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What are the differences between the 5712 and 3712?
Can;t seem to find much or maybe I'm googling wrongly.
Thanks in advance.
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Genta's original design
By: dr.kol : April 5th, 2012-02:36
lasted from 1976 till 2006. That makes 30 years in total. I have never heard about problems with the case design. The two-part case makes it possible to build the watch also a little bit slimmer. If I remember right, 3712 is 0.2 mm slimmer than 5712. Anot...
Hi Greenwatch!
By: dr.kol : April 7th, 2012-13:54
The moder 5711 and 5712 share the same case construction. If I remember right, Patek still made some two years ago 5800 which was the last Nautilus with the original case construction. Before that they made 3710 till 2005 which had the two-parts case. Bes...
As far as I know,
By: dr.kol : April 7th, 2012-15:40
the only the case design and the basic design of Nautilus dial comes from Mr. Genta. Some of the elements of the dial of 3712 like the moon phase, small seconds and power reserve are Patek's design. Those elements come from the movement which was used muc...
Case construction
By: Grisar : April 8th, 2012-17:04
Patek service center confirms that the movement of 5712 and 5711 will be removed from the front, i.e. same as the 3700, 3712, etc. Although the new case consists of three pieces, the two parts (middle and lower parts) are fixed and can not be opened durin...