Dr. N.
A Watches & Wonders 2021, held in virtual form in Geneva, Rolex and Tudor they are not the only houses to present their new models. IWC, Cartier, Zenith, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Tag Heuer, Vacheron Constantin, are just some of the houses that give prestige to this double event, held as virtual presentation in Geneva and, the following week, so physics and traditional a Shanghai. Net of a reflection, which would be necessary, on the gift that the European continent is making to competing economies in persevering, alone in the world, in closing measures that prevent the full development of economic activities and of which this double edition of an event that should be kept in its natural Swiss context is only one of the consequences, it must be said that the Asian market in general and Chinese in this case is destined to become increasingly important in the world watchmaking context. It is therefore presumable that the presentations of the new models in the East will continue in the future.
Among the illustrious houses participating in the Watches & Wonders of Geneva-Shanghai, the name of stands out Patek Philippe. Patek Philippe caused quite a stir among collectors and enthusiasts when, a short time ago, he took the Patek Philippe Nautilus reference 5711 / 1A. Some, including us in this article, they had expected that
"It is difficult to think that, in the long term, Patek Philippe it will deprive itself of the Nautilus, one of the most popular pieces of his collection. In the short term, however, the announcement of the withdrawal from production has only triggered the demand for 5711 / 1A, bringing the market price, already double compared to the price list, to previously unattained peaks. "
The facts have proved us right: Patek Philippe has brought the much desired Nautilus back into production. But with some differences from the past ...
The new Patek Philippe Nautilus
The new Patek Philippe Nautilus, presented to Watches & Wonders of Geneva-Shanghai, he was perhaps an expected guest. But he still managed to amaze with new variations on a theme that seems timeless, born forty-five years ago from the pen of the great Gerald Genta. Let's see together in what the new Patek Philippe Nautilus differs from its predecessor.
Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 / 1A-014
The new Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 / 1A is undoubtedly the most awaited guest of the event Watches & Wonders of Geneva-Shanghai. The new steel model of the Nautilus presents an apparently bold choice: the green dial. In fact, green is a pretty good color, commercially speaking, for a watch like the Nautilus, which is meant to represent the sporty streak of Patek Philippe. blue it has now become almost ordinary, in watchmaking, like the classic black and white. The Verde it is a color that goes well with steel gray, as well as rose gold and yellow gold, and is still little used in watchmaking.
Patek Philippe Nautilus 3711 / 1300A-001
The new Patek Philippe Nautilus 3711 / 1300A-001 features a bezel decorated in diamonds with an interesting eight-sided workmanship, to recall the eight-section shape of the bezel that made the Nautilus. The rest of the clock is similar to the one already illustrated Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 / 1A.
Patek Philippe Nautilus 5990 / 1R-001
The blue sun is chosen by Patek Philippe as a color for the dial of this new one Patek Philippe Nautilus in rose gold. It is not only the aesthetics that attract attention in this watch: the new one Patek Philippe Nautilus 5990 / 1R-001 can boast complications such as the chronograph flybacks, dual time zone and date indication by a hand in the sub-dial at 12 o'clock.
Patek Philippe Nautilus 7118 / 1450R-001
A very refined lady's watch: here is the new one Patek Philippe Nautilus 7118 / 1450R-001 in rose gold with “snow” set diamonds. The choice of this particular technique allows to maximize the surface covered in diamonds, 2553 on the whole watch compared to the one exposed in metal. Monotony is avoided thanks to the metal "undines" that move the dial of this Nautilus feminine.
The new Patek Philippe Twenty ~ Four
The collection Twenty ~ Four by Patek Philippe expands with three new models. Two of them are in a round case, with a self-winding mechanical movement, one in steel with a green dial and one in pink gold with a golden dial. The third, in the traditional rectangular form, comes with a yellow gold bracelet and case and a chocolate dial, with a quartz movement.
The images used in this article come from the official Patek Philippe website.
