What is a Nautilus? Beyond Patek Philippe
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What is a Nautilus? Beyond Patek Philippe

By patrick_y · Dec 12, 2014 · 21 replies
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To a watch savant, the word Nautilus has only one meaning... But do we even remember what a Nautilus is? Outside of the watch context? I think of the submarine captained by Captain Nemo in the famous Jules Verne classic. FYI. The first nuclear powered submarine in the United States (and the world) w

To a watch savant, the word Nautilus has only one meaning...  But do we even remember what a Nautilus is?  Outside of the watch context?  

I think of the submarine captained by Captain Nemo in the famous Jules Verne classic.  FYI.  The first nuclear powered submarine in the United States (and the world) was also named the USS Nautilus when it was put in service in 1954!  

And another one...  




Two Nautilus, looking at each other.  First time they've seen another Nautilus of a different species.  No Flash.  Nautilus (the marine animal and the human made apparatus) are sensitive to light.  Yesterday, a rude young woman took a photo with her flash on, I expressed that there were half a dozen signs informing photo takers to not use flash, but her response was (astoundingly) "I can read."  

Photo taken at the aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences museum in San Francisco without flash on an iPhone 5.  

Anthony...  How about a Nautilus for your fish tank?  Warning, Nautilus are naturally sensitive to light and prefer cooler waters.  Might have to find a domesticated one.

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small-luxury-world
Dec 12, 2014

for Anthony to get an even bigger aquarium :-) Cheers, Oliver

PA
patrick_y
Dec 12, 2014

They're attractive, and they bob up and down when they swim making them somewhat amusing to watch. Would make a nice pet for Anthony!

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patrick_y
Dec 12, 2014

When I hear Nautilus I think... 1. The watch. 2. The submarine. ...and sometimes... 3. The marine animal. The actual definition is commonly forgotten for me.

JR
jrwong23 (aka watchthebin)
Dec 13, 2014

I miss my nautilus and will wear it soon :) Recently due to the hotness of the JLC Geophysic, I also related the nautilus to the Geophysic due to the USS Nautilus submariner Cheers Robin

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Zhege
Dec 13, 2014

And thanks for the interesting and informative post.

GL
GLau
Dec 13, 2014

Similar to a specie, the Patek Nautilus has evolved over the nears and now contains many versions with different complications, except that its evolution has happened relatively quickly (almost 40 years) to the animal world. Cheers, Gordon

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