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View Poll Results: Which would you choose if you had to pick one? | |||
5990A | 72 | 72.00% | |
5980AR | 28 | 28.00% | |
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1 October 2018, 12:53 PM | #1 |
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5990A or 5980AR
I am in dilemma fellas, my AD just gave me the option of 5980AR next month vs 5990A mid to late next year. What would you all do if you were in my shoes considering how scarce nautilus are now a days?! Play it safe and get 5980 TT or wait for a SS Nautilus?
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1 October 2018, 01:30 PM | #2 |
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5990 for me. Solid watch, great useful complications. Full steal means it is never out of fashion and always desirable
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1 October 2018, 01:45 PM | #3 |
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Wait for the 5990.
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1 October 2018, 02:24 PM | #4 |
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5990. A TT watch is not an alternative even if its a Patek unless you want one. Not the same as getting offered a 5726 while waiting for a 5990 as that choice would be tougher for me.
5980AR is a great looking watch no doubt. I don't think i could pull it off personally
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1 October 2018, 03:44 PM | #5 |
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5990. Only get the 5980 if you prefer it. Personally I have trouble with the legibility of the chrono on the 5980.
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1 October 2018, 04:22 PM | #6 |
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get the AR. it is a fantastic watch. the 5990 is - to me- really boring, particularly the dial.
i repost my advertisement pics for the 5980AR:::))) ps: i just checked in chrono24, for what it is worth. the least expensive AR sells for 10% less than list and the least expensive 5990 for 10% above list. so the AR is not doing so badly, but of course the steel watch beats it. however, i suspect that not all the announced watches are really available... |
1 October 2018, 08:36 PM | #7 |
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Dial on the AR is even better than the P!
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1 October 2018, 10:25 PM | #8 |
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I was offer an AR and passed on it. It’s a great looking piece with a nice dial, but TT was just to difficult for me to fit with my style.
I have the 5990 and it’s a great watch all around. You need to see the watch in person as pictures really don’t do it any justice. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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1 October 2018, 11:34 PM | #9 |
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2 October 2018, 12:13 AM | #10 |
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5990 in a landslide
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2 October 2018, 02:41 AM | #11 |
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I dont like TT
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2 October 2018, 04:01 AM | #12 |
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5990 as not a fan of TT. The dial is nice but as for a TT no thanks.
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2 October 2018, 04:10 AM | #13 |
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i'd much rather get a 5980A blue dial preowned than the 5990. aside from the rather boring dial color of the 5990 i dislike the date disk which i feel does not integrate harmoniously into the horizontally striped nautilus dial. this is just one more design plunder of the watch, other than the left pushers for the second time zone. since people here seem rather hung up on AR - which i understand, 1980-ies and so on - what is the general take in the 5980R with leather strap?
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2 October 2018, 04:21 AM | #14 | |
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The 5726 on a strap i like but its the only nautilus on a strap i would be interested in
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2 October 2018, 04:27 AM | #15 | |
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i'd rather have the 5740, but it is still a year away for me. sorry, digressing..... |
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2 October 2018, 04:28 AM | #16 | |
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2 October 2018, 05:29 AM | #17 |
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I like the AR dial more so if you are OK with TT I'd take it.
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2 October 2018, 05:46 AM | #18 |
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5990 all day
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2 October 2018, 07:43 AM | #19 |
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Just imagine the 5990 with 5980 blue dial
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2 October 2018, 09:46 AM | #20 |
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5990 - hands down. And I LOVE the 5980AR
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2 October 2018, 11:12 AM | #21 |
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Can’t believe I’m saying this but I like the AR better. I just don’t like the 5990.
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2 October 2018, 11:57 AM | #22 |
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5980 AR is amazing in person- even if TT isn’t your thing - but 5990 is my choice.
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2 October 2018, 12:06 PM | #23 |
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Steel over two tone
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10 October 2018, 06:45 PM | #24 |
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Full steel all day, however...Why cant you have both? 5980AR + 5990A???
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11 October 2018, 01:30 AM | #25 |
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Ss for me, but it's all. Personal opinion
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11 October 2018, 10:32 AM | #26 |
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I passed on 5980 and opt to wait for SS version, so let’s hope well.. Fingers crossed!
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17 October 2018, 09:47 PM | #27 |
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Scrap both ideas and buy a Rolex
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18 October 2018, 01:41 AM | #28 |
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18 October 2018, 05:44 AM | #29 |
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Good to wait for 5990. It’s a great watch and worth the wait. Hope it happens sooner than later.
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18 October 2018, 11:03 PM | #30 |
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5980/1ar. Classic one.
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