Patek Diver at Basel
Patek Diver at Basel
Really loving this one. Unfortunately for starters it's in white gold 5168G, but I'm hoping maybe one day they'll release a SS variant.
I've been admiring the standard diver for a long time but on me it looks funny every time I try it on at AD.
This one is 42mm, still thin at 9.2 but the diameter is right up my alley. So here's to Patek making a SS version soon
I've been admiring the standard diver for a long time but on me it looks funny every time I try it on at AD.
This one is 42mm, still thin at 9.2 but the diameter is right up my alley. So here's to Patek making a SS version soon
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She's a beauty, but I wouldn't count on a SS version anytime soon - it would completely kill the white gold sales, which is where all the margin is at for PP..
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Love that one.
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I could suffer with that one...in SS.
"We'd better synchronize our watches."
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I will be really interested to see it in person at some point. I love the 5167, but it always felt a little too small on the rubber strap. I actually think the 5164 would be the best for me, and that is the one on my long term radar.
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I always liked the SS Aquanaut and wondered if the SS version could be a one watch candidate on rubber and bracelet but never took the leap.
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Barry
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Travel Time is still my favorite Aquanaut. Aren't SS offerings from Patek typically rare?
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that's gorgeous
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What makes this a diver? Depth rating? Name? No function aside being a three-hander. Obviously no elapsed time bezel. So, what makes this a diver?
only accurate watches are interesting
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42mmhoppes-no9 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:17 pmYeah, what he said.
How is this different than a regular Aquanaut? Looks the same to my uninformed eye.
White gold
Blue dial
It's not a diver. It's barely a sports watch.
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Thanks for that. I don't see the appeal of this one at all. And a diver it ain't. Of course, I'll likely never have the funds for one of these but if I did, I wouldn't drop it on this one.
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Love this one. Best of all, it's not a limited edition so we can all get one !
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You should get three, then forget two in your safe.blkgsl wrote:Love this one. Best of all, it's not a limited edition so we can all get one !
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Wish it was in SS because the 42MM case would be perfect... Find the 40MM version a bit small on the bracelet.
But $35K or so
But $35K or so
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Patel is a software developer at Amazon. You don't have to get him.
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You give respect, you'll get respect - you just don't know your place.
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I don't think this was ever marketed as a diver by Patek...
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Yeaah, Patek calls it "The perfect dress sports watch" not a diver per se.
Although I've seen the Diver reference in various articles when the "High-End" sports/dive watches were mentioned.
I mean it is 120M WR and screw down crown and comes on a rubber strap - I would totally desk-dive and shower with it on my wrist
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Someone flooded a 1.5 year old nautilus and ruined it. They contact patek who said "seals went bad should have checked them and replaced at one year".
These high end watches are delicate.
These high end watches are delicate.
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Geez, everyone knows that seals in a $30K watch need to be replaced every year. What a noobSeppia wrote:JP Chestnut wrote:Someone flooded a 1.5 year old nautilus and ruined it. They contact patek who said "seals went bad should have checked them and replaced at one year".
These high end watches are delicate.
Lol
Please tell me you're joking
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