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PATEK PHILIPPE, GOLDEN ELLIPSE REF. 9512-1, A GOLD LIGHTER WITH ‘KHANJAR’ AND ENAMEL MADE FOR THE SULTANATE OF OMAN

CASE NUMBER: A396

Name: PATEK PHILIPPE, GOLDEN ELLIPSE REF. 9512-1, A GOLD LIGHTER WITH ‘KHANJAR’ AND ENAMEL MADE FOR THE SULTANATE OF OMAN
Brand: CASE NUMBER: A396
Price: 60000.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised USD 75,000

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USD 20,000 - USD 40,000

Closed: 27 Oct 2021

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PATEK PHILIPPE, GOLDEN ELLIPSE REF. 9512-1, A GOLD LIGHTER WITH ‘KHANJAR’ AND ENAMEL MADE FOR THE SULTANATE OF OMAN

CASE NUMBER: A396

Price Realised USD 75,000

Closed: 27 Oct 2021

Price Realised USD 75,000

Closed: 27 Oct 2021

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CIRCA: 1980
CASE MATERIAL: 18k yellow gold with engine-turned Chevron pattern and an enamel panel in red, white, and green; hinged 18k gold cap
CASE DIMENSION: 40 mm. x 58 mm.
WITH: Original Patek Philippe presentation box

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Lot Essay

The Golden Ellipse lighters were introduced in the 1970s to compliment the Ellipse range of watches. It is believed that Patek Philippe commissioned Colibri, the French manufacturer of high quality gas lighters.

These lighters were made out of a solid chunk of 18k gold and was decorated to the highest standards. The present watch has an manually-finished engine-turned Chevron pattern on the surface and a enamel panel in, presumably, the colours of the Omani flag.
The caseband also features Khanjar insignia – the coat-of-arms of the Sultanate of Oman. Patek’s marketing confirms that each component of the lighter mechanism is hand finished internally and polished by Patek Philippe.

A company brochure from 1978 states that Patek Philippe would “accept your order for an enameled pocket watch with a motif of your choice, or a hand-engraved or enameled Golden Ellipse lighter.” It is believed that enamel-decorated lighters were the rarest of the lot and in the mid-1980s, they retailed for as much as $8,000.