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  • Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
    Year: 1980
    Reference No: 3748
    Movement No: 1'332'140
    Case No: 2'755'815
    Model Name: Ellipse
    Material: 18k white gold and diamonds
    Calibre: Mechanical, 215, 18 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: 18k white gold Patek Philippe bracelet, 168 mm. maximum length
    Clasp/Buckle: 18k white gold Patek Philippe folding clasp stamped Patek Philippe
    Dimensions: 27 mm. wide
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed
    Accessories: With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming the production of the present watch with sunburst blue dial and 4 diamonds hour markers in 1980 and its subsequent sale on 22 March 1984.

  • Catalogue Essay

    The Ellipse model is one of the longest uninterrupted references at Patek Philippe. The case design is based on the divine proportion. The current white gold example with bracelet has been kept in excellent overall condition and is a great example of this reference.

  • Artist Biography

    Patek Philippe

    Swiss • 1839

    Since its founding in 1839, this famous Geneva-based firm has been surprising its clientele with superbly crafted timepieces fitted with watchmaking's most prestigious complications. Traditional and conservative designs are found across Patek Philippe's watches made throughout their history — the utmost in understated elegance.

    Well-known for the Graves Supercomplication — a highly complicated pocket watch that was the world’s most complicated watch for 50 years — this family-owned brand has earned a reputation of excellence around the world. Patek's complicated vintage watches hold the highest number of world records for results achieved at auction compared with any other brand. For collectors, key models include the reference 1518, the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph, and its successor, the reference 2499. Other famous models include perpetual calendars such as the ref. 1526, ref. 3448 and 3450, chronographs such as the reference 130, 530 and 1463, as well as reference 1436 and 1563 split seconds chronographs. Patek is also well-known for their classically styled, time-only "Calatrava" dress watches, and the "Nautilus," an iconic luxury sports watch first introduced in 1976 as the reference 3700 that is still in production today.

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Ref. 3748
A rare white gold and diamond-set cushion-shaped bracelet watch

1980
27 mm. wide
Case, dial and movement signed

Estimate
HK$30,000 - 50,000 

Sold for HK$40,000

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: ONE

Hong Kong Auction 1 December 2015 11am