Patek Philippe to Discontinue Its Most Desirable Watch. Here’s Why It Matters

You can finally take your name off that decade-long waitlist.

The Internet saw this one coming, so it wasn’t much of a surprise when Patek Philippe confirmed recently that its flagship steel Nautilus ref. 5711 is indeed no more. Possibly the most in-demand timepiece in the world — if you measure by the decade or so folks are willing to wait in order to get their hands on one — the 5711 is far from Patek’s most complicated or intrinsically valuable watch, but has in recent years become representative of the “exclusivity of steel” (my term, not the industry’s, but I kind of like it — don’t @ me).

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