Patek Ref. 5811 Announced

[Fettekatze]

White gold, 41mm bezel up from 40mm. Which means from 12-6 it'll probably be 39mm as the 5711 was 38mm in this measurement.

Patek Philippe Officially Retires Famed Ref. 5711 Nautilus, Unveils Ref. 5811

Patek Philippe replaces (officially) the Reference 5711 Nautilus with the all-new white gold, nearly $60,000 Reference 5811 Nautilus watch.

www.forbes.com

 

[xwmbpx]

Not sure why they had to bump it up to 41mm like Rolex.
40mm > 41MM
The new clasp is great though.

 

[Fettekatze]

Not sure why they had to bump it up to 41mm like Rolex.
40mm > 41MM
The new clasp is great though.

To be fair, the Rolex sub bump was from like 40.3 to 40.6mm IIRC, not a whole mm. Also the DJ41 bezel measures <40mm and the Daytona bezel measures 38.5mm. As the Nautilus bezel is measured from 10-4, it'll still be <40mm when measured from 12-6. We'll see if it's a full 41mm or just rounded up.

Yeah that new clasp is a welcome change. About time they took that into the 21st century. Now about those bracelet pins instead of screws...

 

[Storm.]

Finally a good clasp .

 

[xwmbpx]

To be fair, the Rolex sub bump was from like 40.3 to 40.6mm IIRC, not a whole mm. Also the DJ41 bezel measures <40mm and the Daytona bezel measures 38.5mm. As the Nautilus bezel is measured from 10-4, it'll still be <40mm when measured from 12-6. We'll see if it's a full 41mm or just rounded up.

Yeah that new clasp is a welcome change. About time they took that into the 21st century. Now about those bracelet pins instead of screws...

Hopefully its not a huge bump. Cant tell from the photos so far.

Screws would be great. Haven't seen anything on that.

 

[Fettekatze]

Hopefully its not a huge bump. Cant tell from the photos so far.

Screws would be great. Haven't seen anything on that.

The pictures show the lugs using pins so I'm sure the links will as well.

 

[trtr]

ZF get to work

 

[Teamjlf]

ZF get to work

Maybe not ZF…
They have botched up the omega seamaster 300m with and VC 4500V with alignment issues on bezels and markers on both and the bracelet issues with their attempt on the 4500 are numerous.

 

[Fettekatze]

Maybe not ZF…
They have botched up the omega seamaster 300m with and VC 4500V with alignment issues on bezels and markers on both and the bracelet issues with their attempt on the 4500 are numerous.

Well ZF is PPF, and PPF makes all the PP's...

 

[BlossomboofyBoofystewie2]

How about a picture of the face guys?

 

[Teamjlf]

Well ZF is PPF, and PPF makes all the PP's...

Indeed
But who knows how they operate and if they subdivide their manufacturing according to models. The Patek stuff is definitely of a higher QC then their Omega and VC line..

 

[DerpyOfficer]

"Patented (soon to be replicated) fold-over clasp with lockable adjustment system", finally a micro adjustment clasp! This by far is what I'm most looking forward to.

 

[BIONONE]

(soon to be replicated)

just what I thought haha

I'm curious why they continue the use of the anniversary style date disk including the WG date window frame.

Anyways - buff listed a full precious metal rep with a gen (platinum) dial a while ago... Wondering where the dial came from - now we know haha

 

[majwilliams0308]

Pics for those who don't want to click:

Details/changes (not comprehensive)

• Strap:
  • New Clasp
  • Microadjust system on clasp
• Dial:
  • Deeper, richer blue color (I don't see tones of green)
  • White gold surround on date window
  • Fade to black on outer edge of dial
• Date: changed to anniversary font
• Case:
  • Moved from 3 part to 2 part case construction (back is not removable).
  • To accommodate for this, stem is now removed from the front after removal of the bezel
  • Made of white gold
  • Dimensions changed from 40mm x 8.3mm to 41mm x 8.2mm

Unchanged:

• Overall case appearance
• Hands shape
• Index shape
• Movement is the same as before (first introduced in 2019)

My overall opinion is that this is a positive change - moving to white gold is a good thing for Patek as a brand, and exclusivity of the piece. I particularly like the changes they've made across the board except for the two-part case construction. Fade-to-black dials are a particular favorite of mine, and I like the anniversary font a lot.

 

[fall1n1]

Can’t wait for a rep of this with the improved bracelet. Not very optimistic on rep makers nailing the dial colour out of the gate, but with a nice anniversary datewheel and white gold plating by @Nikz19 I think a PPF or 3KF version of this would be fun to wear!

 

[jm_brc_7057]

This is great for Patek and the lucky few who can get the gen.

But it’s bad news for rep owners as steel doesn’t look like white gold. So the whole case and bracelet will have to be plated afterwards, if the rep makers don’t plate it to begin with.

 

[Storm.]

This is great for Patek and the lucky few who can get the gen.

But it’s bad news for rep owners as steel doesn’t look like white gold. So the whole case and bracelet will have to be plated afterwards, if the rep makers don’t plate it to begin with.

Even if the rumors would have been true and it would have come out in titanium, even that would have been never replicated properly.

 

[Fettekatze]

This is great for Patek and the lucky few who can get the gen.

But it’s bad news for rep owners as steel doesn’t look like white gold. So the whole case and bracelet will have to be plated afterwards, if the rep makers don’t plate it to begin with.

Oh well. I just want a rep Nautilus with the new clasp, deeper blue dial, and larger case size. The white gold Vacheron 2000V didn't stop the rep 2000V from being a nice watch.

 

[Fervid]

Who's gonna be the guinea pig

 

[RDRoss]

Who's gonna be the guinea pig

Wait, I think I’ve seen this movie before. I think it can wait for the third Sequel.