Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 Review - Is it the Ultimate Patek Philippe Watch?

Learn all about the discontinued *Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711* in our comprehensive collector's guide! The Patek Philippe Nautilus launched in 1976 as the reference 3700, but the Nautilus 5711 was the model that made Patek Philippe's steel sports watch a superstar. By 2021, runaway prices and social media obsession had raised the 5711's profile to the point that it began to overshadow the entire Patek Philippe watch brand. Patek decided to end the run of its most famous model with a one-year edition, the 5711/1A-014. With its famed Gerald Genta design and a voguish green dial, the final 2021 Patek Philippe Nautilus was discontinued with a final flourish of style, and yes, hype. Although the Patek 5711 debuted as far back as 2006, it didn't become a hype watch or an object of mainstream consumer fixation until years later. However, by 2017, it became clear to Patek Philippe collectors that the market prices of the Nautilus 5711 had accelerated to an extent that could not be explained by watchmaking improvements to the model or incremental increases in its retail price. Demand from a flood of cryptocurrency millionaires and social media hype meant that the 5711 Nautilus verged on overshadowing the Patek Philippe brand itself. Patek President and owner Thierry Stern realized that a single model couldn't be allowed to shade the company's vast history and collection, so he made an executive decision: the 5711 would be discontinued. But before the end of this Patek Nautilus gen