Patek PhilippeNautilus Annual Calendar Moonphase

KEY FACTS

• ​This Nautilus Annual Calendar is offered by a UK-based private collector
• A one-owner example purchased new by the vendor from a Patek Philippe authorised dealer
• ​Presented with its display box, outer sleeve and packaging, certificate of origin, booklets, and swing tag
• A spare Patek Philippe leather strap, Patek Philippe-issue date adjustment tool and pouch are also included with the set
• The vendor reports the watch to be in good working order

ABOUT THIS WATCH

• 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
• The annual calendar is a signature complication for Patek Philippe, having been invented and patented by the ‘Holy Trinity’ Swiss watchmaker in 1996
• ​Adding to the watch’s visual technical complexity is a circular moonphase and 24-hour indicator positioned at six o’clock
• This example features a gradient grey dial with horizontal ridges; the latter of 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

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