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: stunning green/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 large bracelet /01A
CLASP: stainless steel folding clasp « Nautilus », original
GLASS: Sapphire crystal
PAPERS & BOX: extract from the archives, Patek Philippe burgundy leather travel pouch
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.950
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 and this is the case of this one which now features a greenish hue under daylight. Associated with the yellow patina of the tritium of both the hands and white gold indexes this dial in excellent condition provides an excessively attractive and hard to compare vintage spirit. Luminous 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 (950) 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. The first generation clasp is matching the production year. 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: extract from Patek Philippe archives and Patek Philippe burgundy leather travel pouch.
A seldom seen dial patina variant of the Patek’s most iconic sport watch.
