Description
Inspiration
This Rare Patek Philippe Nautilus Watch 3712/1A, was the first of the complicated Nautilus' to exhibit complications. This stainless steel model features a moonphase, sub second dial, date function and 48 hour power reserve sub dial with 3 red dots.
It was introduced in 2005 and retired in 2006 with the introduction of the 5712/1 as is a more collectible watch due to its rarity. It is indeed the parent of the 5712, almost identical with nuance differences.
All original, excellent condition, unpolished,
Size 42mm
Perfect original Blue/Gray Dial
Original large steel full link bracelet with 18mm wide clasp has no stretch and is unpolished
Circa 2006
Complete with box, paper and all documents.
The first edition Patek Philippe Nautilus + Rolex Newman Dial Daytona are the two most coveted watches on the planet.
The first edition Nautilus was designed by the most important watch designer of our era, Gerald Genta. After receiving accolades for his designing what became the first luxury sports watch for Audemars Piguet-The Royal Oak, Genta became the most sought after watch designer.
Legend has it, that while sitting at a restaurant bar having dinner, during the 1974 Basel Watch Fair, in walked the Stern family (the owners of Patek), who sat down to dinner. Genta grabbed a bar napkin and pen and sketched what was to become the most iconic luxury sports watch of all time-The Patek Philippe Nautilus. The unusual case was inspired by a ship's porthole, with a rounded octagonal bezel. Here is your chance to own a piece of history with this most perfect example that exists on the planet.