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Iceman912 · 3 June 2013, 11:04 PM

NO contest

tinger · 5 June 2013, 02:37 AM

Unless you have to have the complications, to me the 5711 is much nicer/cleaner.
Seems like they just slapped the complications on the dial aimlessly without any thought to visual design.

For me 'less is more'

incontrol · 5 June 2013, 03:40 AM

The 5712 is always interesting to look at. The fact that it is not symmetrical is why I love it. The 5711 over time would be a lot less interesting to me. Pick what you like best!

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PatekCollector · 5 June 2013, 04:11 AM

5712 is very awesome piece but I'd go for 5711.

Rolexavidfan · 6 June 2013, 08:25 AM

Thanks also for pointing out symmetry of the 5712 viewed from a different angle. It makes sense.

Mauiguy · 8 June 2013, 05:43 AM

A couple of cool shots I found on the `net. Admittedly, this watch isn't for everyone...

subtona · 8 June 2013, 07:14 AM

the movement on the 5712 is much more interesting with that micro rotor...

Hughiee · 8 June 2013, 03:01 PM

Mauiguy, I love the photos posted of the 5712. The 240 movement is very nice as well.

Demonoid · 8 June 2013, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subtona

the movement on the 5712 is much more interesting with that micro rotor...

x100

shnxx · 8 August 2013, 12:56 AM

i want that micro-rotor...

ezinhk · 8 August 2013, 01:07 AM

IMO 5711 for sure...is a classic but everyone have different taste. Go with your heart!

QueueCumber · 8 August 2013, 01:38 AM

I would wait and get the 5726... (5711 if you must...).

I can't stand the asymmetry of the 5712, it drives my OCD bonkers.....

5726 has excellent symmetry and complications...

ezinhk · 8 August 2013, 01:50 AM

Agree... Here's mine.

metallic · 8 August 2013, 02:00 AM

Prefer 5711. Don't like the asymmetry either. If I were spending the extra money on a Nautilus, I would spend a little more for the 5726 without a doubt.

m_reign · 8 August 2013, 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metallic

Prefer 5711. Don't like the asymmetry either. If I were spending the extra money on a Nautilus, I would spend a little more for the 5726 without a doubt.

I agree, I am contemplating of adding another 5726 albeit on a strap if PP doesn't release a 5980 SS strap version next year.

Time Exposure · 8 August 2013, 04:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m_reign

I agree, I am contemplating of adding another 5726 albeit on a strap if PP doesn't release a 5980 SS strap version next year.

Seems a few strap models hit the pre-loved market when the bracelet hit retail on the 5726. Good time to be in the market for a 5726 strap model with all (relative) the choices out there.

Soly20 · 8 August 2013, 04:41 AM

I already purchased the 5711 blue face. For a complication, hopefully my next purchase, I would rather not get a complication on a 5711 but maybe a 5205R (black dial) or 5960R (similarly black Dial). I seem to like the Rose Gold/Black Dial combination.

m_reign · 8 August 2013, 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Time Exposure

Seems a few strap models hit the pre-loved market when the bracelet hit retail on the 5726. Good time to be in the market for a 5726 strap model with all (relative) the choices out there.

Need to clear out some funds first, but yes timing for a strap model is good at the moment.

Preacher · 8 August 2013, 06:21 AM

No help here but the 5726 on bracelet is a very smart looking piece indeed.

Puffy · 8 August 2013, 06:23 AM

5711 for me.... love the 5712 also...

Puffy · 8 August 2013, 06:27 AM

awesome shots gary! whoever took these snaps really got the dial out. it is a work of art

cluttered and all.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mauiguy

A couple of cool shots I found on the `net. Admittedly, this watch isn't for everyone...

prestocheetah · 8 August 2013, 12:17 PM

3 days layover?? woww..

5711 simple & clean

alexlt730512 · 8 August 2013, 02:52 PM

i love 5711 more.

iLLGT2 · 8 August 2013, 03:44 PM

5712 !!

shnxx · 8 August 2013, 03:47 PM

5711 for me. I'm not particularly fond of the complications on the 12. The only advantage of 12 is the beautiful microrotor on the caseback.

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Time Exposure · 8 August 2013, 09:58 PM

All this micro-rotor love! I thought micro-rotor mechanisms were not as efficient as full rotors for winding a watch?

Or is it just the cool factor of keeping the movement thin?

Personally, if I'm looking thru glass at my movement, I'd rather see a huge mass of high-carat gold with some engraving or engine-turning!

B. Doggy · 9 August 2013, 01:20 AM

5711 here. So sexy..

steveclocks · 9 August 2013, 02:00 AM

the 5712 is a wonderful watch, not unbalanced at all IMHO

perpetualman88 · 10 August 2013, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mauiguy

A couple of cool shots I found on the `net. Admittedly, this watch isn't for everyone...

Thanks for my new desktop pic

nyc2la · 14 March 2014, 01:56 AM

New member here, and only now found this thread. After much painstaking research and deliberation, and realizing, IMHO, that you really cannot go wrong, I went with the 5712/1a vs. the 5711/1a and the RO15202st. I feel fortunate to have found one (5712/1a), really. I like NOT seeing the sweeping second hand on the 5712/1a, but instead seeing it in a complication. And, I really like Mauiguy's observation re: the unbalanced concerns - look at it from 7 o'clock instead of 6 o'clock, and it's perfectly balanced. That to me makes the design of the watch even that much more brilliant - much thought and consideration went into it. Again, the 5711 is an icon, so you really cannot go wrong. Personal preference.

