8007
Patek Philippe
Ref. 3800/001
Nautilus
A rare, unusual and attractive stainless steel wristwatch with center seconds, date, anthracite grey radial dial, bracelet and Certificate of Origin
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- The present stainless steel ref. 3800 is no ordinary Nautilus. Featuring a rare dial with a sunburst finish, this radial grey canvas is contrasted with hand-painted white minute markers.
- Though uncommon, this dial variation was advertised in a Patek Philippe brochure from 1986, depicted in a gold and stainless steel dual-tone livery. Only a handful of two-tone examples are publicly known to have this as their original configuration, along with one possibly unique example offered in platinum. However, collectors were given the liberty to request for a change of dial, despite having worn their watch for some time, which explains why these radial dials can sometimes be spotted in other case variants. For instance, the stainless steel example at hand which houses this lustrous dial would have been ordered separately from the watch itself.
- According to its Certificate of Origin and Extract from the Archives, the present wristwatch originally left the factory in 1990 with a “black matte ribbed dial” and “white gold indexes”. Fortunately, a receipt from Patek Philippe is further delivered with this timepiece, confirming that the updated anthracite grey dial with white markers was installed by the manufacturer in 2011.
Patek Philippe
Swiss | 1839Since its founding in 1839, this famous Geneva-based firm has been surprising its clientele with superbly crafted timepieces fitted with watchmaking's most prestigious complications. Traditional and conservative designs are found across Patek Philippe's watches made throughout their history — the utmost in understated elegance.
Well-known for the Graves Supercomplication — a highly complicated pocket watch that was the world’s most complicated watch for 50 years — this family-owned brand has earned a reputation of excellence around the world. Patek's complicated vintage watches hold the highest number of world records for results achieved at auction compared with any other brand. For collectors, key models include the reference 1518, the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph, and its successor, the reference 2499. Other famous models include perpetual calendars such as the ref. 1526, ref. 3448 and 3450, chronographs such as the reference 130, 530 and 1463, as well as reference 1436 and 1563 split seconds chronographs. Patek is also well-known for their classically styled, time-only "Calatrava" dress watches, and the "Nautilus," an iconic luxury sports watch first introduced in 1976 as the reference 3700 that is still in production today.