Patek Philippe Nautilus 2006 re-release

The year was 1976. British Airways and Air France collaborated on creating the world's most famous commercial airliner of its time, the supersonic Concorde. Apple Computer, Inc. was formed, and the age of user-friendly, graphics-based personal computing was kicked off. Computerization of the telephone network begins as AT&T installs the world's first digital electronic toll switch in Chicago. NASA’s Viking Mars Lander sent us the first photographs taken from the surface of planet Mars, taking us into a new age of space travel. And Patek Philippe introduced a new watch with a new look: the Nautilus.

Fast forward thirty years to 2006.

The Concorde is now, out of commission. Apple's personal computers are now more commonly known as Macs. International switchboards are fast being replaced by internet-phone services. Pictures from Mars and beyond are now fairly commonplace.

The Nautilus 5711 is the closest model to the original 5700 released in 1976, employing a center seconds hand and simple semi-instantaneous date, and available only in steel with steel bracelet. It is a single millimeter larger than the original, at 43 mm across, and features a sapphire case-back like the rest of the range –

The SWISS version of this watch is currently available on www.swissreplicastore.com

This is the white gold version of the 5712.

The predecessor to the 5712 garnered a cult following for itself overnight when it was first released. The 5712 has a level of complexity that is somewhat rare in a sports luxury watch, so there is a good chance it, too, will earn a keen following of its own.

Notice how thin the 5712 is. This is a watch you can wear under the cuffs of a business shirt.

Currently this website offers this watch in SWISS version – www.myswissreplicas.com

Rumors of an all-new chronograph version of the Nautilus have been circulating, and we will be the first to bring you the chronographs once they are released.

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