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I completely forgot about this model; a perfect match to 5711/1A! Will check it out this weekend. Thanks Dje! And have you gotten a 5711? You were seriously considering for it a while back. Saw in your posting

Most of us like to do some mix and match. Hopefully Patek's listening!

Thanks everyone!   Will post some pictures when I get one of them.  Cheers!

A few dealers mentioned the discontinuation of the steel nautilus. If that is not the case then likely the dealers (and I) have mistaken! Thanks Dje!

Thank you everyone for sharing your thoughts and experience!  Very helpful!!  Have a great weekend   Cheers!

and had the opportunity to handle one recently...happened to be the first piece received by a retailer! Everything about the watch is impeccable and finishing is amazing. But something was holding me back. It didn't give me one of those...

and it is also a discontinued model ;-) Thanks guys for sharing your thoughts! Anyone knows where to get a listing of Patek retailers phone numbers? Not found in Patek website. Apart from resale market, I'm thinking of old new stock that might be...

You're right that it happens to most complications, though it may not be if the hour and minute hands were made to be finer than it is now on 5712...just a thought .  The perfect watch is hard to come by!!  Cheers!

Hi Bill, I like the overall aesthetic of chronometre royal; the dial + the numerals + the hands + the size + the execution (+ date)=perfect for me!! But I guess like you said if the date version is not available next year then it's worth considering...

Hey Bill, I've seen enamel timepieces with date window so I believe it's technically possible for chronometre royal, unless the movement makes it close to impossible on having a date function included. So far it does seem more people prefer a clean...