Patek 5711 or 5712?

[Russell996]

Originally Posted by aadebonojo

I had your same problem but it is finally resolved now, I had an Aquanaut time only and that got me into the Pateks and in love with the Nautilus range. I asked my dealer for a 5711 and she said it would take a while, so I went ahead and pulled the trigger on a Pre-Owned one for way above list. I loved it and could hardly get it off my wrist, my other watches suffered. Four months in I was told there was a new 5712 available for me at retail if I wanted it, and so I jumped at the chance and also sold the pre owned 5711 at a profit. My 5712 however for some reason didn’t get as much wrist time as the pre owned 5711 did and I started thinking I had fallen out of love with the Nautilus range, that was until I got the call about a new 5711 at retail which I then picked up. The 5711 has gone to being my favourite watch again with my 5712 sitting mostly in my safe.

I know it is a personal taste thing, but the 5711 has a level of style and finesse to it, it feels like it is not trying to impress yet impresses the hell out of me everytime I look at it. The days I wear the 5712 I feel like I am wearing ‘my other watch’

The designs strength is its understatedness and everything else just feels like an add on.

[lapince]

Have both and prefer much more the 5712, clearly my favorite watch under 50k, now if the 5711 had the 5711P dial, my answer might be different as it is stunning, but since it doesn’t clearly the 5712 is the cooler watch, no doubt, I loved it before it was so hot and love it still, best watch in that price zone...

[lapince]

Originally Posted by Russell996

Russell you have the 5711P, doesn’t count

[soundserious]

Stick to entry level.

[Ichiran]

Simple - get both.

The 5711 is an icon, elegant and perfectly proportioned in a classical case.

The 5712 is a piece of art, where all the standalone features of the dial amalgamated into a masterpiece.

It's hard to use words to describe the beauty of these 2 blue watches. I shall attach a picture

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[Ballzzz]

What’s your current collection if you don’t mind? That will help answer your original question.

[LLmrol]

What did you go for in the end?

Edit: found the other thread (5712)

[AK797]

Originally Posted by Ichiran

Simple - get both.

The 5711 is an icon, elegant and perfectly proportioned in a classical case.

The 5712 is a piece of art, where all the standalone features of the dial amalgamated into a masterpiece.

It's hard to use words to describe the beauty of these 2 blue watches. I shall attach a picture

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Sweet pic.

[Ichiran]

Originally Posted by AK797

Sweet pic.

Thanks and congrats for the 4-3(p)

[uniqueMR]

5712

[BobDyl]

It has been proven that there is, sadly, only one possible answer to this dilemma.

[AK797]

Originally Posted by Ichiran

Thanks and congrats for the 4-3(p)

Thanks, heart in the mouth time but England finally won a shootout!

[2nastie]

Nothing like bumping a 1 year old thread.

Problem solved, buy both! :P