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Patek Philippe
Ref. 9507
Golden Ellipse
A rare, elegant, and highly attractive yellow gold and blue enamel lighter
Full-Cataloguing
• Iconic Golden Ellipse design
• Rarely-seen enamelled lighter
-In 1968, Patek Philippe introduced their Golden Ellipse reference 3548 wristwatch with a radical, elliptical-shaped case merging a circular and rectangular shape into a historically important harmonious watch that is still offered by the brand today. Following the mathematical concept of the “Golden Ratio”, which defines nature’s perfect balance and proportions, Patek Philippe elongated and rounded the case edges, which they stated was an expression of their independence and refusal to follow trends.
-It is surprising to find a lighter bearing the name of one of the most prestigious watch brands, and something the brand did not openly offer to the market, but in the 1970s Patek produced a limited number of 18K gold lighters to complement the Ellipse range of watches.
-Literature of the period advertises each lighter as being individually numbered and unique, made entirely by hand out of 18k gold including both the case and mechanism
Patek Philippe
Swiss | 1839Since 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.