① Steel ② The chronograph hand can be used as a running seconds hand ③ The orange color (especially when paired with the strap) looks wonderfully casual ④ It's thicker than the 5168, but actually more comfortable to wear Therefore, now that I'm certain I'
My wrists are thin, so I don’t own any of the larger sizes from 5168 onwards. I have two pairs each of 5065 and 5066, and then 5164, 5165, and 5167. I’m wearing my 5066j today. 5066 J&A 5065 A&1J The 5065 and 5165 are the perfect size for my wrist
The reasons I went with 5168 are: It is totally different from anything I have. I own 5711/1R which like 5167 R has a brown dial; In general, particularly in a sports type watch I gravitate towards white metals, which I find to be more casual, versatile a
Thank you for your detailed and interesting review. I had missed it because, well, I simply didn’t yet give the modern Aquanauts the attention they surely deserve. Among Patek Philippe watches, they’re not the ones I’m drawn to or looking for. But, like y
and it is the point that, in my humble opinion, the 5968 wears dramatically better than the 5168 on smaller wrists (like mine). While they are both the same in diameter, the slimness of the 5168 reduces the angle of strap attachment. For that very reason,
I am so behind on catching up so many nice NWAs here. For me, I don’t have the 5168G and will love to add it but would not loose sleep without ever owning it. I am also happy and fortunate to own a 5167A and I love how comfortable it feels and wears. The
As background, when the Aquanaut was first introduced in the 1990s for me it was definitely not love at first sight ….. far from. But over a period of many years I went from indifference to appreciation to love. It took me quite a while to acquire each of