PATEK PHILIPPE AQUANAUT REF. 5165A WITH ORIGINAL BOX AND CERTIFICATE

As a longtime Aquanaut wearer, I am always on the hunt for any of the rare variants and the ref. 5165A is a personal favorite. (I literally bought this watch off a friend’s wrist!) It is not as large as the ref. 5167A at 40 mm but I find the  ref. 5165A at 38 mm the perfectly sized Aquanaut for daily wearing. Add that to the fact that the ref. 5165A is far rarer than the ref. 5167A and you have something very special. The ref. 5165 was launched in 2007 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Aquanaut. It was discontinued  in 2012 and relatively forgotten — until now. These days the Aquanaut is one of the hottest watches in the world and many collectors are attempting to build verticals of all known versions — please check out this impressive article written by our friends across of the pond a A Collected Man to whet your appetite for all things Aquanaut.

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