My Patek Philippe Nautilus 5712 Story

It's a rainy holiday here in Germany and I therefore had the idea that it's time to introduce myself and my little PP family.

I am a watch collector -living in Germany- for many years and originally I was concentrating on vintage Rolex/Tudor and vintage chronographs from different brands. Patek Philippe has never played any role in my considerations for the next watch acquisition. But in 2011 I was waiting for my luggage at an airport and suddenly there was a guy next to me grabbing his suitcase from the belt. On his wrist he had a PP Nautilus but not the standard version that I knew. His watch had a lot a of hands and indications and a moon phase, all together in an unsorted and asymmetric alignment on the dial. I had never seen this version of the Nautilus before. Normally I love to see symmetry and good order on watch dials but somehow I fell in love with this watch on the spot. The design of this watch had so much style and I could easily recognize the outstanding quality of the watch. This encounter at the airport was the initial reason for me to deal with PP and only some weeks later I could purchase my personal 5712 at my local watch dealer. 

At this time I presumed that this purchase would be an "exception" as only the Nautilus was a cool PP model and the other watches of this brand were more made for older gentlemen (I was in my late 40ies in 2011). I've regarded the Nautilus as an interesting supplement to my collection of vintage watches only and did not foresee the danger of getting addicted to that strange brand with it's "old fashioned" watches.

So the Nautilus 5712 became my first Patek Philippe watch and my love to thiis model is still unchanged. It brings a big smile on my face every time I'm wearing it.

Sorry for the extended version on my acquisition of this rather "normal" and unspectacular Patek. But for me the 5712 definetly is a spectacular and simply amazing time piece.