1980s Patek Philippe Ref. 3800J 18k Yellow Gold

Intro so the 3700 god dang your boy's trying to record  a video here all right i know that you guys are   honking out there it's probably probably  some [ __ ] in the street hey guys it is   cam from craft and tailored in this episode of  what is on my wrist we are talking about a fan   favorite it's the Patek Philippe nautilus this  is a reference 3800 j so j represents yellow gold   this is an exceptional example and i'm really  excited to talk about it with here you here   you here on our channel okay we're just  rolling with that you're going to go swedish okay all right so uh we've talked a lot  about the nautilus on our channel before   we've reviewed the steel 3700 aka the jumbo we've  reviewed 3700 js aka the yellow gold jumbo but   i would say that the nautilus as a whole  has been increasing in popularity over   the past couple years and as a result of the  jumbo and the patek nautilus kind of increasing   in popularity a lot of the other models that  were produced by patek have also increased in   popularity so one kind of iconic and more classic  version of that would be the 3800 series of patek   philippe's in the nautilus range obviously there's  that saying like you know all tides rising tides   i don't know yeah i'm not good with this  [ __ ] like rising tides bring up all ships and   there's been a paddock patek ptak philippe uh  you know rising tide over the past few years   um so we've talked about the nautilus before on  the channel and we've really just talked about   the jumbo series of watches well the jumbos are  great but for a lot of guys and gals and people   you know they've become kind of unaccessible just  from a price point perspective additionally you   know the nautilus in the 3700 range whether it be  steel two-tone or gold there weren't a lot of them   produced so the accessibility at any given moment  is you know pretty small um so as a result of that   what has happened is the 3800s and the other  auxiliary nautilus models have also received   an increase in popularity due to kind of the hype  around the you know kind of cornerstone nautilus   Patek 3800 Market Drivers models one in which being in the vintage range  the 3700 i've had a lot of caffeine let's have   some more let's just so um quick recap gerald  genta designed the nautilus in the 1970s and   it's an icon and although the nautilus reference  3700 aka the jumbo with its 42 millimeter diameter   case was the initial gerald genta design offered  by patek it you know kind of appeared the market   at the time wasn't ready for a watch that was that  large so similar to like the 5402 same thing with   the 3700 you know the royal oak in the 4100 series  was a little bit smaller same thing with the 3800s   it's a smaller watch but yet it is very much  nautilus um just as the royal oak was a royal oak   with the 4100 series of watches and um you know  they were kind of trying to take that watch design   and pair it down so that um it met kind of the  sizing trends of that era in 1981 while the 3700   was still in production patek decided to introduce  a slightly smaller version of the nautilus   um to gain traction and this basically was  introduced as the 3800 so the 3800 series of   watches was produced in similar fashion to  let's say the 3700 series range of watches   in both yellow gold steel and then in two-tone  offerings um in similar fashion to you know   total production number of watches obviously steel  you know far surpasses uh the yellow gold and the   in the two-tone options so to have a nautilus in  yellow gold um is pretty special and uh the 3800   j series of watches is definitely increase in  popularity because one i think that they wear nice   on the wrist it's hard for some people to wear the  42 millimeter jumbo sized 3700 nautiluses and also   i think just an accessibility thing personally  for me actually wears better on my wrist i don't   have super hulky wrists so the case size on a  3700 and in reality 5402 is kind of too long   for my wrist whereas 4100 series of royal oaks  and the 3800 series kind of just fits my wrist   nicely i mean if you look at it on wrist the  bracelet isn't fully sized properly for my   wrist but if you look at it it doesn't wear like  a small watch at all the watch is still very slim   and on top of that the bezel is somewhat thin so  the dial presents kind of larger than it really is   if that makes sense so i'm a big fan of the 3800  series and i think people are realizing that so   let's talk a little bit about kind of the  major differences between the 3800s and the   uh 3700s um outside of just kind of the key  elements of of its size the 3800 is 37 and a   Patek 3800 vs. 3700 half millimeters in diameter so it's not a small  watch but compared to 42 it's definitely smaller   one other thing too is the thickness of the  bracelet the bracelet tapers down quite a bit more   and then the dial is also a little bit different  the watch i believe is actually a tad bit thicker   in terms of its overall thickness and height  and one other thing too that you'll notice is   that the 3800 series as opposed to the 3700 series  has a sweep seconds hand which i actually kind   of like i like seeing that sweep seconds  hand some might argue and say oh you know   genta's design was like supposed to be ultra thin  ultra minimalist etc etc but i don't really think   it detracts from the design all too much we have  the two markers located at the 12 o'clock position   and then the stick markers that go all the way  around and then of course we have that date at   the 3 o'clock position in any case we're splitting  hairs but very similar in design so one thing to   note that is kind of interesting that most people  don't realize is that the patek nautilus 3700   Patek Movement actually leveraged a jaeger locultra cal 28-255c  movement which was like the world's thinnest   movement and that was leveraged by a few other  brands we won't get into the nitty-gritty about   the about the movement but the ref 3800 received  its own in-house movement under the patek cal   3035 sc and what i think is interesting about  that is that you know the 3800 although it   wasn't the original design it was a nautilus that  received its own in-house movement as opposed to   uh the 3700 which leveraged the yeagerlock  culture movement so kind of an interesting   little fun fact that this watch actually has  an in-house movement whereas the original   interpretation of the nautilus under the  3700 series actually leveraged jlc movement   not many people know that but you do now all  right so let's do a quick recap on the tech specs   the watch is 37.5 millimeters in diameter we've  got this integrated bracelet similar to you know   what you would see in like a 3 700 or really most  nautiluses not every nautilus came on you know an   Patek Philippe 3800 Tech Spec's integrated bracelet some of them came on like  different straps and stuff like that flip-flop   little clasp everything is of course gold on this  specific example and we've got a patek philippe   in-house caliber 30-35 sc movement which is kind  of the heartbeat of this bad boy so those are kind   of the tech specs at a glance um non-locking  crown by the way um just kind of the normal   press-fit nautilus type of crown this specific  example is in really nice overall condition   it's probably been polished at least once but we  do see a lot of the factory finishing a lot of the   case geometry is still there the watch is still  thick the bracelet is real nice and thick although   it is on the thinner side they're not bulky  bracelets to begin with it wears very sleek and   some line so this example is available for sale  at the time of recording although i'm pretty   sure it's not gonna last long the 3800 series of  watches whether they be in steel two-tone and or   yellow gold like this they sell pretty quickly  i'll provide a link in the description below so   On Wrist Review you guys can check this out and also explore uh  the 3700 series of watches as always guys thank   you for tuning in be sure to like comment and  subscribe if you're not doing so already follow   us on instagram @craftandtailored and if you've  got watch questions totally here and happy to help   drop us a line at info@craftandtailored.com i will  see you guys in the next one thanks for tuning in   how does daddy look in the shirt today  pete how's that looking cameron looks   good you know i'm saying i've been eating  a lot of burgers i got my muscle shirt on