The 2016 Nautilus 5711 1P, in platinum.
Unlike last year’s anniversary edition
for the Nautilus,the new Aquanaut
offers no inscription on the dial
denoting the anniversary
Aquanaut Ref. 5168G, a 42.2mm wristwatch cased not in platinum anniversary, a special touch not universally appreciated by all Patek
but in white gold and with a similar dark blue gradated dial, but with Philippe collectors. And instead of that model’s diamond markers, the
Aquanaut’s signature embossed checkerboard pattern. The new watch new Aquanaut offers luminous 18-karat gold fi ve-minute markers set
is the fi rst Aquanaut with this particular dial hue and is the fi rst-ever astride applied Arabic numerals in white gold.
Aquanaut cased in white gold. The watch’s large diameter makes it
Inside the watch Patek Philippe fi ts self-winding caliber 324 S C,
the largest Aquanaut available, which Patek Philippe says is a clear a fairly thin movement (3.3mm) that contributes to the moderate
nod to the original 1976 Nautilus of the same size that was nicknamed 8.25 thickness of the case. Certifi ed by the Patek Philippe Seal, the
“Jumbo,” a name still used by many collectors. movement and its 21-karat gold rotor are, of course, beautifully
Unlike last year’s Nautilus commemorative debuts, however,
Aquanaut Ref. 5168G offers no inscription on the dial denoting the
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decorated, as seen through the watch’s sapphire caseback.
Price: $38,557.