COUNT DE MONET
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Nearly, nearly ... it looked like the current one though ...
... not with roman numerals or a small second.
Just indices (the older, pointed ones) on a radiant blue dial like the current and that de Paris bezel.
I know, it is a tough one as I have not seen it again.
But many thanks for the pic, doc ! ;-)
Regards
Moritz
Golden Ellipse - I must be going mad....
When I first saw the Golden Ellipse I viewed it as an interesting curiosity. I mean, this was something that screamed 1970's and looked terribly out of date. Who would buy such a hideous and obviously dated model? And yet.....I keep finding myself drawn t...
UNLOVED?! There are more 5070 on the market than the current 3738/100 !!!
If you let aside the vintage Ellipses! When I was ready some two years ago to go for a PP the Ellipse hit me like a sledge hammer: thin, therefore sporty, elegant, bue radiant sunburst solid gold dial, yellow gold case, CALIBER 240, "affordable" ... what ...
The 5146 J with slate grey sunburst is also a real eye candy ...
... one watch that I would love to own also! Also due to it's properties to play with light and shade. But as mentioned: the Ellipse offers a lot for "little" money in terms of other price tags that are attached to PP's lovely watches, for some reason. Re...
I can manage quite well to wind it actually ...
It is a bit fiddly, yes but the caliber 240 allows you still to wind it with such a small lever!!! This shows the brilliance of Patek. And what a smooth sound it makes during manual winding! But I do not like to wind it manually as it leaves scratches, ve...
totally agree....the Elipse is a true PP classic..., beautifull watch :)
just imagine one in steel! (they did before was quartz though) Best Imran
I scrap my archives! Never heard of a steel version of the Ellipse!
Many thanks for the info, again (!) Imran. And also for your view on the Ellipse. I knew it from the first moment I saw here ... ( violins starting to play ... ). Regards Moritz
Many thanks Imran! Reminnds me of a YG one I saw once...
... manual, also with a lovely, lovely Clous de Paris bezel. It was a used vintage one that have never seen again. Just by chance, do you know this reference? Many thanks. Moritz
Nearly, nearly ... it looked like the current one though ...
... not with roman numerals or a small second. Just indices (the older, pointed ones) on a radiant blue dial like the current and that de Paris bezel. I know, it is a tough one as I have not seen it again. But many thanks for the pic, doc ! ;-) Regards Mo...
No worries, mate! In her heydays have been too many variations ...
... of the Ellipse, I can imagine. Like the endless ROs from AP. But I can tell you: it looked really, really nice and I regret that I did not buy it. But you never know ... Many thanks! Moritz
Dear Count,
This looks fantastic. Will take closer look at the golden eclipse. Thsk fr sharing Best, Horo
I can....
tell you of two other 70's watches that people consider really hot... Nautilus and Royal Oak.... So, if you like the ellipse, go for it... Cheers
thanks Count...
Love the wrist shots. I had been considering the 1815 Moon Phase for my next watch but I think the Ellipse is probably the one to get. Thanks for the wrist shots.
Nice pics Count and I have a story to tell about mine..
..I wore mine at an evening with Patek Philippe at Newcastle through the local AD Berry's, I got chatting to David the managing director for Patek in the UK, I showed him my Ellipse and he was well impessed and said it was not a model he was familiar with...
Fingers crossed it is a piece unique!!! Mine is also a piece unique !!!
The movement number is mirror image-like! For instance: 1234 I 4321. The I=the mirror. And as the Ellipse is a mathematical watch (golden section), mine comes with a mathematical twist !!! I was really amused when I found out, I can tell you. It is a very...
I cannot send to patek just yet my wife has booked....
.....me a trip to the patek museum in march and I want to wear it then, we are staying at the president wilson hotel on the lake and then getting a boat ride to the museum, can't wait!
Size
I wish the large size version would be available also in the other metals. I also like the Ellipse, it's an acquired taste!
I am actually thinking the same: also smaller size though ...
It took me quite a whiel to accept and understand that there are also large wrist existing, but I still wonder if the watch world is also simply thinking that big is better, as it is more visible. Anyway, I would say that the 3738 at the current size is p...