Top Stainless Steel Sports Watch

Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, and Vacheron Constantin are also known as the "Big Three" of the world's wristwatches, and these three giants have three pure stainless steel watches, which have become the "Big Three Steel Watch Kings".

Patek Philippe Nautilus clone watches was born in 1976. It is said that the great masters of the watchmaking world and the Swiss Basel Watch Exhibition saw several Patek Philippe executives when they were dining in the restaurant. They were inspired by the waiter and asked the waiter for paper and pens. The Nautilus sketch was designed in 5 minutes. The design of the watch is inspired by the window design of the cabin. The case with two “ears”, the octagonal bezel design, the horizontal embossed pattern on the dial, and the unique bracelet design are all familiar to everyone. They constitute the unique design elements of Nautilus, and the name is derived from the submarine Nautilus in the novel "Twenty Thousand Miles Under the Sea".

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak clone watches and Nautilus are watches born in the same period, and both are made by one person, Roger Zunda. However, the birth of the Royal Oak was slightly earlier than the Nautilus, in 1972. It is rumored that on the eve of the outdoor Basel Watch Fair, the CEO of Audemars Piguet called Roger Zunda and asked to design an unprecedented stainless steel sports watch. Then Zunda designed a sketch in the early morning of the next day. The Royal Oak's design is inspired by cruise ship portholes. Unlike the Nautilus, the Royal Oak's case has strong lines and sharp edges. Later, in response to market demand, Audemars Piguet derived an offshore watch based on the Royal Oak. The larger size and the same classic design once again subverted the traditional watchmaking aesthetic and became a myth in the circle.

Vacheron Constantin’s cross-border series was born slightly later, but its predecessor was also born in the 70s. In 1977, Roger Zunda’s apprentice Jorg Hysek designed Vacheron Constantin’s 222th anniversary watch-"222", but it was in the 1980s. This watch is also discontinued. Then in 1996, Vacheron Constantin took inspiration from the 222 and later 333 and Phidias to design the first generation of cross-border watches. In the first generation, we can see the Maltese cross shape; then in 2014, the second generation was launched. The second generation incorporates Malta into the strap, and the case has also increased to 42mm.