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Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph (Blue Dial), reference 5968G-001

Patek Philippe

Aquanaut Chronograph (Blue Dial)

Ref. 5968G-001

$156,500 · AED 574,700

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Case42.2mm 18k white gold
DialBlue sunburst, waffle pattern
MovementCalibre CH 28-520 C, flyback chronograph
StrapIntegrated midnight-blue composite, white gold clasp
Water30m
ConditionUnworn
Year2021

The Aquanaut launched in 1997 as Patek's cheaper, rubber-strapped riff on its own Nautilus, aimed at a younger buyer who found the Genta original a bit too country club. Patek didn't give it a chronograph until 2018, and didn't engineer one from scratch either: the 5968 borrows the CH 28-520 C wholesale from the Nautilus 5980, a fairly candid admission of where the Aquanaut sat in the internal hierarchy at the time.

This Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph wears a 42.2mm white gold case with a blue sunburst dial in the Aquanaut's embossed waffle pattern. Calibre CH 28-520 C inside, on the integrated midnight-blue composite strap.

Fun fact: that movement first appeared in the Nautilus Chronograph ref. 5980 in 2006, and only reached the Aquanaut case twelve years later for the 5968's 2018 launch.

The collection

Aquanaut

Patek's 1997 sports watch, softer edged than the Nautilus and made for a strap

The Aquanaut made its debut in 1997 as the more casual companion to the Nautilus, keeping the rounded octagonal bezel but dropping the ears and usually sitting on a strap rather than a bracelet. The dial carries an embossed checkerboard pattern that runs on into the composite strap, which Patek describes as resistant to wear, salt water and UV radiation. Cases are steel, white gold or rose gold, worked in contrasting polished and satin finishes, with applied numerals and luminescent coating on most dials. Aquanaut Luce arrived in 2004 as the smaller, diamond set half of the family, and the complications now include travel time, a flyback chronograph, an annual calendar with moon phases and a minute repeater.

Sizes in the family

35.6mm to 42.2mm, with the main automatic references around 40mm

Who it suits

Suits a buyer who wants a Patek for daytime and warm weather, on a strap built to take sun and salt water.

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