Patek Philippe - The Geneva Watch Auction: XX Geneva Saturday, November 9, 2024 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
    Year: 2020
    Reference No: 5711/1R-001
    Movement No: 7'329'830
    Case No: 6'406'553
    Model Name: Nautilus
    Material: 18K pink gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 324 S C, 29 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: 18K pink gold Patek Philippe bracelet, max length 195mm
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K pink gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 40mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated September 17, 2020, product literature, wallet, presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Rarely has a timepiece been something and its opposite, yet the present pink gold Nautilus reference 5711 manages to be both flamboyant and classically restrained. It is intriguing and impressive how Patek Philippe, with the launch of the model, has succeeded in achieving a balance between opulence, technicality and elegance.

    The Patek Philippe Nautilus doesn’t need an introduction - the Genta designed icon has become one of the world’s most coveted and recognizable timepieces with its porthole inspired case and integrated bracelet. Launched in 2006 in celebration of the Nautilus’s 30th anniversary, reference 5711 paid tribute to its forefather, the original reference 3700, keeping the original case design but with the addition of a central seconds hand.

    The 5711 was powered by an in-house self-winding movement, the robust caliber 324 SC, which permitted a center seconds indication for the first time. A higher-grade of steel was used for improved corrosion resistance, and the bracelet was upgraded and refined, with the center links slightly flattened and the buckle now triple folding.

    Launched at Baselworld in 2015, the reference 5711/1R was the first Nautilus to be cased in pink gold with bracelet. The dial, a rich “chocolate” brown, was also a first for the reference, and has remained a popular pairing for Patek Philippe, with models from the Aquanaut to the Grand Complication reference 6002 receiving this color combination.

    Dating to 2020, the watch impresses not only by its sheer heft but its superlative almost unworn condition and set of accessories.

  • Artist Biography

    Patek Philippe

    Swiss • 1839

    Since 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.

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Ref. 5711/1R-001
A very rare, virtually unworn and stunning pink gold wristwatch with center seconds, date, bracelet, certificate of origin and presentation box

2020
40mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed

Estimate
CHF100,000 - 200,000 
€106,000-213,000
$116,000-233,000

Sold for CHF152,400

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The Geneva Watch Auction: XX

Geneva Auction 9 - 10 November 2024