Watches Weekly | Hong Kong
Watches Weekly | Hong Kong
PATEK PHILIPPE | ELLIPSE, REFERENCE 3589, A WHITE GOLD WRISTWATCH, CIRCA 1980
Lot Closed
June 12, 02:23 AM GMT
Estimate
48,000 - 60,000 HKD
Lot Details
Description
PATEK PHILIPPE
ELLIPSE, REFERENCE 3589
A WHITE GOLD WRISTWATCH, CIRCA 1980
Dial: blue
Calibre: cal. 28-255 automatic, 36 jewels
Movement number: 1'284'947
Case: 18k white gold, snap on case back
Case number: 527'435
Closure: black unsigned leather strap and 18k white gold Patek Philippe buckle
Size: 35.5 mm length x 33 mm width
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1974 and its subsequent sale on 10 September 1974
Introduced in 1968 the Ellipse drew immediate attention for it bold shape and glamorous proportions. Featuring an elegant blue dial and contrasting Roman numerals, it is furthermore powered by the LeCoultre based movement cal. 28-255, one of the finest and flattest automatic movement at its time.