ハンブルク海洋博物館を訪れた際、いつかノーチラス3800や他のモデルを所有できるようになりたいと祈りました。

I was offered a ref 3700 at an extraaordinary price of around 25kpounds. I knew nothing about the different dials and I still do not know if that watch was all original or had a service dial. BuI met M Stanga and my education began I learned all about the

It all started in the 1990s, when I came across a photograph in a magazine: a man on a bicycle, dressed in effortless Milanese summer casual. It wasn’t the clothes that held my gaze, but the watch on his wrist—a Nautilus 3700. That was my first encounter

I personally like the absence of seconds hand and thinner profile of the 3700. Of course, the two-tone aesthetic gives it a very different identity, far less casual and probably not as easy to wear as the steel 5711A. Anyway, I like the closeness to the o

I know many will say they prefer the 3700. But I always look at watches as products of their time. They are both amazing for their respective time periods. Timeless design and execution. Which do you prefer and when would you / do you wear each reference

The 3700 doesn’t have a glass back or a second hand, so it's quite thin. The impression of the dial is also slightly different.

I have never liked the two-tone A and J combination model. However, after aging, the J bezel has not become too shiny and blends in well with the case. Many people praise the thinness of the 3700, but when I learned that this was only possible because of

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Originality and symmetry of bevels and edge sharpness are critical when assessing vintage Nautilus cases. The case on your 3700/1 shows signs of life (scratches, dings), but crucially, it hasn’t been overpolished like the bracelet. This is a positive, as

Hello, Appreciate the challenges in assessing a watch without seeing it but given the extensive knowledge here was keen to get some thoughts as to the condition of the case on below 3700 (bracelet has been polished in a recent PP service as can also be se