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Overall I prefer the 3712,
maybe due to its rarity (though that seems to make little sense).
You have however missed 2 details which I find preferable on the 5712. First the font on the date wheel is larger, therefore easier to read. Second, the crown is larger on the 5712. The small crown is a bit frustrating on the 3712 and the other "original" Nautilus versions.
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Differences between 3712 and 5712
Back to the topic... I could not find the material I got from Patek in Geneva. The enclosed pictures I took from a relatively new book Collecting Nautilus and Modern Patek Philippe Wristwatches" by Osvaldo & Patrizzi. I can recommend the book to the inter...
Overall I prefer the 3712,
maybe due to its rarity (though that seems to make little sense). You have however missed 2 details which I find preferable on the 5712. First the font on the date wheel is larger, therefore easier to read. Second, the crown is larger on the 5712. The sma...
Thank you for your comments,
I did not even try to make a complete list. There are also some small differences on the seconds sub-dial, power reserve dial, the hour markers are also a little bit different, etc. I don't care which version is rare and which one not. The rarity can only...
Great comparo Kari! Thanks for this.
The devil is indeed in the detail. I start to see why you love your 3712.