The Nautilus Watch Collectors Have Been Waiting For Is Back

Few watches have rewritten the rules of modern watchmaking quite like the Patek Philippe Nautilus. When it debuted in 1976, the design was borderline scandalous: a luxury timepiece made of steel, shaped like a ship’s porthole, and priced like a dress watch from a brand better known for perpetual calendars more than sporty swagger. Nearly 50 years later, the Gérald Genta-designed model has gone from controversial oddball to perhaps the single most recognizable luxury sports watch on the…