Steel (5066A) · Japan Blue Dial
Aquanaut Japan 5066 — Steel (5066A) · Japan Blue Dial
Undated
Small run for the Japanese market with blue dial, applied Arabic numerals and blue rubber strap. Example c. 1998 (case 4'054'935).
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Identifying details
- Display caseback
Sapphire caseback showing the movement.
- Date
Date display.
- Embossed checkerboard dial
Raised square “chocolate bar” pattern of the Aquanaut, mirrored on its Tropical rubber strap.
- Rubber strap
Original rubber strap.
- Centre seconds
Seconds shown by a central sweep hand.
Variants of 5066
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Steel (5066A) | Undated |
| Steel (5066A) · Japan Blue DialCurrent | Undated |
| Yellow Gold (5066J-001) | Undated |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 5066
- Production
- Undated
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case diameter
- 35.6 mm
- Movement
- Automatic
- Date
- Yes
- Caliber
- Patek Philippe 330 SC
Dial, bezel & hands
- Dial colour
- Blue
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed. Unstated details are inherited from the parent variant.
Movement
Patek Philippe 330 SC
Evolution of the 335 SC and 315 SC: 27 mm, gold rotor, about 3.5 mm thick, Gyromax balance at 21,600 vph, 38–48 hours. Powers the later 3800, the 3710 and the first Aquanauts.
Automatic · Introduced 1987 · 21,600 vph · 29 / 30 jewels