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5726A White dial... Everything except boring

No pics can give an idea of how this watch really feels and looks like in the metal.

A real bomb. Each nautilus has its charm, but this one came like a tornado in the "conventional" world of Nautilus.

It was literally a visual explosion when i 1st laid my eyes on it. The strong markers pops out and make a nice rappel with the moon phase. The white dial is very subtil and gives a nice fresh feeling.

I love to try guessing how a watch will look like in real, and i'll order it based on it Until now, only Patek never disappointed me. And this one is no exception!

I've always thought that a nautilus had to be blue and had to be in steel, but this new design is so daring, so original and so BOLD: I felt it was the nautilus missing in the collection.

Let me explain a little more:
-  5980A has a strong caracter with her chrono "the bull eye" and the thickness that gives it a 3D dimension feel. Extreme in its own way, love it or hate, its a strong statement.
Downside, its a little "dry" and cold compare to the 5712. It lacked a something to make it REALLY appealing. The 5980R helped with the 5N rose gold and chocolate dial,... its a matter of taste after that...

- 5712A is the most "nautilus" one. The thin case is part of nautilus DNA. The moon phase gives it a nice poetic touch, and the way the dial is organized is less strict and cold than 5711, 5726 and 5980. Historically, this watch came at a turning point when quartz watches were hitting hard the industry.
The movement, when 1st nautilus was introduced it was meant to be ultra precise to counter attack. The watch was supposed to be super chic and the MOST expensive steel watch...Marketing strategy to beat the quartz wave.Patek here was a pioneer in the trend that was going to save the mechanical watch industry. Wearing a nice watch was becoming more of a social status statement.
Downside, its too thin, IMO. That goes against sports watches DNA, but it's ok

-5726A has the perfect thickness for me as it is between 5712 and 5980. The strict organization of the dial is less attractive to me than the 5712A, but the complication is one the most practical one. We were just hoping for something like Rose gold, to help fight that cold feel... We got this white dial version. It should have felt even more dry and cold, well it was the opposite:  Feels like the perfect combo, while respecting the nautilus feel.

If i had to make a little remark, i wouldn't have kept the grey dial with the leather/rubber strap, and kept the steel strap exclusively for the white dial. Makes more sense as the grey dial is more classy and chic.

Anyway, nothing beats nice photos Enjoy

But clearly, my favorite nautilus... and by far!