Nautilus 5711/1A-010 is the reference that defined modern watch collecting, and this replica nautilus 57111A blue brings that blue-dial legend to the wrist in a 40mm steel case. Patek Philippe produced the 5711/1A from 2006 through its discontinuation in 2021, during which time it became the single most discussed stainless steel luxury watch in the market. The dark blue dial with horizontal embossing shifts between navy and slate depending on angle and lighting, a visual trick that photographs never fully capture. Gerald Genta’s rounded octagon case shape remains as legible today as it was at launch in 1976.

Build Details

• Case diameter: 40mm
• Case material: stainless steel
• Dial: dark blue with horizontal embossing
• Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, date
• Crystal: sapphire
• Bracelet: integrated steel links
• Water resistance: 120m

The thin case profile keeps the 5711 closer to dress-watch territory than its sport-watch classification suggests. Applied white gold hour markers sit flush against the blue surface, and the date window at 3 o’clock integrates cleanly without disrupting the dial symmetry.

What Collectors Notice

The 5711/1A-010 earned its “holy grail” status through a combination of scarcity and design purity. It offers no chronograph, no moon phase, no complications beyond a date display. That restraint is the point. Collectors compare it against the 5711/1R-001 in rose gold which was introduced as a successor with a brown dial and precious metal case. The steel-and-blue combination remains the definitive expression of the Nautilus idea. See the full Nautilus range to understand where the 5711 sits against its more complicated siblings.

This vs Other Versions

Against the 5711/1A-011 in white dial, the -010 reads warmer and more saturated. Against the replacement 5811/1G, the original 5711 case shape carries a different visual weight at the bezel edge. For fifteen years the blue-dial 5711 was the watch that waitlists were built around. This replica nautilus 57111A blue puts that specific combination of steel case, blue embossed dial, and integrated bracelet within reach for those who missed the production window.