PATEK PHILIPPE Nautilus « Jumbo » 3700/01A
MODEL: Nautilus
REFERENCE: 3700
YEAR: 1977
CASE DIMENSIONS: 42mm, thickness 7.6mm
CASE MATERIAL: stainless steel, original Patek Philippe
DIAL: Deep blue/grey dial type 2
INDEX: 18k white gold applied hour markers with tritium
MOVEMENT: Automatic with date, caliber 28-255 C, self-winding
BEZEL MATERIAL: stainless steel bezel, original
BRACELET: stainless steel, Nautilus large bracelet /01A
CLASP: stainless steel folding clasp « Nautilus », original
GLASS: Sapphire crystal
PAPERS & BOX: extract from the archives, original cork box, coverbox, tag
The presented timepiece is an original Nautilus Jumbo manufactured in 1977 and sold on February 19th 1979 according to its Patek Philippe extract from the archives.
Movement/serial: 1,306,xxx/xxx.952
Dial: Patek Philippe has asked to the designer Gerald Genta to come up with a dial reflecting «the true color of the ocean» for this water sports watch. This ended up initially with a very dark blue/grey color. Some of these dial caught a patina with time, some did not. This one almost retained its original color with a little extra blue patina and remained overall in a superb condition. Tritium luminous on white gold indexes are perfectly working (glow green and quickly vanish) while the material on the hands is not luminous. The font belongs to the « type 2 » according to scholar « mstanga » story book on ref.3700 Nautilus.
Case: thick case highlighting a superb condition. The bezel has retained its initial thick proportions of the porthole pattern which is characteristic of the Nautilus reference. The last 3 digits of the case serial (952) can be found in the hinge of the bezel. A refined evidence proving the originality of the bezel that one can only find with Patek.
Bracelet: large bracelet (/01A) in good condition and is still standing up. « Nautilus » engraved on the clasp and flat calatrava on rebate. For collectors this bracelet is THE one to have as all the other bracelets were thinner (be it the next generation /11A or a dedicated Patek aftermarket bracelet). 18 links.
Box & papers: original cork box can be included or sold separately in which case a Patek burgundy leather travel box would be included. Comes with its extract from Patek Philippe archives.
It is now becoming difficult to come across such a fine and sharp example of this iconic watch that should belong to a serious collection.
