PATEK PHILIPPE. A EXTREMELY RARE AND FINE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DATE, POWER RESERVE AND BRACELET SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, RETAILED BY TIFFANY & CO., NAUTILUS MODEL, REF. 3710, MOVEMENT NO. 3'231'772, CASE NO. 4'282'789, MANUFACTURED IN 2004 Movement: Cal. 330 SC IZR, automatic, 30 jewels, Geneva seal, signed Dial: Signed by maker and retailer Case: Two-part secured by 4 screws in the band, 42 mm. wide, signed With: Stainless steel Patek Philippe bracelet and double deployant clasp, overall length approximately 185 mm., undated Certificate of Origin, Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with black dial and applied white gold Roman numerals in 2004 and its subsequent sale on 14 December 2004, original sales tag and slip case, retail replacement valuation reports issued by Tiffany & Co. dated 2005 and 2009, original purchase receipt from Tiffany & Co. dated 16 March 2005, presentation box, outer packaging and additional Tiffany & Co. outer packaging
Reference 3710/1, launched in 1998, is the first "Jumbo" Nautilus produced since the legendary reference 3700 which was first produced in 1976. When launched, the Nautilus model was advertised as the most expensive steel watch on the market. The main differences between reference 3700 and reference 3710/1 are the sweep centre seconds as well as the power reserve indicator. Reference 3710/1 was discontinued in 2006.
Consigned by a prominent collector, the appeal of the present watch is enhanced by featuring the extremely sought after Tiffany & Co.signature on the dial. Very well preserved and treasured by the owner, it comes along with all the accessories including documents and original purchase receipt issued by Tiffany.
To the best of our knowledge, this 3710 with Tiffany dial is fresh to the market and only the third example known to date.