Patek Nautilus: is the hype deserved?

It’s a great watch. The 5712 is the last watch I’d ever sell from my collection.

The whaaaaaaaaaaat?

My answer would be, they are great, attractive watches that are worthy of hype but have become far too expensive in my opinion. I owned a 5711 with a white dial, I enjoyed it and wore it a lot for about a year, and then was ready to part with it when something else caught my eye, the Rolex white gold Pepsi gmt. I have also owned 3 royal oak jumbos, two in steal and one in yellow gold. I wore these often for about a year as well, then stopped enjoying wearing them. The PP5711 was a much nicer wearing experience, with a much more supple and sturdy bracelet. I don’t know how vintage nautilus wear, but my original RO jumbos all had bracelets that felt a bit too flimsy, as one might expect from a 40+ year old bracelet. And the crowns had a tendency to pop right out when you were attempting to set the time. These watches all accrued value while I owned them, but I am certainly kicking myself for not keeping them longer. Not because I miss them, but because of the skyrocketing values, as @Evitzee said.

As far as buying a Nautilus or Jumbo at current prices...no freakin way. I’m a huge fun of the revamped VC overseas collection that started a few years back. You can get a steel model for about 13k usd, and you can instantly switch from bracelet to rubber to leather strap. And these have an actual heritage, I believe VC has produced the overseas pretty nonstop since the 70s. If you want a watch that is much finer, rarer, and cooler (and cheaper) than a PP 5711, then I would recommend the white gold VC overseas ultrathin. Priced just north of 40k on the secondary market, and using the same movement as the original nautilus and jumbo.


https://www.europeanwatch.com/32800.html

Personally, I like the Aquanaut better

And holy shit, the new Overseas looks good

I like the aesthetics, the way it sits on the wrist, the way it flies under the radar and the versatility that it looks good with shorts & flip flops, jeans or dressed up with a suit.

Nice watch but certainly not at the prices they are commanding today. I do not think my collecting journey without adding a Patek at some stage and I did come close to buying one a couple of years back but the price even then put me off. I guess I just didn't quite like it enough.

I like it. It looks good. But i woulnd't buy it if I had the money for it.

I think a good replacement for those expensive Nautilus Royal Oak Overseas... could be the GP Laureato, look fun and doesnt break the bank.

It is such a great watch IMHO, I just love the look of this, the Aquanaut, and AP's Royal Oak range, I just think that they are gorgeous watches, I can't put my finger on why they appeal so much they just do.

The Nautilus is one of my grail watches, unfortunately it is very unlikely that I will ever have the money to buy one, but if the lottery numbers come in.........