Details
CIRCA: 1999
CASE MATERIAL: 18k yellow gold, exhibition caseback
DIAMETER: 36 mm.
BRACELET: Patek Philippe 18k yellow gold bracelet
DIAL: Black dial with applied Arabic numerals
MOVEMENT: Cal. 330 SC, automatic
FUNCTIONS: Time, date
BUCKLE: Patek Philippe 18k yellow gold folding buckle
WITH: Patek Philippe Extract from the Archive confirming the sale of the watch with yellow gold bracelet and 1999 as the year of manufacture
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Lot Essay

This attractive watch by Patek Philippe comes as part of the Aquanaut line, a watch meant to tread a similar line to its big brother, the Nautilus. One would perhaps say that whereas the Nautilus straddles the fence between sportiness and dressiness, the Aquanaut is more on the sporty side.

The first Aquanaut reference, the 5060A was launched in 1997. A year later, three more references were introduced, the Ref. 5064 (quartz movement), the Ref. 5065 (upsized to 38 mm.) and finally the Ref. 5066 which featured an exhibition caseback. Dials made between 1998 and 2004 featured Tritium lume plots and over the years some of these examples have developed a warm patina.

Straddling the line between vintage and modern watches at 36 mm., the present example's appeal lies in its matching yellow gold bracelet that’s been confirmed on the Extract from the Archive.

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