Geneva, Nov 06, 2022

LOT 422

PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5711, NAUTILUS, STEEL

CHF 80,000 - 120,000

EUR 83,000 - 124,000 / USD 80,000 - 120,000 / HKD 630,000 - 940,000

Sold: CHF 100,000

A fine, desirable, self-winding, stainless steel wristwatch with date


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Grading System
Grade:
Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Brand Patek Philippe, Switzerland

Model Nautilus

Reference 5711/1A-010

Year Sold in December 2012

Movement No. 5614273

Case No. 4931777

Bracelet stainless steel Patek Philippe bracelet with double deployant clasp, approx.overall length 170 mm.

Diameter 40 mm.

Caliber 324 S C, 29 jewels

Signature Dial, case and movement signed

Accessories original fitted box, certificate of origin, booklets, overhaul invoice through Gubelin dated February 2022 in the amount of CHF 1'844

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. The first reference is the 3700/1 manufactured from 1976 to 1981. To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the “Nautilus”, Patek Philippe launched the reference 5711 in 2006, featuring a slightly larger case design and it was officially discontinued in 2021. Adding one millimetre to the case compared to the original reference 3700 and launched with a classic blue dial, it varied with a three-part case that was slightly thicker as well (from 7.6 mm. on the 3700 to 8.3 mm. on the 5711) and equipped with the calibre 324. Beyond the obvious investment that such a model represents, it is an icon of watchmaking history.

Provenance

Property of a Swiss Gentleman