Patek PhilippeNautilus Annual Calendar Moonphase

This watch is being managed by Watch Collecting for the duration of the auction and is being held in a secure third-party facility. Watch Collecting will release the watch to the successful bidder after the vendor confirms they have received payment.

KEY FACTS

• ​Introduced in 1976 and designed by renowned watch designer Gérald Genta, the Patek Philippe Nautilus is widely regarded as the world’s most desirable luxury sports watch
• Among the range of contemporary references, the 5726 combines the classic, recognisable aesthetic of the Nautilus with the practicality of an annual calendar
• This is a signature complication for Patek Philippe, having been invented by the ‘Holy Trinity’ watchmaker in 1996 
• This 2020 example features a dark blue dial with horizontal ridges which have become a signature of the model line
• On the underside, an exhibition caseback displays the calibre 324 S QA LU 24H, an in-house developed automatic movement which is elaborately decorated and features a 21K gold winding rotor 
• The movement is stamped with the Patek Philippe seal 
• The watch is offered by a UK-based private collector 
• A one-owner example purchased new by the vendor from a Patek Philippe authorised dealer in the UK 
• ​This full set features a lacquered wood display box, outer sleeve, cardboard packaging, date adjustment tool, certificate of origin, booklets, leather folder and swing tag
• Three spare links are also included where the bracelet has been sized  
• Graded ‘A’ for condition by the vendor who reports the watch to be in good working order 

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