





81Σ
Patek Philippe
Ref. 3748
Ellipse
An exquisite and eclectic yellow gold wristwatch with sunburst bronze dial and matching cufflinks
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It is then a hard task (actually, it appears to be mathematically impossible) to find a more balanced and eternal design as this one, which is probably why the Golden Ellipse represents in the mind of many collectors the perfect example of the refinement elegance and understatement the brand is famous for.
While originally launched with a blue dial, soon different versions appeared such as the present bronze dialed example. Exuding warmth and charm and accompanied by the fully matching - including a bronze insert in tone with the dial of the watch - cufflinks, the present example is an ideal proposal for the collector of fine, high-end evening timepieces.
Patek Philippe
Swiss | 1839Since its founding in 1839, this famous Geneva-based firm has been surprising its clientele with superbly crafted timepieces fitted with watchmaking's most prestigious complications. Traditional and conservative designs are found across Patek Philippe's watches made throughout their history — the utmost in understated elegance.
Well-known for the Graves Supercomplication — a highly complicated pocket watch that was the world’s most complicated watch for 50 years — this family-owned brand has earned a reputation of excellence around the world. Patek's complicated vintage watches hold the highest number of world records for results achieved at auction compared with any other brand. For collectors, key models include the reference 1518, the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph, and its successor, the reference 2499. Other famous models include perpetual calendars such as the ref. 1526, ref. 3448 and 3450, chronographs such as the reference 130, 530 and 1463, as well as reference 1436 and 1563 split seconds chronographs. Patek is also well-known for their classically styled, time-only "Calatrava" dress watches, and the "Nautilus," an iconic luxury sports watch first introduced in 1976 as the reference 3700 that is still in production today.