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  • Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
    Year: 2001
    Reference No: 3800/1P-001
    Movement No: 3’020’717
    Case No: 2’990’814
    Model Name: Nautilus Mid-Size
    Material: Platinum, diamonds
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 330/194 SC, 30 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Platinum Patek Philippe bracelet
    Clasp/Buckle: Platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 37.5mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement, and bracelet signed.
    Accessories: Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated October 26th, 2001, product literature, leather folio, velvet pouch, fitted presentation box, and outer box. Further accompanied by original sales receipt (plus two copies), paper confirmation of the wire transfer, the business card of the sales associate at Patek Philippe, the hotel’s business card, U.S. Department of the Treasury collection receipt, cargo service receipt, proforma invoice, and air waybill.

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present Patek Philippe Nautilus ref 3800 is a champion of sotto voce elegance. Housed in the most precious of metals – platinum – it could be mistaken for stainless steel by the casual onlooker, but once it is held in hand, its gravitas - metaphorical and literal - is undeniable. The one tiny concession to flamboyance are the diamond-set hour markers, in partial counterbalance to its stealth allure.

    Only 27 examples of the reference 3800 in platinum with diamond-set dial are known, and according to scholarship, the present example is only the ninth ever example to appear. Most remarkably, the original owner of this timepiece kept meticulous records of his acquisition of this reference 3800 in October of 2001. Not only accompanied by all of its original accessories from Patek Philippe, it is further offered with additional documents such as the original receipt of payment, importation documents to the United States, and even the business card of the sales associate who sold him the watch. This 3800 was originally purchased at the Patek Philippe Salon in Geneva, then delivered to the client in Ohio. The client kept careful inventory of the importation process when the watch shipped from Geneva to Ohio. Clearly treasured and worn with pride, it is now available with all of these exceptional “time capsule” 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. 3800/1P-001
A highly rare and attractive platinum wristwatch with center seconds, date, bracelet, Certificate of Origin, and presentation boxes

2001
37.5mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement, and bracelet signed.

Estimate
$80,000 - 160,000 
CHF72,000-144,000
€74,000-148,000
HK$625,000-1,250,000
S$108,000-215,000

Sold for $120,650

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The New York Watch Auction: EIGHT

New York Auction 10 - 11 June 2023