Patek Philippe
Aquanaut
5065/1A-010
Movement:
Automatic
Size:
38mm
Dial:
Black
Bracelet Material:
Rubber
Case Material:
Stainless Steel
Year:
2003
Condition:
Excellent
Inclusion:
Box and Archive Papers
The Patek Philippe Aquanaut series was launched in 1997, with this reference 5065/1A-010 being launched the following year. This reference is desired by collectors due to its 38mm “Jumbo” size and sapphire case back, allowing the finely finished Calibre 315 SC to be viewed. This Aquanaut 5065/1A-010 is an important reference in Patek Philippe history, yet it still wears like a modern watch, making for a timeless design.
Considered as the leading luxury watch manufacture, Patek Philippe has been a vanguard in high-end watchmaking. Founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 1839, the brand began as a joint venture between Antoni Norbet de Patek, an exiled Polish nobleman and his partner, François Czapek in making high-end pocket watches. Disagreements between them led to Czapek leaving the company in 1845, leading to a new venture between Patek and French watchmaker Adrien Philippe who invented the company’s stem and hand-winding mechanisms. One of Patek Philippe’s most iconic models, the Nautilus, remains to be one of the most sought-after luxury sports watches to this day. As a leading innovator in watchmaking, the brand has produced a number of technically advanced timepieces throughout the centuries, including special pieces like the Henry Graves Supercomplication, one of the world’s most complicated timepiece produced for the American banker Henry Graves, Jr. and is one of the most expensive watches sold for a record US$24 million at a Sotheby’s auction in 2014. Patek Philippe also currently holds the record for the most expensive wristwatch ever sold at auction for the Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010, which was sold at a Christie’s auction for US$31 million in 2019. The brand remains privately owned by the Stern family since purchasing the brand in 1932.
