The king of classic sports watches: Patek Philippe 5712 Nautilus

If you want to flaunt the best and the most elegant sports watches, then it sure needs to a Patek Philippe! Moulded from exquisite craftsmanship and furnished with the latest technologies, Patek Philippe Nautilus 5712 is the kind of sport's watch that everyone would look out for! The Nautilus collection, introduced in 1976, is known for its unique design, refinement and unparalleled style. The Nautilus collection draws its inspiration from the shape of a porthole essentially found on all maritime vessels. The Nautilus has become a much sought-after name in the league of classic sports watches.

The new Nautilus collection features exceptionally grand and beautiful redesigns of Patek Philippe's elegant classic. These intricate watches, an awesome blend of classicism and modernism, are innovatively designed and boast of rare elegance and grandeur.

The original Patek Philippe Nautilus was designed by the renowned watch designer Gérald Genta. However, the new version of Nautilus retains the same basic design in addition to certain extra features. The Nautilus 5712 offers a broad array of features including moon phase indication, date and power reserve indication. The 5712 movement is also facilitated with self winding, thus making it a practical watch for everyday use. The exquisite watch, made from brushed white gold, renders it an appearance similar to that of stainless steel.

The new Nautilus 5712 G is available in 18 K white gold and the 5712 R in 18K rose gold. Adorned with a breath-taking layout, the Nautilus 5712 G is a sports watch that incorporates a number of complications, thus adding the hallmark of exclusivity. Studded with 29 jewels, they are worn on extremely stylish, hand-stitched, large-scale alligator straps in brown (rose gold) or safari black (White gold).

Besides the regular features such as displaying the hours and minutes, these watches have certain add-ons such as a subsidiary seconds dial at 4 o'clock, a power-reserve indicator between 10 and 11 o'clock, and an analog date at 7 o'clock with an integrated moon-phase display. Moreover, these watches have a three-part case ornamented with a sapphire-crystal case back, a screw-down crown, and a moon-phase corrector push piece in the side of the case.

The corrector in the watch restricts the water resistance of the watches to 60 meters. The movement is supported by the self-winding Patek Philippe caliber 240 PS IRM C LU movement. Though it's too complicated in design and function, it is merely 3.98 mm high, owing to the 22K gold mini rotor embedded in the main plate. So, browse through the exclusive Nautilus collection and get flabbergasted!

Nayanathara. S

Hi-Tech Editorial Division