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Patek Philippe rose gold wristwatch «Nautilus»
Geneva 2009. Red gold 18k. Bull's eye case with glass back. Brown, horizontally embossed dial with applied luminous pin minute scale and minute ring, luminous hands, central second, date window at 3 o'clock. Sapphire glass. Automatic movement with 21k gold rotor, 45-hour power reserve. Ref. «5711/R-001», movement number «3981384/4476347» and Cal. «324 SC AIG.1». Original leather strap with red gold 18k folding clasp. Hallmark, copyright mark and manufacturer's mark.
Comes with a mint original Patek Philippe leather strap.
Matches lot 1295.
H 4,4, W 4,2 cm (watch),
L 22,0 cm (strap). 129 g. Original box with outer carton, papers and book.
In 1976, Patek Philippe presented the sporty yet elegant Nautilus, the «enfant terrible» of the collection, to the public. «The case of the Patek Philippe Nautilus is based on the shape of a bull's eye. The name originates from the famous novel ‹Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas› by Jules Verne. The bull's eyes of Captain Nemo's submarine Nautilus had a similar oval shape in some depictions. [...] With the name Nautilus, Patek Philippe therefore emphasised an important feature of the watch: its very high pressure resistance for that time. In advertisements, the Nautilus was displayed on two equipped wrists: ‹It fits a diving suit as well as a dinner jacket.›» from: https://www.watchtime.net/uhren/patek-philippe-nautilus-damals-und-heute.
Insurance confirmation: Gübelin AG, Basel, 10.12.2009, insurance amount 29.900 CHF (approx. 30.956 €), in copy.
Provenance: private collection Markgräflerland.

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