Rare Tricolor Nautillipse

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WHY WE LOVE IT? Patek in Cubic: Ellipse + Nautilus + Bluegold -- there was probably never before or after a Patek more Patek than this. The three most characteristic and brand-defining elements in a single watch.

One of approx 300 Patek ref3770 made in total and one of just 100 made in steel/gold-case (case made by Favre-Perret for Patek, just like the Jumbo-Nautilus ref3700) and bracelet (made by Gay Freres). Here of course presented with the original Nautillipse-bracelet: with ellipsoid interlinks.

Here with the super-rare two-tone blue sunburst-dial, very good condition of the bracelet (no stretch), box and Patek archive-paper.

It shares some attributes with the new and trend-defining Patek Cubitus Tricolore ref5821 introduced in 2024:

- both are slim & sporty;

- both share the Nautilus-case architecture -- Cubic-Nautilus & Ellipse-Nautilus;

- both come in a robust steel-case with shiny gold accents;

- both contrast the case and bracelet in maximum by a sophisticated blue dial with applied yellowgold indexes;

Furthermore, it shares some attributes with the celebrated Patek Nautilus ref3700 intorduced in 1976:

- both were designed by Gerald Genta (confirmed by Genta-Heritage) and the two only watches designed by Genta for Patek;

- both cases were produced by Favre & Perret;

- both bracelets were produced by Gay Freres;

- both used the back-then hottest movement: cal28-255C Automatic for the ref3700 in 1976 and calE27 Quartz for the ref3770 in 1981;

But while some thousands of the ref3700 were produced, the ref3770 was made just in a couple of 100s between 1981 and 1983. In bicolor (steel-gold) around ~100 and in this condition or with the bluegold-dial (made by Singer for Patek)... "One of Not Many", as Vacheron Constantin would put it.