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Patek Philippe Ellipse - Chain Bracelet

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Here’s a Patek Philippe Ellipse reference 3848 in 18K yellow gold manual wind with a sunburst champagne sigma dial from the 1980s. Comes with its original box and papers. Measurements include a 28mm case and a bracelet that fits up to a 7-inch wrist. A unique chain bracelet. Fitted on its original matching chain-link bracelet for a seamless and refined look. Slim, minimalist design with applied gold indices, matching black stick hands and hour markers (roman numerals). Sigma markings at 6 o'clock indicate that the hands and hour markers are made of gold. Original case, dial, bracelet, and movement. Fully functional and keeping time.

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.