Patek Philippe Nautilus 5980/1A
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Patek Philippe Nautilus 5980/1A
About the Item
A watch that speaks for itself, this Patek Philippe Nautilus 5980 /1A is composed of stainless steel and gives off a sporty yet elegant style. The Patek Philippe Nautilus 5980 is one of the most sought after and hard to find Pateks.
The watch is part of Patek Philippe's "Casual Elegance" collection. Originally designed by Gerald Genta in 1976 to resemble the porthole of a submarine, this was the first sports watch made by Patek Philippe to gain cult status. This reference is also unique because it is one of the few Patek Philippe chronographs to be offered in stainless steel. It is powered by a Patek Philippe in house self winding caliber CH 28-520 C mechanism with monocounter chronograph registers at 6 o'clock and the date at an aperture at 3 o'clock. This is also one of the few chronograph calibers made that one can run the chrono-second hand as a regular second hand without draining the power reserve of the watch at an accelerated rate. Movement is stamped with Geneva Seal.
This watch is part of the Shreve, Crump & Low certified preowned collection
* original box & papers included
Priced at approx. $43,000, please contact Brian Walker at the following email with inquires regarding purchase: bwalker@scljewelers.com
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- Date of Manufacture:21st Century
- Condition:Light Scratch on Bezel, and slight scratches on bracelet.
- Seller Location:Chestnut Hill, MA
- Reference Number:Seller: EJWAT037201stDibs: JU11080814598
Patek Philippe
It shouldn’t be surprising that a Patek Philippe holds the world auction record for a watch ($31.2 million for a Patek Grandmaster Chime, sold at Christie’s). Known for impeccable craftsmanship and some of the most complicated timepieces ever created, the brand is considered by many to be the height of fine watchmaking. Collectors simply love Patek Philippe watches.
The house was founded in Geneva in 1839 by Polish expats Antoni Patek and Franciszek Czapek. Czapek left the firm, and in 1845, Patek partnered with French watchmaker Jean Adrien Philippe. It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Catering to the glitterati of Europe, the pair counted among their clients Tolstoy, Pope Pius IX and Queen Victoria, as well as Countess Koscowicz of Hungary, for whom they created the first Swiss-made wristwatch in 1868. They also had their eye on the American market and in 1851 entered an arrangement with Tiffany & Co. still in effect today.
During the Great Depression, brothers Jean and Charles Stern, who had previously supplied Patek Philippe with watch dials, bought the company, and it continues to be run by the Stern family today.
Under the Sterns, the house has developed some of its most famous models, including the Calatrava, an elegantly minimal dress watch introduced in 1932 and named for the Calatrava Cross (the company’s logo since 1887), and the Nautilus, the brand’s first sports watch, conceived by legendary designer Gérald Genta in 1976.
Despite the house’s longevity, it’s rumored that it has manufactured fewer than a million Patek watches, making each one all the more coveted. (The brand's pieces are understandably attractive to counterfeiters — make sure you know how to spot a fake Patek Philippe watch.)
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