What can you tell me about the Nautilus 3700?
Why is it so expensive? What's so special about it? When were they made? How many were made? I'm just curious about this cool timepiece! Cheers! Hampus
I'll take a stab at this.
Why so expensive? It did not have anywhere close to the popularity as the Nautilus does today. It was expensive ($3750.00) in its day when Rolex ruled the world of sport watches (a steel sub was $700-800). Didn't have a centered sweep seconds and the desi...
yea
yea that sounds about right!.. it was the start of one of the most iconic watches in the watch industry (created by Gerald Genta). The Nautilus debuted in 1976 and is one of the most popular and coveted models in their collection today.
not that many produced
It was indeed a very expensive watch at that time. ( 3100 usd was the first official listprice) Prduction started in 1976 with the 3700/1. There was also a 3700/11 which came a bit later to the market. The 3700/1 and 3700/11 were almost the same but the 3...
Not the best of decisions...
Shortly after making some "real" money I took my wife to our Patek AD in Canton, Ohio There sat a new pair His and Her's Two-tone Nautilus: 3800/001J & 4700/1J. I was offered an all Stainless 3700 for a substantial discount. Why would I want an all Stainl...
Coulda, Shoulda.
But that has happened to a lot of us who have had opportunities and passed on them for a number of reasons only to look back at what they could have had. The value of the 3700 today? Quite a bit more than the two watches for you and your wife.
A special movement.
If I am not mistaken that Nautilus uses the caliber 28-255, which is regarded as a very special movement. That adds to its desirability.