Geneva, May 07, 2022

LOT 194

PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5711, NAUTILUS, STEEL

CHF 120,000 - 180,000

EUR 120,000 - 180,000 / USD 130,000 - 194,000 / HKD 1,010,000 - 1,520,000

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


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2

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 5711/1A

Year Sold in November 2017

Movement No. 7113325

Case No. 6221822

Material Stainless steel

Bracelet Stainless steel Patek Philippe integrated bracelet

Diameter 40 mm.

Length 185 mm.

Caliber 324 SC, 29 jewels

Signature Dial, case and movement

Accessories Original fitted box, certificate of origin, booklets

Notes

Property of the original german owner.
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. 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.