Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse bfcm24 We as vintage watch collectors

We as vintage watch collectors might sometimes be guilty of ignoring what beats inside the watches on our wrists in favor of how they look on the outside

Launched at the very end of the 1960s

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Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse bfcm24 We as vintage watch collectorsIn 1968, Patek Philippe released the Golden Ellipse. Debuting eight years before the iconic Nautilus, the Ellipsewith its distinctive oval shapewas unlike anything else in Patek Philippes catalogs. This example, a Reference 3582G, features a solid 18k white gold rectangular case with hidden "T" lugs and a perfectly quirky rectangular outer dial with an elliptical inner dial with applied indices and a matching handset. Inside Patek's Calibre 23 300