Continuing where we left off, we highlight some of the steel sports watches that set the bar for the industry
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A. Lange & Söhne The ODYSSEUS
Continuing where we left off from our previous post about the burgeoning trend of luxury steel sports watches, we take a look at some of the watches that help set this trend as we enter the new decade.
PATEK PHILIPPE NAUTILUS & AQUANAUT
Patek Philippe Ref. 5167A-012
Although the Royal Oak had gotten off to a rocky start for Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe knew a winner when it saw one, and promptly commissioned Genta to create a luxury sports watch. The result was the Nautilus, which debuted to a predictable reception in 1976. This watch was water-resistant to a very respectable 120 metres, compared with the 50 metres of the Royal Oak, so some pundits consider the Nautilus the first true luxury sports watch. Nevertheless, the Nautilus was not initially regarded as highly as the Royal Oak, though it might be even more important in proving to other brands that extraordinary designs were worth pursuing. Entirely without meaning to, the design language of the luxury steel sports watch was encoded when Genta lent his powers to Patek Philippe. There was reportedly a fair amount of grumbling among collectors about superficial similarities between the Royal Oak and the Nautilus, but this has melted away over ...