Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Monaco, Jul 25, 2023
LOT 211
PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 3711/1G-001, NAUTILUS WHITE GOLD
EUR 200,000 - 300,000
USD 218,000 - 328,000 / HKD 1,710,000 - 2,560,000 / CHF 196,000 - 294,000
A fine, very rare and well-preserved 18k white gold cushion shaped self-winding wristwatch with black dial, date and center second.
| Grading System | |
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Grade: |
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Case: 2-01 |
Very good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Patek Philippe, Switzerland
Model Nautilus
Reference 3711/1G 001
Year 2005
Movement No. 3400661
Case No. 4294793
Material 18K white gold
Bracelet integrated 18k white gold Patek Philippe bracelet, reference A384A, 160 mm. (approx.)
Diameter 40 mm
Caliber 315
Signature Dial, case and movement
Accessories box, outer box and certificate of origin
Notes
Launched in 1976, during the quartz crisis, the Nautilus is the second watch designed by Gerald Genta, after the Royal Oak in 1972. The shape of its case, very avant-garde for the time, reminds one of a porthole, which might explain its name after Captain Nemo's fictitious submarine, in Jules Verne's famous book Twenty Miles Under the Sea (1869-1870).
The first reference is the 3700/1 manufactured from 1976 to 1981. Patek Philippe launched the reference 3711/1G in 2004 in Basel. It was soon discontinued, in 2005. It was only produced in white gold with a black ribbed dial. The 3711/1G similar to the reference 3700 in shape and size, featured a centre seconds and a sapphire case back, paving the way for the ref. 5711. With only two years of production, it is extremely rare to find one with its accessories in today’s market.