PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY RARE, ICONIC AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, 'GREEN' DIAL AND BRACELET
PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY RARE, ICONIC AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, 'GREEN' DIAL AND BRACELET
PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY RARE, ICONIC AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, 'GREEN' DIAL AND BRACELET
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PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY RARE, ICONIC AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, 'GREEN' DIAL AND BRACELET
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PATEK PHILIPPENAUTILUS REF. 3700⁄11
PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY RARE, ICONIC AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, 'GREEN' DIAL AND BRACELET

NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 3700⁄11, MOVEMENT NO. 1'309'608, CASE NO. 539'184, MANUFACTURED IN 1980

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PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY RARE, ICONIC AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, 'GREEN' DIAL AND BRACELET
NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 3700⁄11, MOVEMENT NO. 1'309'608, CASE NO. 539'184, MANUFACTURED IN 1980
Movement: Automatic
Dial: Light 'green' 'Type 7'
Case: 42 mm. wide
With: Stainless steel Patek Philippe bracelet and deployant clasp, overall length approximately 190 mm., undated Certificate of Origin (with a typo), Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1980 and its subsequent sale on 24 May 1982, sales tag, product literature, document holder, cork box and outer packaging

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Over time, the dial of the present timepiece has developed a delicate green colour, showing a gradient of greenish-grey shades across its surface. These color variations are typically linked to 'Type 6' and 'Type 7' dials, which are known to display color ranges from sea green to ocean blue. The present timepiece features a 'Type 7' dial, marked by two dots on the outer edge of the (σ) symbol, a feature typical of those made in the 1980s.

A must-have for any serious Nautilus collector, the present timepiece is offered in very good overall condition and with the Certificate of Origin, sales tag, product literature, document holder, cork box and outer packaging

The water-resistant Nautilus ref. 3700
The case patent design of the first Nautilus, reference 3700⁄1, was registered on 23 April 1976. It comprises two parts, the main body and the bezel, at each side is an 'ear' which couples with a corresponding flange, the two parts are secured by lateral screws. A rubber seal sits between the bezel and case body and is thus compressed when subject to water pressure forming a perfect watertight seal. From 1976 until 1980, the cases were made for Patek Philippe by Favre-Perret SA, Le Crêt du Locle.

In 1980, Patek Philippe launched the manufacture of cases and bracelets in their Ateliers Réunis workshops and the Nautilus changed its reference number to the new ref. 3700⁄11, such as the present example.

Another of the many attractions of the Nautilus Ref. 3700⁄11 for the watch aficionado is movement, generally agreed to be one of the greatest watch calibers – the 28-255. Based on the original Jaeger-LeCoultre caliber 920 of 1967 it is regarded as one of the most beautiful and refined automatic movements ever produced. It is also very thin at only 3.15 mm., therefore highly appropriate for the slim and elegant Nautilus. The caliber is 12.5 lignes, with 36 jewels and 19,800 vibrations. It is supplied with the shock-protected free-sprung Gyromax balance with eight rotatable weights allowing rate adjustment without the need for a conventional regulator index. The winding rotor is formed from a beryllium ring with 21K gold rim, this clever design with four additional ruby rollers to support the rotor around its periphery allows the thinness of the movement to remain uncompromised.

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