Before we get into what we cognize now, let's speech astir what we knew. We knew that the Patek Nautilus 5711 was discontinued, and the 5990/1A, aka the Travel Time Chronograph successful steel, on with it. That ticker had a distinctive grey dial that separated it somewhat from the bluish hue of the 5711 and the 5712 (more connected that notation successful a moment). And past it disappeared, vanishing similar Marty McFly's manus successful the mediate of Earth Angel. But each movie has a blessed ending, and truthful excessively does the 5990/1A arsenic contiguous Patek announces its rebirth…in steel…and a bluish dial.

This is successful tandem with quality of a caller reference, the 41mm Nautilus 5811, besides with a bluish dial. But that one's successful achromatic gold. In all, there's truly not a full batch of quality betwixt the outgoing alloy 5990 and the incoming exemplary speech from the dial color, which Patek describes arsenic having a "radiant sunburst decorativeness and a subtle achromatic gradation to the periphery."

The Patek Philippe self-winding caliber CH 28-520 C FUS remains astatine the bosom of this 41.5mm portion of steel, providing 3 complications by mode of a flyback chronograph, Travel Time (allowing for 2 clip zones with 2 abstracted hr hands wherever the skeletonized manus shows location time), and analog day functionality (at 12 o'clock, which is synchronized with section time). This steely bluish stunner volition acceptable the buying hopeful backmost $68,603.

Next successful the enactment of newness is simply a large chunk of integrated coagulated roseate golden known arsenic the 40mm Nautilus ref. 5712/1R-001. This caller roseate golden saltation of the 5712 notation comes with a brownish sunburst dial and a achromatic gradation. Again, this is simply a riff connected a recognizable exemplary successful caller precious metallic signifier and caller dial coloration, and it volition retail for $82,796.

No feast is implicit without a baguette. In the lawsuit of the ref. 7118/1300R-001 Nautilus Joaillerie, we get 68 baguette-cut diamonds (that's a batch of bread) dished up connected a steadfast helping of roseate golden watch. With the bezel connected this one, you get a two-color gradation with cognac-colored stones astatine 12 and six o'clock, and champagne-colored stones astatine 9 and 3 o'clock. But it doesn't extremity there. On the dial beryllium eleven ogive-shaped, cognac-colored spessartites which service arsenic the hr markers, and wrong beats the Patek self-winding caliber 324 S C question disposable done a sapphire caseback. And adjacent with each those diamonds, this 7118 besides carries a retail terms tag of $82,796, similar the ref. 5712/1R-001.

Patek is operating a batch similar Marvel aft the movie Avengers: Infinity War. We thought our favourite characters were snapped retired of existence, and past astir a twelvemonth aboriginal they're snapped close backmost – well, benignant of. Of course, these aren't the aforesaid watches we bid farewell to earlier this year. For 1 thing, we are inactive missing a halfway alloy Nautilus. But that's what makes this new, steel, bluish dial 5990 truthful appealing. It's a souped-up mentation of that ticker with the complication trifecta of dual-time, chronograph, and analog date. In galore ways, this is the alloy Nautilus showpiece, the existent functional instrumentality ticker (albeit 1 with a retail terms of astir $70k).

Of this trio, this is the standout ticker for me. In fact, it's much of a standout than the 5811. There's conscionable thing extra about it, thing much utilitarian and the non-precious bundle conscionable accentuates that information for me. Add successful that its archetypal discontinuation was thing of a footnote down the 5711, and I deliberation it deserves the lion's stock of attraction today. But that's conscionable me. Again, there's not a full batch much to study connected this one. The question remains, arsenic does the complication and its capableness to way 2 clip zones via propulsion buttons connected the 9 o'clock broadside of the case. It's conscionable that present it looks a full batch much Nauti (I'm abbreviating Nautilus and trying to marque it dependable similar the connection naugh – you cognize what, hide it) due to the fact that of the bluish dial color.

Moving connected to the 5712/1R-001, I can't accidental that I person a full batch much to accidental than "ROSE GOLD!" It's astir arsenic rosy and lukewarm arsenic a Nautilus tin get, and I'm really precise into the tone-on-tone plan prime of case, bracelet, and dial. In fact, the brownish sunburst dial contrasts truly good against the reddish and bluish accents throughout. Prior to this release, the lone roseate golden 5712 exemplary disposable connected the marketplace was connected a brownish leather strap with a acheronian black-brown dial. I similar the cohesiveness of the afloat golden and lighter brownish sunburst. And portion I won't beryllium shelling retired the currency for this 1 now, oregon possibly ever, I tin inactive admit it from afar.

I americium benignant of drooling implicit the 68-baguette acceptable diamonds connected the 7118/1300R-001. I mean, travel connected – conscionable look astatine it. The 7118 notation scope is thing of a breeding crushed for bling, but I find this to beryllium a truly tastefully done timepiece with a colour gradation that compliments the roseate gold. Patek has this positioned successful its ladies' collection, though I indispensable accidental that you tin number maine successful for a 35.2mm Nautilus immoderate time of the week. I would person nary contented wearing this portion though I don't deliberation I americium fashionable capable successful immoderate different facet of my beingness to propulsion it off. But possibly that starts here, possibly this 7118 is the Nautilus to crook things astir for me. First, I request to find $82k. Be close back.

Brand: Patek Philippe
Model: Nautilus
Reference Number: 5990/1A, 5712/1R-001, and 7118/1300R-001

Diameter: 40.5mm (5990/1A), 40mm (5712/1R-001), 35.2mm (7118/1300R-001)
Thickness: 12.53mm (5990/1A), 8.52mm (5712/1R-001), 8.62mm (7118/1300R-001)
Case Material: Steel (5990/1A), roseate golden (5712/1R-001 and 7118/1300R-001)
Dial Color: Blue (5990/1A), brownish (5712/1R-001), champagne (7118/1300R-001)
Indexes: Applied (5990/1A and 5712/1R-001), ogive-shaped, cognac-colored spessartites (7118/1300R-001)
Lume: Yes
Water Resistance: 120m (5990/1A), 60m (5712/1R-001 and 7118/1300R-001)
Strap/Bracelet: Integrated bracelet

CH 28‑520 C FUS question from the ref. 5990/1A.

Caliber: CH 28‑520 C FUS (5990/1A), 240 PS IRM C LU (5712/1R-001), 324 S C (7118/1300R-001)
Functions: Flyback chronograph. Central chronograph hand. 60-minute counter. Two clip zones: section and location clip indication. Day/night denotation for section clip and location clip successful apertures. Date coupled with section clip by manus (5990/1A),  hours, minutes, seconds, day (7118/1300R-001), hours, minutes, tiny seconds, moonphase, date, powerfulness reserve indicator (5712/1R-001)
Winding: Self-winding
Chronometer Certified: No

Price: $68,603 (5990/1A), $82,796 (5712/1R-001, and 7118/1300R-001)
Availability: Immediately
Limited Edition: No

The Hodinkee Shop features a enactment of pre-owned and vintage Patek Philippe watches; research the collection here. For much info connected Patek Philippe, sojourn their website.