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Patek Philippe Ellipse – Blue Dial

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Here's a vintage Patek Philippe Ellipse reference 3848 manual wind from the 1980s with a blue sunburst dial in 18K yellow gold with its Patek Philippe service papers Measurements include a 27x32mm case. Sigma markings at 6 a clock indicating that the hands and hour markers are made of gold. Matching stick hands and hour markers. It's on its original black alligator integrated leather strap and gold buckle. All parts including the crown, dial, movement, and caseback are original.

Ready to wear!

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History

In 1968, Patek Philippe introduced the Golden Ellipse — a watch whose case dimensions were derived from the golden ratio, the mathematical proportion found in classical architecture and nature. The result is a case that looks neither circular nor rectangular but occupies a gravitational middle ground that is immediately recognizable and impossible to imitate convincingly.

The Ellipse arrived at the right moment: the late 1960s were a time of geometric experimentation in watchmaking, but most attempts at "design watches" aged badly. The Ellipse aged better than almost anything from its era because its proportions were grounded in mathematics rather than trend.

References across our inventory span the 1970s through 1990s: ref 3566, 3567, 3748, 4266/905, and various numbered references in yellow gold, white gold, and platinum. Dials in blue, brown, onyx, champagne, and malachite all appear. The integrated bracelet versions are particularly prized — a Patek with a bracelet is a rare and serious thing.