]

Prefer white

[mzcloud]

I like the white.

[seansong93]

I'd go blue as it reflects light nicer and you get a better diversity of tones. The white is also nice but can be quite flat.

[BigAppleBill]

So far it approximately looks like 15 for blue and 12 for white (some left a little room for interpretation). Even so, it’s kind of surprising to see so many favoring white on what is perhaps the most iconic of the blue-dialed watches.

[Andrés G]

I own the blue dial 5711 and don't care for the white.

[calatravato]

I have the white one, but only because I couldn’t get the blue. Having said that, I’m super happy with it and have never caught myself saying, “Gee, I like my white dial, but I sure wish I had the blue!”

I think someone already mentioned this, but the dial could be a metallic gray, or it can be white, depending on the angle and lighting. The contrast between the dial and the black markers is stunning.

Either way, you can’t go wrong. The blue is iconic, but the white, having not been in production nearly as long, is not as widely seen.

[drbarba1]

I just got my white 5711 this week and am blown away. Love the silvery white/grey dial. I don’t think you can go wrong with either but the blue is a little overrated IMO.

[liljctl]

Originally Posted by BigAppleBill

I’m finally closing in on adding a 5711a. I’ve always liked the blue dial, but suddenly the white has been pulling at me and I think it might be the way to go. I like the fact that it’s less common. But this is going to be my one and only Nautilus, so maybe I’m making a mistake not going with the blue.

Grey market price difference is not a factor since I’ll be paying MSRP. For those who own the white dial version — how has it stood the test of time in your collection? Any regrets about not getting the more iconic blue dial? If you could go back and choose again, would you still choose white over blue? Any blue owners who now have a preference for white?

I like the white better.

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[Flex368]

I like both but I prefer and own the blue.

[AK797]

A funny one, I think the white is a better white than the blue is a blue, but I'd probably take the blue if a first Nautilus.

[Mr Naultilus]

Personally i would go white dial, as the blue isn't really blue, more greyish

and another thing it wears quite tinny if that makes sense

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by Mr Naultilus

Personally i would go white dial, as the blue isn't really blue, more greyish

and another thing it wears quite tinny if that makes sense

But white is opaline silver

Ur hands still fat regardless of the color

[Mr Naultilus]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

But white is opaline silver



Ur hands still fat regardless of the color

Probably why it wears quite tinny

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[BigAppleBill]

I went and tried on both today. I really wanted to prefer the blue. The blue 5711 is an icon. It even carries a higher value in the grey market. I love blue-dialed watches. I have a Daytona 116509 and an FPJ CB as well as a few other blues. But after comparing the two dials side by side I’ve concluded the white is my preference. It’ll be my first white dialed watch. So now the waiting begins...

Thank you all for chiming in with your personal preferences and advice!

[soundserious]

Awesome! Great pics.

[cascavel]

Now that the waiting has begun, any idea how long the waiting is expected to be? Was the wait for the blue the same as the wait for the white?
Just curious because when I ordered an Aquanaut two years ago the wait for the 5167a was two years but for the 5167/1a was only one year. Guess which I ordered?

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by BigAppleBill

I went and tried on both today. I really wanted to prefer the blue. The blue 5711 is an icon. It even carries a higher value in the grey market. I love blue-dialed watches. I have a Daytona 116509 and an FPJ CB as well as a few other blues. But after comparing the two dials side by side I’ve concluded the white is my preference. It’ll be my first white dialed watch. So now the waiting begins...

Thank you all for chiming in with your personal preferences and advice!

But Bill you tried it with condoms on... it feels and looks different bare back.

#justsaying

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by BigAppleBill

I went and tried on both today. I really wanted to prefer the blue. The blue 5711 is an icon. It even carries a higher value in the grey market. I love blue-dialed watches. I have a Daytona 116509 and an FPJ CB as well as a few other blues. But after comparing the two dials side by side I’ve concluded the white is my preference. It’ll be my first white dialed watch. So now the waiting begins...

Thank you all for chiming in with your personal preferences and advice!

Did you try these on at an AD or a gray?

[ragsk]

Good choice. The White is the best 5711 currently available. Its the one that gets most of my wrist time!