Explore the Patek Philippe 5980/1A Nautilus chronograph. Jkvs shares insights on daily wear, value, and bracelet quality, with community discussion on its market appreciation.
Explore the Patek Philippe Nautilus Chronograph Ref. 5980 and collector strategies for wearing versus preserving rare watches. Join the debate on duplicates.
You can only compare it with a Grand Seiko bracelet (it‘s true!). The Oyster bracelet gives a heavy-duty-impression, which is probably intended by the maker. In my opinion the RO bracelet wears much more stiffer.
If you will you can wear it everyday. Concerning the value it does not matter a lot whether the watch is worn or not - the difference might be around € 5.000,00. I think that the delight of wearing this watch everyday is more worth than this small amount ...