PATEK PHILIPPE Nautilus « Jumbo » 3700/11A
MODEL: Nautilus
REFERENCE: 3700
YEAR: 1983
CASE DIMENSIONS: 42mm, thickness 7.6mm
CASE MATERIAL: stainless steel, original Patek Philippe
DIAL: dark blue/grey dial type 3 bis sherif
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 slim bracelet /11A
CLASP: stainless steel folding clasp « Nautilus », original
GLASS: Sapphire crystal
PAPERS & BOX: full set with original cork box & tag
The presented timepiece is an original Nautilus Jumbo manufactured in march 1983 (code PENE) and sold in february 1984 in Singapore according to its original Patek Philippe certificate.
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 retained exactly its original color and remained in a superb condition. The tritium luminous on both the original hands and white gold indexes are matching and they are perfectly working (glow green and quickly vanish). The font belongs to the « type 3 bis sherif » according to scholar « mstanga » story book on ref.3700 Nautilus.
Case: very 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 (622) 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: slim bracelet (/11A) in good condition but with some stretch. The second generation Calatrava cross on the clasp (rounded and 3D) is matching the production year. 20 links.
Movement: 1,310,xxx
Box & papers: full complete set with original cork box and coverbox, rare tag, red plastic wallet with original certificate and leaflets, Patek Philippe authorized dealer Chronotec service from 2020.
A stunning example with its complete set and service: ready for a top collection!
