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PATEK PHILIPPE Nautilus « Jumbo » 3700/01A

The presented timepiece is an original Nautilus Jumbo. It will come with a fresh Patek Philippe extract from the archives (ordered in early October 2024) confirming the numbers of the case, the hinge of the bezel and of the movement.

Movement/serial: 1,306,xxx/xxx.158 (1977-78)

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 some remained unchanged which is the case of this one enhanced by a flawless condition. The tritium luminous on both the original hands and white gold indexes are matching and they are perfectly working (glow green and vanish).

Case: thick case with limited polishing history. The bezel is very sharp and although it was previously polished it 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 (158) 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: first generation large bracelet (/01A = 16cm at clasp level) in good condition still managing to stand up even with the clasp deployed! 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).

Box: the original cork box and cover box can be added for an extra 11.000 EUR.

A glorious example of an iconic watch that should belong to any curated collection.

PRICE =  // 115.000 EUR without the cork box + 11.000 EUR with the cork box // 
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