What is your favorite Nautilus and why?

[HL65]

Originally Posted by bombardior

the 5726 gray dial does have a bracelet version, it is just much more expensive than the black leather... like about 5k usd more!
and yes! i think that is actually what i am going to do. keep the 5711 and save money to also buy a 5726 in the future :) kinda just wish i would've gone and gotten those in reverse order though lol since it probably won't be for a while until i can get the 5726 and a more busy dial is probably more suitable for a younger age than a clean simple dial

Much prefer the 5711 to 5726 myself - Enjoy your 5711 as it is truly an icon and one of the best watches IMHO!

[lapince]

Originally Posted by HL65

Much prefer the 5711 to 5726 myself - Enjoy your 5711 as it is truly an icon and one of the best watches IMHO!

The 5726 doesn't get a lot of love here but I find it very nice on bracelet, I like the AC plus moonphase, after the 5712 it's the one I prefer, even better than the 5711, the only Nautilus models that I don't like are the white dial ones, I saw the 5711 in white dial at the AD but it really didn't do anything for me, I can understand if some like but not to my taste...

[lapince]

Originally Posted by CassiusNZ

THat 5990 with the Blue Dial of the 5980/1AR = INSTANT WINNER!

Ken - Email Patek ;)

What I don't like very much about the 5980 is the fact that the chrono is a different colour than the rest of the dial, the gold one is a beauty mainly because the whole dial is the same colour

[lapince]

Originally Posted by bombardior

ah i know... they each have their appeal which is why this decision is so much harder!
i've temporarily decided to try on both the 5712 and 5726 at a store after thanksgiving and reevaluate then what is it that i truly want.... hopefully the resale on the 5711 isn't entirely terrible for a 1 month old piece...

a part of me just feels 'cheated' for getting a patek without any complications

So did you get another? If yes which one? And did you have to flip your 5711?

[Melvin_arnold]

I know it's not the favorite but a 5726 on strap for me would be heaven. I'm a sucker for the moon phase on that watch and it has a nice clean dial in my opinion.

[lapince]

Originally Posted by Melvin_arnold

I know it's not the favorite but a 5726 on strap for me would be heaven. I'm a sucker for the moon phase on that watch and it has a nice clean dial in my opinion.

I agree with you 100%, after the 5712, either SS or RG, both for me look great, the 5726 is my favorite Nautilus, and I too am a sucker for the moon phase, absolutely useless fonction but I like it very much, I love my 5712 but have to say the date is not very easy to read, and I'm just 43 and have good eyes, don't wear glasses

[hrm]

5711 is one of my favorite PP. Simple elegance.

[bombardior]

Originally Posted by lapince

So did you get another? If yes which one? And did you have to flip your 5711?

in the process of asking around/looking for a used 5726. and no, decided to keep the 5711 since it's my first patek and have the papers in my name and everything :) its got a special place in my heart now.

[lapince]

Originally Posted by bombardior

in the process of asking around/looking for a used 5726. and no, decided to keep the 5711 since it's my first patek and have the papers in my name and everything :) its got a special place in my heart now.

I understand you keeping the 5711, I would never flip my 5712 as it is also my first, bought new and papers in my name, the only reason why I would flip it is if one day I had the choice between living on the street or flipping it, luckily there are very few chances that this might happen so I think it will stay with me until my last breath.

But if you can I would definitely get a new one from a grey dealer, except of course if you get a great deal on a used one, but if between a new one but without guarantee, like the one I got, still sealed but from 2012 so guarantee was finished but with 2800 euros less, and a used one the price difference would have to be at least 10% and the watch in mint condition, in other words LNIB, for me to buy it used, when looking for my 5712 I also looked at the 5726 and there were pretty good deals for new ones which were 2-3 years old, as much as I love this model it seems that it is not amongst the favorites for Patek lovers, but I think it's great, AC, moon phase, 24hrs dial, central sweep seconds, IMO just a great piece with great complications.

