PATEK PHILIPPE, NAUTILUS REF. 3700/11 JA, A STEEL AND GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH
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PATEK PHILIPPE, NAUTILUS REF. 3700/11 JA, A STEEL AND GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH

CASE NUMBER: 541’647, MOVEMENT NUMBER: 1’309’008

Closed29 March 2022

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USD 100,800

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PATEK PHILIPPE, NAUTILUS REF. 3700⁄11 JA, A STEEL AND GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH
CASE NUMBER: 541’647, MOVEMENT NUMBER: 1’309’008
CIRCA: 1979
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel with 18k yellow gold bezel
DIAMETER: 42 mm.
BRACELET: Stainless steel bracelet with 18k yellow gold middle links
DIAL: Black ribbed dial with applied yellow gold hour markers
MOVEMENT: Cal. 28-255, automatic
FUNCTIONS: Time, date
CLASP: Stainless steel folding clasp
WITH: Extract from the Archives confirming the production of the watch in 1979 and its subsequent sale in January 1981

Specialist note

From 1976 until 1980, all cases for the Nautilus were made for Patek Philippe by Favre-Perret SA. Following their acquisition of Ateliers Réunis in 1980, Patek Philippe started manufacturing the cases “in-house” at Ateliers Réunis and the reference number of the Nautilus was changed to 3700-11. They represent about 20-25 percent of the total Ref. 3700 production.

The Nautilus Ref. 3700/11 JA was introduced in 1980 and produced in a very small series. According to our research, less than 300 examples of the model were made, rendering it much rarer than its stainless-steel counterpart.