Pp Nautilus... Lovley, Or Ugly?

[ubiquitous]

I dunno what to think? On the one hand... I like it, but on the other, I don't?

Almost so ugly it's lovely. For some reason this one has been growing on me. But I still think prefer the Royal Oak.

[Linder]

I think I need to hear its ancestry

How did you get it to stand up at attention like that?

[ubiquitous]

Heehee... Well, the image is not mine, per se... Rather, it's a borrowed picture that I found at random.

If I had only seen this watch in pictures, I'd continue on thinking it to be one nasty, ugly looking watch. But having seen one in person... Well, it's hard not to find intrigue in a piece that is so extremely well finished with meticulous detail.

[MAHLER]

I think that is a beautiful competition.

Personally I prefer the aspect of the Royal Oak.... sober even if "very" sporting....

[Slartibartfast]

...very Jason King!

Sorry don't like!

[Linder]

Oh, okay.

Well, in that case, I will say, the Nautilus has not aged as gracefully in my mind as the Royal Oak. However, I am not wild about either

[ubiquitous]

Jason King?

[Linder]

The funny thing is, though, in my mind, I had no problems accepting you woke up this morning and realized you had all the parts necessary to build a genuine Nautilus.

6 hours later, voila a picture!

[Slartibartfast]

That's the fella....see what I mean?

[Linder]

Yes, no longer stylish!

[Slartibartfast]

Yes, no longer stylish!

Sorry to ruin your fun, it was only an observation!

[ubiquitous]

No love!

Man... I wish I had the parts to put together a gen Naut. The dollar value alone would be worth the build...

[MAHLER]

Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 3700

SS Automatic 42 mm 1977

Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 3710/1A

SS Automatic 42 mm 2005

Patek Philippe Nautilus "Jumbo" Ref. 3710/1A

SS Automatic 42 mm 2006

Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref 3712

SS Automatic 42mm 2006

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[gran]

I will buy the 1977 version one day but I must admit that this is a watch stuck in the very late 60s-early 80s timeframe when it comes to "style"

Only the micro-rotor is nice on the 2006 version the dial is pitiful

[Edge]

Can I suggest an alternate catagory...

FUGLY!!!

[rek001]

I know it's a Patek and any watch connoisseur who would see it on someone's wrist would be very impressed blah, blah blah....but to me it looks like a cheesy 70s Bulova or Citizen.

[JWR]

I think it's entirely the product of the 70s designs that led to the mechanical watch industry almost becoming extinct.

[relaxman]

You know I love you R But its butt ugly.

[flavor flav]

i love it! wish ther was a good rep!

[thedoctor]

Here's mine.

My wife usually doesn't notice or care about my reps but she likes this one a lot.

[vlaletom]

I 'could' consider the rep as it's probably one that can be close to gen.

But if i had won the lotery and was to ring at that bullet proof dor at PP boutique, that would be the very last thing i would like to get out with ...

for me pp is about classical haute horlogerie dressy watch preferably with complication.

I think by the way that VC did much better with the overseas in trying to put a sports watch in it's line ..

[relaxman]

lotery and was to ring at that bullet proof dor at PP boutique

He said PP boutique

[vlaletom]

He said PP boutique

Yep forgive me, it has a more luxury sounding in french then any english word i could come up with (like shop).

The "shop" i was dreaming about is "place vendome" in paris between cartier, boucheron, van cleef and the ritz hotel ...

I even feel bad a staring at the window there, like if just looking was going to cost me 1k$

[cosmosblau]

It is kinda ugly, but it reeks of old money...

[jkerouac]

The best thing this watch has going for it is the Patek name. Otherwise you wouldn't look at it a second time.

I examined the Nautilus at an AD that had surprisingly few watches (by rep or advertising I expected them to have a great selection) and the finish was high quality. But I wonder how many people would even look at this watch if it didn't have the PP name. Compare that to many of today's Omegas or IWCs or other top lines where the watches would still look awesome, no matter what brand name it carried.