Naughty-Lust: The Legendary ‘70s Patek Philippe
Words by: JPS for duncan quinn
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The Nautilus is not like other Patek Philippes.
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At a time when quartz watches were in ascendance and the mechanical watch world was under threat in much the same way it is today from the likes of the Apple Watch, the Nautilus was a bold statement by Patek that traditional watchmaking was here to stay. One of the early ads for the timepiece in 1976 proclaimed it as “One of the World’s Costliest Watches” and trumpeted its stainless steel construction, flying in the face of the conventional wisdom of the day that expensive watches must be made of gold. This year Patek is celebrating the model’s 40th anniversary with an array of new Nautilus designs paying homage to the original. Old or new, this is one beauty you’ll want to strap to your wrist pronto. |