
I know many people consider this heresy, but I have a lovely 5726 that was my first Patek. I wore this as my daily and it has got a lot of scratches on the bezel. Since then I have added a 5711 and 5164 and now want my 5726 to be my dress watch hence I would like it polished. But everyone seems agha

The Patek Philippe Aquanaut reference 5164 is a travel time model within the Aquanaut collection. This specific reference is identified as 5164A-001, indicating a steel case.
The 5164A-001 features a rubber strap. No further details regarding the case material, crystal, or movement are provided.
This reference appeals to collectors seeking a Patek Philippe Aquanaut with a travel time complication and a rubber strap, suitable for various climates.
PP. I think that there is no problem with polishing your 5726. When you wear it just as a dresswatch then, there maybe arent many more scratches to come so it would be ok to polish your watch a bit too early. However, since you can only polish this watch 2 or 3 times, your watch is a bit to young for the first polish. So this takes us to the question what is going to happen to the watch in the future. If you really want your son to wear it one day, you could wait 5 more years and then do the fir
If you really decide to go ahead and have it polished, at least I'd advise you to ask for a very light job from a trusted watchmaker, or better from Patek itself, despite the longer wait...If they take too much material away from the bezel (which will certainly happen if you polish it multiple times), then the damage would be irreversible ;-) Cheers, and enjoy a truly beautiful Patek!
Caiber. I have an Aquanaut that has had one refinish by PP. I asked him if he would touch it up or refinish it if it ever needed it and he said No. I feel he had the skills but he just thought a Patek should go to Patek. I think the biggest challenge with the Aquanaut or Nautilus is that bezel. As already mentioned there's not that much material that can be removed from it. Looks pretty good in the pics. Maybe you should hold off until it has accumulated more marks?
as long as you do it with HSWA. To me, the golden rule is: only Patek touches my Pateks. They should be able to return the watch to original conditions without looking like it was polished.
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