
The 3800 wasn’t just a shrunken Nautilus, but introduced some important improvements vis-a-vis its older brother. For one, it was the first Nautilus with an in-house automatic movement: the caliber 335 SC. The letters “SC” stand for seconde centrale and indicate that, unlike the big Nautilus, the 3800 comes with a central seconds hand. It’s a small detail but it gives the watch some dynamism.
The watch features a blue-greyish dial with Patek’s iconic embossed ‘Petite Tapisserie’ pattern. The dial comes with a cool detail: it has two printed greek sigmas at the bottom half