Okay, so I’ve been seeing a lot of buzz around Patek Philippe watches lately, especially the Nautilus 5713/1. They’re like the holy grail of watches, right? Super luxurious, and apparently, you have to wait for like eight years to get one if you order from their stores. That’s insane! So, I got this crazy idea to try and remake one myself. Yeah, I know, it sounds nuts, but I was like, “Why not?”
First off, I started digging around for everything I could find about this watch. I found out that the Nautilus has this cool rounded octagon bezel, a porthole case thingy, and a dial with these horizontal lines. It’s supposed to be the ultimate elegant sports watch, and it’s been around since the 70s. Patek Philippe has a whole bunch of models for both men and women. Pretty cool history stuff.
Then I went deeper. I looked at all these pictures of the 5713/1, trying to get every little detail. I noticed they use these really complicated movements, like split-seconds chronographs, and these 30-minute counters. They even have perpetual calendars and minute repeaters, which I barely understand, but they sound super fancy.
So, after all that research, I started sketching. I drew the bezel, the case, the dial, everything. I wanted to get it as close as possible to the real thing, even though I knew I couldn’t make it perfect. After that, I started playing around with some basic materials I had lying around – some wire, cardboard, you name it. It was pretty rough, to be honest.
Next, I moved on to colors. I found out they call it CGRAM, the color generator something. I just tried to match the colors I saw in the pictures, mixing paints and stuff. It was a lot of trial and error, but it was fun.
- Phase 1: Research. I spent hours looking up everything about the Nautilus 5713/1.
- Phase 2: Sketching. I drew the watch from different angles, trying to capture every detail.
- Phase 3: Prototyping. I used whatever I had at hand to create a basic model.
- Phase 4: Coloring. I experimented with colors to match the real watch.
After a lot of tinkering, I finally had something that resembled the 5713/1. It wasn’t perfect, obviously, but it was something I made myself, and I was pretty proud of it. I even wore it around a couple of times, just for kicks. People gave me some weird looks, but hey, I thought it was cool.
So, that’s my little adventure with the Patek Philippe Nautilus 5713/1. It was a fun little project, and I learned a lot about watches and design. Maybe one day I’ll actually get my hands on a real one, but until then, my homemade version will do just fine.
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