Description
Up For Sale is a Patek Philippe “Nautilus” Midsize Autodate Two-Tone 18k Yellow Gold & Stainless Steel Bracelet Watch, w/ box. Signed cushion shape Stainless Steel & 18k Yellow Gold case no. 2800152 measures 33×37.5mm. Signed ribbed blue-black dial with gold baton markers, gold hands and aperture for the date located at the 3 o’clock position. Signed automatic movement no. 1424278. Stainless Steel & 18k Yellow Gold Patek Philippe Bracelet has a circumference of approx. 180 mm, with Stainless Steel Patek Philippe “Nautilus” Deployant Clasp. In excellent condition. Comes with slightly worn box. Inventory# 21874
The iconic Patek Philippe ‘Nautilus’ design and coloring are meant to evoke the portholes of transatlantic liners. Originally introduced in 1976, the Nautilus design is named for the submarine commanded by the fictional Captain Nemo in Jules Verne’s novels “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” and “the Mysterious Island”. What is slightly less widely known is that Nemo’s fantastic vessel was itself named after Robert Fulton’s real-life craft, which, upon completion of testing in 1800-1801, when Fulton and three mechanics descended to a depth of 25 feet, became the first ever practical submarine in existence.
