Patek Philippe. A fine and extremely rare stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date, light tropical dial and 16 mm. bracelet, SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 3700/1, MOVEMENT NO. 1’309’418, CASE NO. 540’850, MANUFACTURED IN 1979

Patek Philippe. A fine and extremely rare stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date, light tropical dial and 16 mm. bracelet
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Nautilus model, ref. 3700/1, movement no. 1’309’418, case no. 540’850, manufactured in 1979
Movement: cal. 28-255 C, automatic, stamped with the Geneva seal, 36 jewels, signed
Dial: lightly tropicalized, signed
Case: two-part secured by four screws in the band, signed, 42 mm. wide, underside of bezel numbered 850
With: stainless steel 16 mm. Patek Philippe Nautilus bracelet with deployant clasp, approximate overall length of bracelet 190 mm., Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1979 and its subsequent sale on 5 February 1981.

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Pre-Lot Text
PATEK PHILIPPE
Nautilus Ref. 3700/1 in Steel with Light Tropical Dial

"One of the world's most expensive watches is made of steel" – Patek Philippe's slogan when introducing the Nautilus in 1976

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