This story of inveterate collecting and stratospheric sums began on December 6, when a limited series of 170 Patek Philippe Ref. 5711 / 1A-018Nautilus stainless steel wristwatches equipped with the recognizable Tiffany Blue® in the dial, thus commemorating the 170-year partnership between Patek Philippe and Tiffany & Co. Its creators have endowed them with many details that excite collectors, such as each of these pieces have the double stamp of both companies, "Tiffany & Co." at 6 o'clock next to the Genevan Patek Philippe at 12 o'clock.
So with this background we come to the online auction recently carried out by the New York house Phillips that brought to the highest bidder the first copy and perhaps the last one under the silhouette of the powerful Nautilus, since it should be remembered that Patek will withdraw this piece from its regular collection in 2022, hence the expectation to acquire it is great. The recent Nautilus Ref. 5711 shows the case back bears the commemorative inscription “170th anniversary 1851-2021 of Tiffany & Co.–Patek Philippe”. This pays tribute to the vision shared for 170 years and the historic ties that unite Patek Philippe with the United States, since In 1851, Patek Philippe and Tiffany & Co. forged an agreement that made the American jeweler the first official retail partner of Patek Philippe watches.
The bid for this new timepiece achieved a record number in the field of online watch auctions, as it raised 6.5 million dollars that will go to The Nature Conservancy, whose mission is to work to create a world in which people and nature can thrive.
