Patek Philippe Aquanaut

The Patek Philippe Aquanaut may be one of the most important modern luxury sport watches on the market.  The Reference 5060J, launched in 1996 for the 20th anniversary of the Nautilus, was a sort of transitional timepiece. Borrowing features from the Nautilus but doing away with the famed case “ears” of that porthole-inspired model — and adding lugs — it provided the basis for the Reference 5060A in 1997, the first model actually bearing the Aquanaut name. It would then spurn a full collection of luxury sports watches that provided the entry point into the Patek Philippe catalog. This particular Aquanaut, a Reference 5168G-010, dates to the 2010s and features a 42.2mm stainless steel case with a satin-finished bezel and polished facets. Accompanied by a signed, screw-down crown, a sapphire crystal, and 30 meters of water resistance, it's an easy choice for the go-anywhere, do-anything type of traveler.  Featuring a khaki green dial with signature embossed texturing, it boasts a set of applied, luminous ‘Arabic’ indices, luminous 'block; markers, a luminous matching handset, and a date window at 3 o’clock. The exhibition caseback, meanwhile, gives way to Patek’s self-winding Calibre 26-330 S C, which offers 48 hours of power reserve and a handy quick-set date mechanism. In great condition throughout showing light signs of honest use, this piece delivers with its factory box and its Certificate of Origin dated 2019. If a luxury sports watch in the perfect size and cllor is what you’re after, stop right here — you've found it!