Hong Kong, Nov 25, 2022
LOT 253
PATEK PHILIPPE
REF. 3800 / 5, SELF-WINDING, CENTRE-SECONDS, DATE, INTEGRATED BRACELET; “NAUTILUS”, SO-CALLED “MARADONA”; 18K YELLOW GOLD AND DIAMONDS
HKD 640,000 - 1,270,000
EUR 82,000 - 164,000 / CHF 80,000 - 160,000 / USD 81,000 - 162,000
18K yellow gold, self-winding, vertical cushion-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, water-resistant with case-back screwed by four screws, bezel set with diamonds, yellow gold dial with “Tramé” horizontal stripes and diamond-set indexes, centre-seconds and one horological complication:
· Instantaneous date of the month (aperture at 3 o’clock)
Watch set with 474 brilliant-cut diamonds (8/8; approx. 2.50 carats).
| Grading System | |
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Grade: |
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Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva
Model “Nautilus”, so-called “Maradona”
Reference 3800 / 5
Year circa 1984
Movement No. 1 424 454
Case No. 2 811 222
Material 18K yellow gold
Bracelet integrated 18K yellow gold PP “Nautilus” bracelet set with diamonds with 18K white gold deployant clasp
Diameter 34.9 mm. (bezel)
Length 170 mm. (approx.)
Caliber 335 SC
Dimensions 38.7 x 37.4 mm.
Accessories Extract from the Archives
Notes
The Extract from the Archives, dated July 8, 2013, mentioned that this watch was made in 1984 and sold on August 26, 1985.
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Patek Philippe, “Nautilus”
Launched in 1976, during the quartz crisis, the “Nautilus” was designed by Gérald Genta (1931-2011). The shape of its case, very avant-garde for the time, reminds a porthole. It was named after Captain Nemo’s fictitious submarine, in Jules Verne’s famous book “Twenty Miles Under the Sea”.
Produced from 1981 to 2006, the Nautilus Ref. 3800 is considered as the “little sister” of the Ref. 3700, the very first “Nautilus” having been designed five years earlier. The Ref. 3700 has a 42 mm. cushion-shaped case, known as the “Jumbo” size. The Ref. 3800 measures only 37 mm. in diameter but retains exactly the same spirit as its ancestor: an extra-flat cushion-shaped case, a bluish grey dial with horizontal stripes and the date at 3 o’clock. The only difference, except the size of the case, is a centre-seconds hand, which is not included in Ref. 3700.
The “Nautilus” being considered as the sport-chic wristwatch by Patek Philippe, it was predominantly created in steel with a few exceptions, in gold, or in steel and gold. However, versions in platinum, like this lot are extremely rare.
Early models feature Calibre 335 SC without the quick-set date feature through the crown. The quick-date only arrives in 1987, while keeping the Calibre 335 SC. In 1992, a third generation was introduced featuring Calibre 330-134, and finally Calibre 330-194 was employed for the watches made from 1997 to 2006, year of discontinuation.
The dial is a “sigma dial”, meaning the index-markers and hands are manufactured from white gold. From 1971 until 1995, all watches made in Switzerland with gold applied indexes or gold dial plates were required to have the “APRIOR” (Association pour la Promotion Industrielle de l’Or) logo marked on the dial. Hence, on the dial on each side of the “SWISS”, there is the Greek letter “sigma”.
Therefore, this model from 1984 represents the 1st generation of Ref. 3800 with a “sigma dial” and equipped with 335 SC calibre.