For the same price and daily wear, will you go steel Patek Nautilus or Daydate ?

[sambb]

if you are in a dress up profession, daily wear is a cartier santos perhaps - thin enough to fit under a cuff, much less in price compared to the others, and generally well recieved as a dressier piece, and none of the baggage of patek or DD

[jfmiii]

Originally Posted by Bazil

Patek Nautilus - not even close ..

This. I can’t believe this is a question. We are talking about two different classes of watches here.

[Daytonaman799]

I have both and DD is my daily in PT.

[YoyoGift8]

I’ll go DD white gold as a daily. I like the Nautilus but not as a daily.

[Watchdog]

Originally Posted by Daytonaman799

I have both and DD is my daily in PT.

I was going to vote Daydate until I saw your pics. Now I'm changing my vote to Patek. Beautiful watches.

[RRGHOST1]

Dont like any design from PP. DD for me.

[geoach]

Originally Posted by enjoythemusic

Huh? Why would it be called that? Some might call it "Sporty" tho. That's a personal judgment of style, do you think the Nautilus looks Sporty?

PADI is more an expert here, though personally prefer a proper 100m or higher waterproof rating guarantee to be called a proper Sports watch. This is where a good warranty ensures the manufacturer guarantees proper waterproof rating. If you get an old Nautilus 120m WP serviced, does the 120m WP rating stay maintained, or does it go down to a modern Patek Philippe 30m rating?

how in the hell can you a reduce wr leave out gaskets, change the back from screw down to snap, crown won't screw down......they can't or wouldn't my papers say 120m they have to keep to that or they open themselves liability

[Rolex1982]

Day date would be my choice.

[travisb]

Day Date without hesitation.

[worldfamoussam]

I'd stick with the DD in the configuration I have over almost all of the Nautilus(es?)(i?). There are a couple of special PP's of that line for which I'd reconsider my position.

[B2 Stealth]

DD for sure!

[Benzsiam]

If you can get Patek Nautilus at the boutique (MSRP), you better go for it.

If you aren't happy with it, you can sell at a big profit later.

[kilyung]

Depends on the activity but imho neither is great as a “daily”.

[AK797]

I had this choice ten years ago when they were trading at similar prices and just found the 5711 too simple and dull for the money and didn't like the bracelet so I went with the DD, but later I chose an Aquanaut 5164 over a PM Rolex and probably would a 5712.

[1259]

I’d rather have a DD for daily. As an extra watch to an existing Rolex collection, I’d lean Nautilus.

[jamesbondOO7]

[GotRolex]

YG DD all day!


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[Colorado_kid]

Originally Posted by jamesbondOO7

Goodness. That’s just gorgeous.


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[downtorock]

DD for me.


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[agsstructures]

DD but white gold

[APhound]

I’d give up my day date before I’d give up my nautilus. Much easier to replace. Could prob walk into almost any Rolex dealer and get a day date. If not get one within a month. Not so easy with a nautilus.


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[jb335]

Nautilus would feel so much more special on the wrist.

For a daily DD, I’d go 36 over 40


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[wilsonpepper]

First off, said with a smile, I don't know anyone taking a Patek diving to 50m or more. Maybe jump in pool or light swim at da beach.

I own a 5711 green dial, and it really has a superior level of bracelet comfort. Not only that, nobody even knows what a Patek is where I live so it might as well be a Timex.

I wear mine all the time, paint the house, mow the lawn. When I go for an ocean swim, ALL watches stay home.

I also own an 18238 and it is very comfortable too, BUT kinda flashy to wear around.

Oh yeah, one more thing. . .about 10 years ago I found an 18208 at the local beach, after the tide went out. It had been a rough sea the day before, and all the guys with metal detectors were out in rocks, scanning.

I watch tourists with their expensive jewelry and watches go into the heavy surf, and then come out, less those watches and jewelry.

I sold the watch for $5-7k (honestly don't remember the exact price), and donated the money for a local good cause.

Blathering now, just saying 100m waterproof-ness is not important when when you get hit by a wave in 20 feet of water. I don't think 100m water proof is the definition of a "sports" watch.

My 2 worthless cents (after inflation).

[1259]

Originally Posted by Daytonaman799

I have both and DD is my daily in PT.

These pics put me firmly in the DD camp.

[Dave O]

DD. I'm probably in the minority, but the PP does nothing for me and in some sense seems kind of boring. Again, just my opinion.