I don't want to know...

Dec 16, 2014,09:08 AM
 

I don't want to know about how much this watch went for at auction.  It's probably a terribly high number.  


The watch is a very formal party watch.  You can't wear that to the office unless you're some movie/music star.  


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What is a Nautilus?

 
 By: patrick_y : December 12th, 2014-12:27
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 sub...  

Nice thought and maybe a good reason ...

 
 By: small-luxury-world : December 12th, 2014-13:05
for Anthony to get an even bigger aquarium :-) Cheers, Oliver

Agreed...

 
 By: patrick_y : December 12th, 2014-13:10
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!

I was aware of the third one, but that was the third one that came to mind...

 
 By: patrick_y : December 12th, 2014-13:22
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.

Nautilus is also a famous rotor...

 
 By: foversta : December 12th, 2014-14:05
of Blancpain! Fx ...  

Ahh... Yes!

 
 By: patrick_y : December 15th, 2014-11:37
Nice reminder!

Very enjoyable read

 
 By: COUNT DE MONET : December 15th, 2014-23:35
Great idea to link Pateks Nautilus to all the other ones and bringing them into our mind with a very atmospheric picture. Moritz

Thanks Patrick for the post and info!

 
 By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : December 13th, 2014-00:15
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

Ahh, interesting connection.

 
 By: patrick_y : December 15th, 2014-11:44
Thanks for mentioning the connection of the JLC Geophysic. This watch world, naval world, is so intertwined.

Very cool picture

 
 By: Zhege : December 13th, 2014-04:55
And thanks for the interesting and informative post.

Thank you for reading!

 
 By: patrick_y : December 15th, 2014-11:45
Thank you for reading and commenting on my post! I almost forgot what a Nautilus (sea animal) was!

Thank you Patrick for an enlightening post !!

 
 By: GLau : December 13th, 2014-08:07
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

It's amazing how the Nautilus has evolved so much in so little time...

 
 By: patrick_y : December 15th, 2014-11:47
Nautilus = Patek Philippe watch nautilus = the animal from the sea It's amazing how the Nautilus has evolved and that there have been so many different versions over the past 40 years. While the nautilus has probably evolved relatively little for the past... 

Yes Patrick, I am missing a Nautilus in my collection & a China LE Nautilus then...

 
 By: GLau : December 16th, 2014-06:10
I will truly be broke if I were to be fortunate enough to get an allocation !!

"a China LE Nautilus then ..."

 
 By: small-luxury-world : December 16th, 2014-06:21
Your wish is my command and it is super, super LE - piece unique: :-) :-) :-) Oliver ...  

Yes Oliver, this unique China LE Nautilus came out...

 
 By: GLau : December 16th, 2014-06:22
in 2012 for the Year of the Dragon Think it just came out for a recent auction Wonder how it did ??

I don't want to know...

 
 By: patrick_y : December 16th, 2014-09:08
I don't want to know about how much this watch went for at auction. It's probably a terribly high number. The watch is a very formal party watch. You can't wear that to the office unless you're some movie/music star.

Hi Patrick, this Nautilus diamond dragon watch is not a formal watch but is

 
 By: GLau : December 16th, 2014-09:29
a collection of diamonds that happens to be housed in Nautilus case and bracelet !!

You're right...

 
 By: patrick_y : December 16th, 2014-11:14
It is just a piece of art with diamonds that happens to use the Nautilus as its canvas. In the future, the museum will look like this: Collection of jewels arranged in the shape of a dragon, dragon itself in enamel glass. Celebrating the spirituality of t... 

Wouldn't look good on my wrist either...

 
 By: Esharp : December 16th, 2014-21:55
...I don't think it would even look good on Mrs E. That piece certainly is remarkable - extraordinary! I do wonder how it came to be. Scene: PP's offices, one morning in Switzerland in 2011... "Good morning, Mr. Stern. How are you today?" "Very well, than...