Odysseus vs. Nautilus?

[TJMike]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

This is a sports watch... the other one meh

It finally arrived; congratulations!

[Ichiran]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

This is a sports watch... the other one meh

Congrats for the P1!

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by Ichiran

Congrats for the P1!

Tudor incoming in patek lol

[JR16]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

Tudor incoming in patek lol

Congrats! Did you post in rolex side (haven’t been there today)... thoughts ? Looks kind of biggish



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[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by JR16

Congrats! Did you post in rolex side (haven’t been there today)... thoughts ? Looks kind of biggish



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Yes lots of pics :)
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=704978

[tlph]

nah. there might be reasons why nautilus was unloved and then loved.

i cannot find any reasons to justify the love for this lange... the dial seems like a mix and match of other models, although the materials seem legit...

[mdtddd2007]

5711/1A Blue is still King of Nautilus!!!

[WatchLurv]

$28800? Ok no thanks.

[cascavel]

I love this watch. I went in to the Lange boutique yesterday morning, looked at it, tried it on and practically begged them to sell me one. OK, I actually begged.

[cascavel]

Originally Posted by Avs Fan

A well respected person on another forum used to refer to either the Nautilus or Aquanaut (maybe both, cant remember) as the wart. Times change.

It was the Aquanaut.

[AK797]

Originally Posted by GB-man

The nautilus is an ugly design that has become loved over time but this one is both ugly and inelegant. I don’t see it getting traction needed to bring in cash. I’d rather have a code 1159.

It’s so poorly executed in terms of case and bracelet design it makes the overseas look like a work of art.

In fairness the VCO is a work of art, the bracelet and bezel motifs are very nicely sculptured but maybe a bit too much for some, me included in the end alas, but seeing as so many firms now struggle to come up with nice bracelet designs, including Patek on the dress models and Lange on the Dato and on this, I appreciate their design even more.

[PJ S]

Originally Posted by cascavel

I love this watch. I went in to the Lange boutique yesterday morning, looked at it, tried it on and practically begged them to sell me one. OK, I actually begged.

So we can legitimately now call you a beggar…? Oh dear, I suspect you’ll be getting some flak for that admission.
Now, as a result of getting down on both knees, when’s the incoming?

[DGB]

This watch needs to be seen in the metal,
I think though that the pushers break the symmetry of the watch, where it is wider on the right side. They could have made the pusher as crown guards, that would have given a nicer balance to the watch, IMHO.

I may change my mind when I have it in my hand, I hated the code 11:59 when I saw the ad, and confirmed that when I saw it in real.




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[cascavel]

Originally Posted by PJ S

So we can legitimately now call you a beggar…? Oh dear, I suspect you’ll be getting some flak for that admission.
Now, as a result of getting down on both knees, when’s the incoming?

You don't have to call me a beggar but it certainly would be appropriate. The saddest part is that I'm not convinced it got me anywhere. I may have debased myself for naught.

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by cascavel

I love this watch. I went in to the Lange boutique yesterday morning, looked at it, tried it on and practically begged them to sell me one. OK, I actually begged.

U did not?!!

Uh congrats?

[Chester01]

Far better than the nautilus. Sorry the nautilus coasts on name recognition alone and I find the design wholly boring. The Lange is far more legible and this more useful for what it will be doing mainly (telling time/date in situations that really don’t involve any actual sports but like to look like a sport watch).

[JR16]

Originally Posted by cascavel

I love this watch. I went in to the Lange boutique yesterday morning, looked at it, tried it on and practically begged them to sell me one. OK, I actually begged.

Sooo... you bought it or they have one there just for people to look at it ? Heading there today and curious what to expect . Was hoping they would have one to try on as I’m skeptical of the lugs and bracelet “integration”


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[cascavel]

Originally Posted by JR16

Sooo... you bought it or they have one there just for people to look at it ? Heading there today and curious what to expect . Was hoping they would have one to try on as I’m skeptical of the lugs and bracelet “integration”


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They have a fully functional model to try on. I went there to explain to them that, based on the pictures, I didn't think I wanted it but wanted to give it a look, anyway. I departed after urging them to take my deposit, which they declined to do.