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5 June 2013, 03:40 AM	#33
incontrol "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Kevin Location: Somewhere in PA Watch: All of them... Posts: 10,355	The 5712 is always interesting to look at. The fact that it is not symmetrical is why I love it. The 5711 over time would be a lot less interesting to me. Pick what you like best! Sent from Kevin's Tapatalk! __________________ Patek Philippe Rolex

5 June 2013, 04:11 AM	#34
PatekCollector "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Real Name: Khalid Location: Saudi Arabia Posts: 1,328	5712 is very awesome piece but I'd go for 5711. __________________ Life is too short, to waste time hating anyone!. Instagram: @PatekCollector

6 June 2013, 08:25 AM	#35
Rolexavidfan "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Real Name: Har Location: Tukwila, WA Watch: Rolex Posts: 1,568	5711 all the way Thanks also for pointing out symmetry of the 5712 viewed from a different angle. It makes sense. __________________ Rolex Rolex Rolex Rolex Rolex Rolex Rolex Rolex Rolex Rolex Go for the timepiece you love. You will save more. ...

8 June 2013, 05:43 AM	#36
Mauiguy "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Hawaiian islands Posts: 1,105	5712/1A redux A couple of cool shots I found on the `net. Admittedly, this watch isn't for everyone...

5 June 2013, 02:37 AM	#32
tinger "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: weehawken Posts: 847	Unless you have to have the complications, to me the 5711 is much nicer/cleaner. Seems like they just slapped the complications on the dial aimlessly without any thought to visual design. For me 'less is more'

8 June 2013, 07:14 AM	#37
subtona "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Real Name: gus Location: East Coast Watch: APK & sometimes Y Posts: 25,987	the movement on the 5712 is much more interesting with that micro rotor... __________________

8 June 2013, 03:01 PM	#38
Hughiee Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Monterey Posts: 127	Mauiguy, I love the photos posted of the 5712. The 240 movement is very nice as well.

8 August 2013, 12:56 AM	#40
shnxx "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,120	i want that micro-rotor...

8 August 2013, 01:07 AM	#41
ezinhk "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: hk Posts: 691	IMO 5711 for sure...is a classic but everyone have different taste. Go with your heart!

8 August 2013, 01:38 AM	#42
QueueCumber "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Real Name: Q Location: The Q Continuum Watch: ST:TNG Posts: 8,466	I would wait and get the 5726... (5711 if you must...). I can't stand the asymmetry of the 5712, it drives my OCD bonkers..... 5726 has excellent symmetry and complications... __________________ Instagram: _queuecumber_

8 August 2013, 02:00 AM	#44
metallic "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Real Name: Rick Location: Ohio Posts: 119	Prefer 5711. Don't like the asymmetry either. If I were spending the extra money on a Nautilus, I would spend a little more for the 5726 without a doubt.

8 August 2013, 04:41 AM	#47
Soly20 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: Soly Location: UK/US Watch: Rolex, AP, PP Posts: 3,089	I already purchased the 5711 blue face. For a complication, hopefully my next purchase, I would rather not get a complication on a 5711 but maybe a 5205R (black dial) or 5960R (similarly black Dial). I seem to like the Rose Gold/Black Dial combination.

8 August 2013, 06:21 AM	#49
Preacher "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Middle England Watch: Rolex of course Posts: 526	No help here but the 5726 on bracelet is a very smart looking piece indeed. __________________ Rolex is the King of Watches...indeed.

8 August 2013, 06:23 AM	#50
Puffy "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 12,485	5711 for me.... love the 5712 also... __________________ Fine Quality is Long Remembered After the Pain of Spending Money is Forgotten

8 August 2013, 12:17 PM	#52
prestocheetah "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Real Name: Henry Location: Los Angeles Watch: AP, Rolex, Panerai Posts: 66	3 days layover?? woww.. 5711 simple & clean

8 August 2013, 02:52 PM	#53
alexlt730512 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,245	i love 5711 more.

8 August 2013, 03:44 PM	#54
iLLGT2 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Real Name: Martin Location: NY And FLA Watch: AP ROO Blue Scuba Posts: 2,694	5712 !!

8 August 2013, 03:47 PM	#55
shnxx "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,120	5711 for me. I'm not particularly fond of the complications on the 12. The only advantage of 12 is the beautiful microrotor on the caseback. Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 4 __________________ newb watch collector

8 August 2013, 09:58 PM	#56
Time Exposure "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Real Name: Bryan Location: Sac Valley, CA US Watch: Patek 5980/1A Posts: 2,860	All this micro-rotor love! I thought micro-rotor mechanisms were not as efficient as full rotors for winding a watch? Or is it just the cool factor of keeping the movement thin? Personally, if I'm looking thru glass at my movement, I'd rather see a huge mass of high-carat gold with some engraving or engine-turning!

9 August 2013, 01:20 AM	#57
B. Doggy "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Real Name: Bryan Location: Oregon Posts: 7,399	5711 here. So sexy.. __________________ Rolex / Panerai / Omega

9 August 2013, 02:00 AM	#58
steveclocks "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2011 Real Name: Geert Location: Belgium Watch: rolex/JLC/panerai Posts: 5,612	the 5712 is a wonderful watch, not unbalanced at all IMHO

14 March 2014, 01:56 AM	#60
nyc2la "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Real Name: Stephen Location: Beach Watch: 16660 Posts: 9,176	New member here, and only now found this thread. After much painstaking research and deliberation, and realizing, IMHO, that you really cannot go wrong, I went with the 5712/1a vs. the 5711/1a and the RO15202st. I feel fortunate to have found one (5712/1a), really. I like NOT seeing the sweeping second hand on the 5712/1a, but instead seeing it in a complication. And, I really like Mauiguy's observation re: the unbalanced concerns - look at it from 7 o'clock instead of 6 o'clock, and it's perfectly balanced. That to me makes the design of the watch even that much more brilliant - much thought and consideration went into it. Again, the 5711 is an icon, so you really cannot go wrong. Personal preference.

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