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Old 4 October 2017, 01:42 AM   #61
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Old 4 October 2017, 02:37 AM   #62
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Old 4 October 2017, 04:11 AM   #63
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Sorry , but I find the Aquanaut the ugly stepchild of the Nautilus and can't fathom anyone picking it over the SS SkyD.
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Old 4 October 2017, 04:11 AM   #64
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Nautilus? Yes please. Aquanaut - I'd keep the SKD for sure.
I can understand you .. and I agree
but there is more than 10k difference ...
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Old 4 October 2017, 04:13 AM   #65
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I can understand you .. and I agree
but there is more than 10k difference ...
Apparently the wait time is the same though
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Old 4 October 2017, 04:15 AM   #66
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Obviously it's a decision of personal preference. If I was in your shoes, I would enjoy a new model in the Sky Dweller for a few months during its honeymoon and re-evaluate the Aquanaut trade later. You have a highly sought after bird in hand with plenty of Aquanauts birds in the bush to choose from later.
sounds very reasonably , thank you for you comment sir
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Old 4 October 2017, 04:17 AM   #67
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The SD is a kind of grail for me, The Patek is nice but, other than the name, it just doesn’t do it for me. I think you’d miss the functionality fo the Rolex.


"I think you’d miss the functionality fo the Rolex."
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Old 4 October 2017, 08:44 AM   #68
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Old 4 October 2017, 08:50 AM   #69
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I would keep the PP. The SS SkyDs look too much like DJ2.
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Old 4 October 2017, 09:01 AM   #70
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The Aquanaut does nothing for me at all. I'd keep the SkyD.

If it was a Nautilus that would be a different story.
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Old 4 October 2017, 12:40 PM   #71
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Had the Aqua and sold it. Patek is worth maybe 15k or so max, plus is fragile. The bezel scratches easily so not for true sports use, only for sporty look. Also have the blue SkyD and it is a real keeper. Am impressed with the ease of use and complications. As a side note, the Patek was about -3 seconds a day as i recall, the SkyD as of the past 9 days is now -.5 seconds in total.

Personally, keep the SkyD. It is not just that it is worth more, imho it is a far better timepiece.
Solid advise and that blue dial...wow!
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Old 4 October 2017, 01:38 PM   #72
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Old 4 October 2017, 01:53 PM   #73
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Between the two i would keep the Rolex.
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Old 4 October 2017, 02:01 PM   #74
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Old 4 October 2017, 02:02 PM   #75
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Old 4 October 2017, 02:12 PM   #76
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Old 4 October 2017, 02:39 PM   #77
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Old 4 October 2017, 03:07 PM   #78
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Consider that if you are seriously entertaining a trade for the Sky D then likely it doesn't mean that much to you, certainly not a grail. Really better to work on getting the grail you want then holding on to a watch because the committee say to.
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Old 4 October 2017, 03:22 PM   #79
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I would keep your blue beauty. It's an annual calendar, and more going on than the Patek imo.
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Old 4 October 2017, 03:32 PM   #80
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Hard one....if it was the 5164 or 5711 then it would have been no Brainer but for the 5167 it is much tougher call.

I think the blue beauty wins this time by a very tiny margin
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Old 5 October 2017, 03:30 AM   #81
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I can understand you .. and I agree
but there is more than 10k difference ...
Wow... $10K? I had no idea. Honestly the Aquanaut has never been on my radar so I haven't paid attention to the pricing. I figured there was only a few thousand between the two.

I didn't think that there was that much of a difference.

If you like the Nautilus better I'd suggest you do not settle for something else. You won't be happy in the long run and it'll be even more expensive to fix that mistake. Save up for what you truly desire.

Good luck on the search - it's a big part of the fun, IMO.
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Old 5 October 2017, 03:37 AM   #82
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For a nautilus, why not. But for an aquanaut, I'd keep the sky. It's a beauty...
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Old 5 October 2017, 03:56 AM   #83
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Keep the SkyDweller. The PP is nice but I think it's expensive for a watch on rubber and it's 4 years old. You have the most advanced complication from Rolex inside a tank of a SS watch with a beautiful dial.

Nautilus is a different story. And a different price point.
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Old 5 October 2017, 05:45 AM   #85
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Old 5 October 2017, 06:44 AM   #86
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Thank you very much all guys for your likes ,advices and opinions...
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Old 6 October 2017, 06:39 AM   #87
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Old 6 October 2017, 08:32 AM   #88
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The Aquanaut brings visions of a 70 yr old retiree trying to be the 35 yr old he wished to be in the eighties. Bald on top with a ponytail, silver and turquoise rings on every finger, wearing jorts, outdated white Nike from 1989, and driving a 1983 yellow Corvette.

Well, I guess I fit the bill a little, because I think the Aquanaut is a fine looking watch.

As for the rest of your description, not in a million years.

I just don't see anything pretentious about the Aquanaut and since it's not likely to be recognized by anyone outside the WIS community, I don't know why a retiree seeking the glory of his youth would choose such a watch.

It would seem to me that a Sky Dweller would be a more likely choice than an Aquanaut.
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Old 6 October 2017, 08:54 AM   #89
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are you guys smoking something? patek is worth less. now if it were the 5711 plus 5k or so id do it.
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Old 6 October 2017, 10:59 AM   #90
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are you guys smoking something? patek is worth less. now if it were the 5711 plus 5k or so id do it.
You know in the UK that would come close on £40K now, could buy a Gold and SS SkyD for that.
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