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PATEK PHILIPPE
GOLDEN ELLIPSE WRISTWATCH, REF. 3738/100
CIRCA: 2003
CASE MATERIAL: 18K gold
DIAMETER: 37 mm overall length
BRACELET / STRAP MATERIAL: Black leather with Patek Philippe buckle in 18K gold
BRACELET SIZE: approx. overall length 220 mm
DIAL: Sunburst blue
MOVEMENT: Automatic
FUNCTIONS: Time only
CALIBER: 240
ACCESSORIES: Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with sunburst blue dial, 12 applied yellow gold indexes in 2003 and its subsequent sale on 2 July 2003.
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The present Golden Ellipse is a fine example of the legendary model. With its divine proportions the case of the Golden Ellipse, launched in 1968, has no doubt inspired one of the most beautiful chapters of horological history. Thanks to its unique blend of bold simplicity and formal purity, this watch has become one of the flagships of the Patek Philippe collection and most certainly one of its most instantly recognizable creations.

The elliptical design is based on the golden section, or "divina proportio", a ratio defined by the Greek mathematician Hippasos, around 450 BC. This discovery has fascinated both artists and philosophers and is instinctively recognized as visually agreeable and wholly balanced.

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