{"product_id":"patek-philippe-rectangular-dress-watch-as06512","title":"Patek Philippe Rectangular Dress Watch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThough the famous Calatrava is — for good reason — perhaps the best known of Patek Philippe’s incredible dress watches, there are myriad others that deserve recognition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFrom the rectangular Gondolo to the curvaceous Golden Ellipse, these timepieces, though simple in design, beg a closer look for their classic proportions and strict attention to detail. Patek has been producing such wristwatches for roughly a century of its 180-plus years, and shows no signs of slowing down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe particular dress, a Modèle 10, is a time capsule of sorts: Manufactured in 1927 and retailed in 1929, it’s a stunning testament to the staying power and intrinsic value of a Patek Philippe wristwatch. Housed in a 24mm 18K yellow gold rectangular case with a glass crystal, an unsigned onion crown, and a polished bezel, it features a silvered radium dial from Stern Frères — the company that would go on to purchase and operate Patek — with painted, luminescent Arabic numerals, a blued steel service spade handset, sub-seconds at 6 o’clock, and an outer ‘railroad’ minute track.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePowered by a hand-wound Patek Philippe 9” lever escape movement and paired to a signed, black alligator strap with a signed, 18K gold pin buckle, this Modèle 10 representsone of the first wristwatch models \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eever\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e produced by the maison, in production from 1917 through 1932. Though the lume the dial markers has been restored — as is often necessary on watches of this age — it remains a gorgeous example of an important reference. As such, an extract from the Patek Philippe archives is included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis watch is simply the stuff of dreams. Have a look for yourself!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patek Philippe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39813624266839,"sku":"40930147","price":14850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/AS06512_40930147_18kYGRECTANGULARDRESSWATCH_10-6.jpg?v=1730486296","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/patek-philippe-rectangular-dress-watch-as06512","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}