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The Patek Philippe Aquanaut took the market by storm in 1997 featuring a design inspired by the Gerald Genta masterpiece the Nautilus. Iconic design elements include a rounded case like the Nautilus and a beautifully embossed dial. Discontinued Patek ref. 5065 is a desirable stainless steel edition of the series complete with a sharp black embossed dial luminous Arabic hour markers and the Aquanaut collection's trademark "Tropical" composite black strap secured by a Patek butterfly clasp. The example you see here was produced sometime in the mid-2000s. It also features a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal a date mechanism at 3 o'clock automatic winding and some typical signs of wear as described in the condition examination listed above.