{"product_id":"patek-philippe-ellipse-chain-link-as12406","title":"Patek Philippe Ellipse 'Chain-Link'","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFew watches capture Patek Philippe’s particular brand of elegant eccentricity quite like the Golden Ellipse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduced in 1968, the Golden Ellipse broke decisively with the traditional round dress watch, its distinctive form occupying the space somewhere between a circle and a rectangle. Patek famously connected its proportions to the “golden ratio,” the mathematical equation long associated with harmonious design. The result became one of the manufacture’s defining shapes of the late 20th century, and a particularly compelling canvas for the smaller, jewelry-minded watches of the era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis 90s-era yellow gold Reference 4830J takes the idea somewhere especially chic. Measuring a wonderfully compact 26mm by 23mm, its softly rounded case frames a crisp white dial with oversized black Roman numerals and matching black hands. But the real action happens beyond the case. Fabulous sculptural “chain-link” lugs extend dramatically above and below, giving the diminutive watch considerably more presence on the wrist while blurring the distinction between watchmaking and jewelry design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe theme continues with the original Patek Philippe black alligator leather strap and remarkable signed yellow gold pin buckle, whose curving, open construction echoes the shape of the lugs. An additional brown alligator leather strap is included, offering an easy way to change the character of the watch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside is a Patek Philippe quartz movement, a fitting choice for the slender, design-driven watches the manufacture produced during this period. Better still, the caseback retains its original quartz sticker, a wonderfully nerdy detail and increasingly uncommon survivor that speaks to the watch’s preservation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompact, sculptural and unmistakably Patek Philippe, this Golden Ellipse represents a side of the manufacture that collectors are increasingly rediscovering: less about complication and more about pure design. On the wrist, those extraordinary chain-link lugs make the 4830J feel almost like a piece of fine jewelry that happens to tell the time. This is a seriously stylish little watch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patek Philippe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44139642519639,"sku":"40931049","price":17500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS12406_40931049_PATEKPHILIPPE_GOLDENELLIPSELDSBLKSTRAP_4830J--5.jpg?v=1787876264","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/patek-philippe-ellipse-chain-link-as12406","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}