Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 10, 2025
LOT 641
PATEK PHILIPPE, SWITZERLAND, REF. 3711/1G-001, NAUTILUS, ORIGINAL BOX AND CERTIFICATE, 18K WHITE GOLD
CHF 70,000 - 100,000
HKD 670,000 - 950,000 / USD 86,000 - 124,000 / EUR 76,000 - 108,000
Sold: CHF 137,500
A fine, rare, 18k white gold, self winding center-seconds wristwatch with date
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 1-8 |
As new Slightly scratched |
Movement: 1* |
As new Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |
Brand Patek Philippe, switzerland
Model Nautilus
Reference 3711/1G-001
Year Sold in October 2006
Movement No. 3403049
Case No. 4307991
Bracelet 18k white gold Patek Philippe bracelet with double deployant clasp, approx. overall length 185 mm.
Diameter 40
Caliber 315 SC, 29 jewels
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories original fitted box, certificate of origin, instruction booklet
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.
Provenance
Property of a German Gentleman