{"product_id":"patek-philippe-ellipse-as12783","title":"Patek Philippe Ellipse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn 1968, Patek Philippe released the Golden Ellipse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDebuting eight years before the iconic Nautilus, the Golden Ellipse — with its distinctive oval shape — was unlike anything else in Patek Philippe’s catalogs. In period, the Golden Ellipse line became emblematic of the era's intrepid approach to design and signaled an elevated level of taste, particularly given the popularity of function-first tool watches that defined the 1960s for many.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn the intervening years, the Golden Ellipse and many of its contemporaries fell out of favor with collectors who favored purpose-built steel chronographs and divers that were closely associated with tales of adventure and exploration. Many of these wonderful, design-forward timepieces were lost in the recesses of vaults or sock drawers — or worse — melted down for their gold value. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOnly recently have we seen the start of an evolution in the mindset of contemporary collectors — a groundswell of appreciation for more artistic expressions of timekeeping is occurring at this very moment, as forgotten gems of the '70s and '80s are once again being discovered and appreciated for the works of horological art they truly are.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis Golden Ellipse, a Reference \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e3848\/17\u003c\/span\u003e, transports us to the 1970s\/1980s. It features a 27mm x 32mm 18K white gold case with an acrylic crystal, a signed winding crown, and a deep blue sunray dial with applied gold indices and a matching 'pencil'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e handset. Power comes from Patek's Calibre 215 hand-wound movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAbsolutely fantastic. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAnd t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eo top it off, this Ellipse is finished on an incredible hand-constructed white gold bracelet with a signed buckle — \u003cem\u003eplus\u003c\/em\u003e, it comes with its inner and outer boxes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWatches such as this one are delightful timepieces that stand out brilliantly in a room full of steel sports watches, once again signaling an elevated understanding of what watchmaking can — and perhaps \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eshould\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e — be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patek Philippe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44228632805463,"sku":"40931143","price":29500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS12783_40931143_PATEKPHILIPPE_ELLIPSE_3848-17-5.jpg?v=1789152559","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/patek-philippe-ellipse-as12783","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}