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A Crazy Prototype Patek Philippe Unlike Anything That Came Before
A mysterious Aquanaut at the Antiquorum auction poses a lot of questions
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Originally published by Stephen Pulvirent on Hodinkee.
This is one of the stranger stories I've chased down in a while. When I first stumbled upon this watch in the catalog for Antiquorum's Geneva sale, I was sure it had to be a fake. I mean, look at it! A stainless steel Patek Philippe Aquanaut prototype that actually says "prototype" right on the dial? How could that be real? But then I started talking to experts, asking collectors what they thought, and it turns out we might be looking at something truly special here. Consensus is that this unique Aquanaut is the real deal – or at least mostly the real deal.