The adventures of a blue crosshatch dial
The Patek Philippe ref. 3585 has had multiple variants, among which some had an electric blue textured dial with ‘ x-strokes ’ or crosshatch or crossed shard-like pattern. As you will see below, some examples have a dial which has turned tropical . And if...
Fascinating dial. The back crown is interesting - had not
seen that before. I wonder how the comfort is with it in that position.
According to @horology_ancienne,
you simply don't feel it! Audemars Piguet's reference 25643 also has a backwind crown: check here .
Also JLC Futurematic and Accutron.
I'm sure there are others... Photo: WPS (amanico) ...
Love the texture and color of that dial!
I’d have to imagine the winder on the back of the case is not comfortable
An interesting piece Emmanuel !
The screw at the back is most usual ! What is it used for ? Are there other references with the same in the back ? The dial is so lovely !
It's the crown.
Ref. 3569 also has a backwind crown. And so does AP's ref. 25643: check here . Best, Emmanuel credit: loupe this ...
Wonderful example.
I was trying to classify the 3585 model into a model family but realize it was not easy. Is Golden Ellipse correct.
Yes, Golden Ellipse is what is usually said,
but I find the link with the Ellipse family really loose...
What a cool post
I looove that tropical. If I had come across that I could have bought it on the spot. It’s so rare we see this watch. I still have and enjoy mine. To me it’s one of those very rare overlooked watches these days. I’m glad you included the last picture of t...
Thank you so much Christian for sharing these gorgeous photos
and for emphasizing the beauty of the bezel, which your pictures show wonderfully. Jon Bues has written an interesting article for Hodinkee on the caliber 350, which seems to have been the first ever peripherally winding movement. So the 3585 is really a ...
Lovely article on a beautiful watch! The dial is remarkable!
Do you know how this effect is produced? From the tropical dial, it looks like the dial (material?) is scratched (?) and then lacquered. Is that it? This is my supposition as the lacquer seems to detach itself from the dial material. Thanks! Best, E.
I would think like you.
The pattern has to be made before lacquering the dial. But I couldn’t be sure: I’ve found no data or explanation. Thanks for the kind words. Best, Emmanuel PS: on Goldammer, they have an example with a sigma dial and the site says: “the dial is made entir...