Just looked at chrono 24 and there is a new one in Italy for 32.800 dollars, but if you are in the US the best price is 36.300 all this for a new one, whereas the price for used but mint is 32.500 in the US, if I were you I would definitely get a ticket for Italy, go there for 1 week, get the new one, send the box by special mail service home, and come back with my watch on my wrist, like this you have a new one, plus a trip to Italy for a few thousand $ more, and they say it has a new guarantee, it's from 2013 so don't know if the guarantee is just from Patek or from the italian shop, but even if you want to stay in the US I would really put the extra cash and get it new, it's from 2014 so under guarantee, I really think it's worth the extra cash to be the 1st owner, anyways here are the links to the italian one and the US one:

http://www.chrono24.com/en/patekphil...arch/index.htm

http://www.chrono24.com/en/patekphil...arch/index.htm

What is the retail in the US for the 5726 on strap like you want? The price of the italian one is 700 euros less than the retail for a 5712-1A, so it's an incredibly good deal IMO.

[lapince]

PS: I don't know if in the US you need to add VAT on top of the price, if yes then I would 100% take 5-7 days and go to Italy, definitely worth it...

[HL65]

Originally Posted by bombardior

in the process of asking around/looking for a used 5726. and no, decided to keep the 5711 since it's my first patek and have the papers in my name and everything :) its got a special place in my heart now.

I see you have it for sale on Timezone? So you changed your mind?

[bombardior]

Originally Posted by HL65

I see you have it for sale on Timezone? So you changed your mind?

Ya... I have to take down that ad. That website login system seems ancient. I'm having trouble with resetting password and logging in.

[Daytonaman799]

5726 for me...love the AC complication.

[lapince]

Originally Posted by Daytonaman799

5726 for me...love the AC complication.

My 2nd favorite after the 5712, love it's "funky" dial whereas with the 5726 love the useful complications

[jasonwest]

blue 5711 is my favorite. The 5980 is sweet but I would have no real use for it to justify it.

[topcat30093]

I saw my first 5711 blue dial in the flesh this evening.

And all it did, was confirm my thoughts, I WANT ONE! LOL

[HL65]

Originally Posted by topcat30093

I saw my first 5711 blue dial in the flesh this evening.

And all it did, was confirm my thoughts, I WANT ONE! LOL

Then you must have one Tony!

[topcat30093]

I shall try my best Ken :)))

[SpeedShift]

5711A blue dial is my favorite. Slim and full of history. Though I am saving for 5990a which will be my next baby.


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[HL65]

New favorite Nautlius...Why? Solid RG and sexy as it gets.

[lapince]

Originally Posted by HL65

New favorite Nautlius...Why? Solid RG and sexy as it gets.

HUGE CONGRATS Ken it's an awesome piece for sure, the dial is probably the most beautiful one, the color changes are great

[HL65]

Originally Posted by lapince

HUGE CONGRATS Ken it's an awesome piece for sure, the dial is probably the most beautiful one, the color changes are great

[Racerdj]

This one with the 5711 in second place.

[HL65]

Originally Posted by Racerdj

This one with the 5711 in second place.

[Oboema Sesetokoe]

My favorite Nautilus: 5980R
Why: the Genta-design, symmetrically dial, balanced size, rosegold, nice rubber strap, flyback (useful for sporting), etc.

Guess what, I bought the 5980R last week.... Very happy with it.

[jjnd08]

Hard to pick just one, they are each special in their own way and have their own place.

Owners of any nautilus are very fortunate.

[Kadhytia]

5980 ss

[Riva14]

Originally Posted by Melvin_arnold

I know it's not the favorite but a 5726 on strap for me would be heaven. I'm a sucker for the moon phase on that watch and it has a nice clean dial in my opinion.

x2 I love the neatness of it! the 5712 is very cluttered and just doesnt look right to me

[Demonoid]

For me It's between the 5711 and 5712. But this one keeps eating away at my sanity.

[Demonoid]

And this one is a rare bird if you have a good number of pieces in your collection. I don't know...