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Patek Philippe Ellipse 18k Yellow Gold Silver Dial Mechanical Watch 3848/1
Patek Philippe Ellipse 18k Yellow Gold Silver Dial Mechanical Watch 3848/1

Patek Philippe Ellipse 18k Yellow Gold Silver Dial Mechanical Watch 3848/1

By Patek Philippe

Located in New York, NY

Watch is from the 1970s. Pre-Owned Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse Vintage 27mm 18k Yellow Gold Silver Dial Manual Wound (Mechanical) Men's Watch 3848/1.

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Vintage Patek Philippe 18 Karat Grand Ellipse Model 3848/1 Manual Wind
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Vintage Patek Philippe 18 Karat Grand Ellipse Model 3848/1 Manual Wind

By Patek Philippe

Located in New York, NY

Vintage Patek Philippe Grand Ellipse 18K yellow gold Integrated 18k chain bracelet 28mmx 32mm Oval champagne dial, Roman Numerals model 3848/1 Manual Wind Made in Switzerland 83 gr...

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Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse Gents 18 Karat Yellow Gold Blue Dial 3848/8
Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse Gents 18 Karat Yellow Gold Blue Dial 3848/8

Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse Gents 18 Karat Yellow Gold Blue Dial 3848/8

By Patek Philippe

Located in Mayfair, London, London

An 18k Yellow Gold Golden Ellipse Gents Wristwatch, blue dial with applied hour markers, a fixed 18k yellow gold bezel, an 18k yellow gold bracelet with an 18k yellow gold jewellery ...

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Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse Blue Dial 18 Karat Yellow Gold Watch Style 3848/1
Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse Blue Dial 18 Karat Yellow Gold Watch Style 3848/1

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By Patek Philippe

Located in Boca Raton, FL

18K yellow gold 28mm x 32mm Patek Philippe 3848/1 Golden Ellipse watch featuring a manual wind movement, smooth bezel, blue dial, 18 karat link bracelet and hinged clasp closure.

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Patek Philippe Yellow Gold Ellipse Manual Wristwatch Ref 3848
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By Patek Philippe

Located in Dallas, TX

Patek Philippe 18k Yellow Gold Ellipse Men's Watch Ref. 3848 - Manual winding. 18k yellow gold case (27mm x 32mm).

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Vintage 18 Karat Yellow Gold Patek Philippe Ellipse Manual Wind Model 3848
Vintage 18 Karat Yellow Gold Patek Philippe Ellipse Manual Wind Model 3848

Vintage 18 Karat Yellow Gold Patek Philippe Ellipse Manual Wind Model 3848

By Patek Philippe

Located in New York, NY

18 Karat Yellow Gold Patek Philippe Ellipse - Manual Wind Model 3848 Case measures: 32mm x 26mm fits up to a 7.8" wrist.

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Patek Philippe Yellow Gold Ellipse Wristwatch Ref 3848
Patek Philippe Yellow Gold Ellipse Wristwatch Ref 3848

Patek Philippe Yellow Gold Ellipse Wristwatch Ref 3848

By Patek Philippe

Located in Miami Beach, FL

This is a Patek Philippe 18k yellow gold Ellipse wristwatch, Ref. 3848, with beautiful blue dial, gold baton markers and hands, "T" bar lugs, manual-wind movement, Patek Philippe str...

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Patek Philippe 3848/8J 18 Karat Yellow Gold Golden Ellipse Bracelet Watch
Patek Philippe 3848/8J 18 Karat Yellow Gold Golden Ellipse Bracelet Watch

Patek Philippe 3848/8J 18 Karat Yellow Gold Golden Ellipse Bracelet Watch

By Patek Philippe

Located in Santa Monica, CA

This Patek Philippe 3848/8J Golden Ellipse watch features a 18K yellow gold bracelet 6.75" inches long, Sunburst blue dial with a 215 caliber movement, #1336506, Case# 2837598.

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It shouldn’t be surprising that a Patek Philippe holds the world auction record for a watch ($31.2 million for a Patek Grandmaster Chime, sold at Christie’s). Known for impeccable craftsmanship and some of the most complicated timepieces ever created, the brand is considered by many to be the height of fine watchmaking. Collectors simply love Patek Philippe watches.

The house was founded in Geneva in 1839 by Polish expats Antoni Patek and Franciszek Czapek. Czapek left the firm, and in 1845, Patek partnered with French watchmaker Jean Adrien Philippe. It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Catering to the glitterati of Europe, the pair counted among their clients Tolstoy, Pope Pius IX and Queen Victoria, as well as Countess Koscowicz of Hungary, for whom they created the first Swiss-made wristwatch in 1868. They also had their eye on the American market and in 1851 entered an arrangement with Tiffany & Co. still in effect today.

During the Great Depression, brothers Jean and Charles Stern, who had previously supplied Patek Philippe with watch dials, bought the company, and it continues to be run by the Stern family today.

Under the Sterns, the house has developed some of its most famous models, including the Calatrava, an elegantly minimal dress watch introduced in 1932 and named for the Calatrava Cross (the company’s logo since 1887), and the Nautilus, the brand’s first sports watch, conceived by legendary designer Gérald Genta in 1976.

Despite the house’s longevity, it’s rumored that it has manufactured fewer than a million Patek watches, making each one all the more coveted. (The brand's pieces are understandably attractive to counterfeiters — make sure you know how to spot a fake Patek Philippe watch.)

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Certain vintage watches for men and iconic watch designs for women are sought after not only because of their graceful proportions or innovative materials but also because of the illustrious histories of the houses that created them, histories that they stylishly embody.

Bulgari’s legendary Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional wristwatches.

Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist.

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