Patek Philippe

If you read only my title you may have two opportunities to miss the truth about this watch.

The Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/1A is a watch, not a car or a tool! But you know that!

I do the comparison with a Rolls-Royce and you may take it for a watch for old chauffeured people. You're wrong!

When I write Rolls-Royce I think quality, aim of perfection, reliability, grand style, extreme luxury, (spirit of) ecstasy. I think about the current Phantom, or even more about a Phantom II Continental drophead by Gurney Nutting or a "simpler" Silver Cloud 2 drophead by HJ Mulliner. Imagine those supremely classical designs that exudes the highest refinement, a style at the same time understated and sublime.

Whatever perfect the Nautilus 5711/1A is, it will never be noticed as easily and as often as a Rolex Submariner. It will remain a rare watch rarely identified out of the circle of the watch nuts.

In fact I have to admit that I rarely got appealed by this watch until I put one on my wrist. The day I tried on Amanico's 5712 it was a real blow! I then tried on a 5980 and was once again appealed.  The pure design and simplicity of the 5711/1A was even stronger on me. Wait until you try one yourself!

Patek Philippe 5711/1A

The other opportunity of mistake is the tool side. I must explain what I define as a tool watch. I'm not thinking of a watch for plumbing or mining. I'm just searching a watch for a normal everyday life, for accepting a ride on a speed boat or an afternoon of sail fishing. I need a watch to spend some time under the rain, to fall (helped or not) into a swimming pool.

I hope a watch that you can forget on your wrist.

Perfectly integrated bracelet

I'm pretty sure a Nautilus 5711/1A can do all that.

Obviously many other watches could. But which other watch would be so thin, so refined, so unique?

Which other watch would show the time on a so subtle dial of different shades of blue?

Which other watch would embody so humbly all the Geneva watchmaking experience and excellence?

A dial of blue shades

Let's end on this aspect. This watch is not just all I wrote so far, it is also above all the case for an automatic watch calibre. I'm not too appealed by gold watches but I'm so appealed by gold rotors under steel watches….

Don't you think that our modern lives necessitate a strong case to protect a very refined engine?

The 324 calibre is now well known and shared by many Calatrava references. What other kind of calibre would you hope to see in such kind of everyday living life watch?

You may not dare drive a Rolls-Royce but would you refrain from wearing such a watch?

The one

I'm in love !

Cheers

Dje

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