[mongrelnomoad]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

This is a sports watch... the other one meh

Mate, enjoy it in good health, but...

I think you just lost the right to criticize any watch, anywhere, over aesthetics...

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by mongrelnomoad

Mate, enjoy it in good health, but...

I think you just lost the right to criticize any watch, anywhere, over aesthetics...

Lol touché

[PJ S]

Originally Posted by cascavel

You don't have to call me a beggar but it certainly would be appropriate. The saddest part is that I'm not convinced it got me anywhere. I may have debased myself for naught.

Undoutedly. Will you be able to show your face there again?

FWIW, a little birdie told me that ADs won’t be getting allocations of the Odysseus until April next year, so, for the time being, the limited production will be earmarked for the Boutiques only.
In that respect then, you’ve plenty of time to redeem yourself, in their eyes… although you probably weren’t the only one to have done it, not that that’s any sort of comfort.

[JR16]

Originally Posted by cascavel

They have a fully functional model to try on. I went there to explain to them that, based on the pictures, I didn't think I wanted it but wanted to give it a look, anyway. I departed after urging them to take my deposit, which they declined to do.

Awesome . That was my goal- to try one on. Thx !


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[cascavel]

Originally Posted by PJ S

Undoutedly. Will you be able to show your face there again?

FWIW, a little birdie told me that ADs won’t be getting allocations of the Odysseus until April next year, so, for the time being, the limited production will be earmarked for the Boutiques only.
In that respect then, you’ve plenty of time to redeem yourself, in their eyes… although you probably weren’t the only one to have done it, not that that’s any sort of comfort.

Actually, I'm going back there today to clear up a few questions I have and, perhaps, apply a different spin to my groveling.
The issue is not when the watches arrive for delivery, which could be whenever, it's how soon the allocations are determined that really matters.

[MadSpaniard]

Originally Posted by cascavel

I love this watch. I went in to the Lange boutique yesterday morning, looked at it, tried it on and practically begged them to sell me one. OK, I actually begged.

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

U did not?!!

Uh congrats?

A few years from now, when everybody's queuing up and begging to pay 3x msrp AND swallowing a Saxonia bundle deal for the privilege of owning a raging hot Odysseus, remember what you wrote here. The internet doesn't forget :-).

Highly unlikely of course...but even King Nautilus didn't exactly take the world by storm on day one.

[Vaxe]

Thanks for sharing the photo
Kind of reminds me of a GO or

Originally Posted by DasKptl

I might get an Odysseus. I quite like it.

(While I like Nautilus even more, I'm sick and tired of the waiting time at Patek ADs.)

[locutus49]

That is the price in euros. Don't know what it is in dollars, maybe 35K...

Originally Posted by WatchLurv

$28800? Ok no thanks.

[mongrelnomoad]

Looking at the wrist comparo with the 5711, I don’t think I’m even gonna bother to try it on. The Nautilus is not a small watch, but the Odysseus looks far larger. Crucially the lug-to-lug looks relatively enormous, so it definitely won’t wrap around my demure, some would say ‘girly’ wrists. The Nautilus is still the only one of the current crop that will fit.

God damn it. He doesn’t want me to get a new sports watch at all...

[locutus49]

I have girly wrists too, and got an aquanaut, which suits my boyish wrist quite nicely.

Originally Posted by mongrelnomoad

Looking at the wrist comparo with the 5711, I don’t think I’m even gonna bother to try it on. The Nautilus is not a small watch, but the Odysseus looks far larger. Crucially the lug-to-lug looks relatively enormous, so it definitely won’t wrap around my demure, some would say ‘girly’ wrists. The Nautilus is still the only one of the current crop that will fit.

God damn it. He doesn’t want me to get a new sports watch at all...

[Vipes]

I like the Lange and agree that the bracelet is a little too wide. I already have a Nautilus and Royal Oak so I don’t think I will spend 28K for this piece.

[Fat_ninja]

5” wrist club...

;)