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Lot Essay
The 5711/1A features a three part case construction with sapphire display back to reveal the caliber 324 SC. With center seconds, the 5711/1A immediately differentiates itself from its inspiration, the 3700/1A. Furthermore, the clasp construction of the 5711/1A is a double folding clasp as opposed to the single fold of the reference 3700/1.
This example features the -011 dial code representing a silvered white dial (argente trame) with 12 black indexes.
Proportionate to the black dial version, far fewer examples of the 5711/1A have been made with the white dial and even fewer are offered in their original packaging, factory sealed and never been worn.
For a more detailed account of the reference 5711 and the Nautilus Model, see A Study of the Patek Philippe ref. 3700 "Nautilus," by Mstanga
This example features the -011 dial code representing a silvered white dial (argente trame) with 12 black indexes.
Proportionate to the black dial version, far fewer examples of the 5711/1A have been made with the white dial and even fewer are offered in their original packaging, factory sealed and never been worn.
For a more detailed account of the reference 5711 and the Nautilus Model, see A Study of the Patek Philippe ref. 3700 "Nautilus," by Mstanga