{"product_id":"patek-philippe-aquanaut-as06049","title":"Patek Philippe Aquanaut","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNow here’s something you don’t see every day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhat we have here is clearly a Patek Philippe, but is it a Nautilus or an Aquanaut? The answer is: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eyes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. The reference 5060J is a moderately scarce watch — introduced in 1996 for the 20th anniversary of the Nautilus, it was a piece that completely changed that famed model’s profile, adding lugs, a solid gold case, a leather strap, a glossy black dial with Roman indices, and removing the famous Nautilus case “ears” that were inspired by the hinges on a porthole. It was produced in a run of only a few hundred pieces and was meant to be a dressier version of the ref. 3800 Nautilus. Then, a year later in 1997, Patek released the first official Aquanaut, the 5060A — a watch clearly based on the 5060J’s profile.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis particular example dates to the circa the late 1990s and features a 35mm 18K yellow gold case with a sapphire crystal, a signed crown, a deep glossy black dial with applied Tritium-filled 'Roman' indices and matching feuille handset, and a date window at 3:00, It comes fitted to a signed black alligator leather strap with a signed 18K gold deployant clasp and is powered by Patek's Calibre 330\/194 automatic winding movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA steel Nautilus is practically impossible to buy at retail, and the Nautilus isn’t much easier to come by. But the 5060J is a bit of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e both\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, and what’s more, is a historically significant model within the Patek Philippe catalog. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhat more could a collector ask for?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patek Philippe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39970932818007,"sku":"40930096","price":56450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/AS06049_40930096_PATEKPHILIPPE_AQUANUT18KYG_5066-6.jpg?v=1664571485","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/patek-philippe-aquanaut-as06049","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}