I don’t believe there is a fundamental difference except to agree the Nautilus bubble drove the Aquanaut bubble and yes it is more iconic. The Aquanaut bubble deflating will be first as Nautilus demand decreases and buyers realise they can get a piece and some switch from wanting and getting an Aquanaut to a Nautilus. But I don’t think the Nautilus will lag far behind - these are not rare pieces contrary to what prices suggest - all models were/are produced in the 1000’s per year and with 40+ and 20+ year history’s that is quite a lot of pieces. The deciding factor will be how long greys are prepared to sit on current large stocks without reducing prices and how many buyers who are in it for the profit start to come to market - I doubt greys will be buying new stock so it will be a private sale bonanza which in turn will drive grey prices down and the previous upward price cycle suddenly reverses. Both are great pieces at MSRP, just not 3x MSRP.
Oh course, this is pure speculation and a crystal ball would be very helpful.
