L’Officiel Malaysia – July 2019

L’Ofciel Bijoux 73

NAUTILUS BY PATEK PHILIPPE

Year of birth: 1976

Design brief: With the rage for a different character of upscale

wristwatches running high in the ’70s, Patek Philippe’s answer

to it came in the form of the original Nautilus. It featured a softly

angled bezel that straddled the spheres of a sports and luxury

timepiece. Though controversial initially, the Nautilus was

ahead of its time and soon found success. Once the horology

cognoscenti had oriented to the notion of a modern-looking and

luxurious sports watch that could traverse with aplomb across

the casual and formal divide, even at a price tag that rivalled

timepieces made of precious materials, there was no turning

back from the change in tide.

New in 2019: Featuring a design where the bracelet and case

formed a seamless whole with integrated lugs, a striking bezel

and refined case finishing, the original Nautilus was deemed

a left-field contender coming from Patek Philippe, which is

more renowned for its time-honoured and classical aesthetic.

Regardless, the Nautilus rose to fame and fortune and the story

continues in 2019 with the introduction of five new Nautilus

watches for ladies that come injected with sophisticated

enhancements. There are three self-winding references: Refs.

7118/1200A-001, 7118/1200A-010 and 7118/1200A-011, which

come in stainless steel with diamond-set bezels, sized at a

slightly more generous diameter of 35.20 mm. For a ritzy gilded

touch, the self-winding Refs. 7118/1R-001 and 7118/1R-010 in

rose gold sans diamonds lend a laid-back yet lush appeal to

one of Patek’s most desirable icons.

Ref. 7118/1R-001 Ref. 7118/1200A-001 Ref. 7118/1200A-010 Ref. 7118/1200A-011

Ref. 7118/1R-010