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3 October 2020, 08:17 PM | #1 |
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Dear fellow board members,
A dream has come true. I have just purchased my first Patek Philippe. I have been (mostly) lurking a bit on this forum, gathering information and receiving some very friendly advice from various members, which I am very grateful for. A Patek Philippe has been on my wish list for many years. Earlier this year I have decided to make that dream come true. I really, really love the Aquanaut, mostly the Traveltime (5164a). The current grey prices are a bit too much for my liking (and wallet :-)) so I guess I will have to be patient. While in Paris recently I fitted on the Calatrava Traveltime (5524), both the G and the R version. I immediately fell for the 5524R, with its warm rose gold with copper and gorgeous sunburst brown dial. This made me reconsider the Aquanaut Traveltime. It almost gave me sleepless nights and I spent hours and hours looking at online pictures, brochures, magazines, et cetera. I really could not make up my mind (although JorgeCCW almost got me convinced that the 5524R should be the one with the gorgeous pictures of his watch on various straps), which I assume has a lot to do with the fact that the watches are so different: a comparison is almost not possible and unfortunately buying them both is not an option for me (first world problems, I know!). After having tried on various non-Traveltime Aquanauts (both former and newer models), I could recently try on a 5164a. This convinced me to stick with my first choice. But like I said, given the grey prices I will have to be patient... This made me look at another Patek Philippe that has been on my wish list for ages... the Golden Ellipse. My first memories to this watch go way back, back to the 80's in fact. My father, a watch enthousiast, had a brochure of Patek Philippe that he showed me various times when I was a 7-9 years' old boy. I remember that I liked the Nautilus but found it a bit strange because of its 'ears'. :-) The one that I kept looking at over and over though, was the Ellipse 3738 with the blue dial. That dial really did it for me, the blue that had so many different tones of blue in it... During the decades that passed, I have enjoyed watches immensely. The Ellipse stayed on my mind but I considered it out of reach. The memories of its blue dial really made me look at other watches with blue dials. In fact, it made me walk into our local jeweller's store one Sunday morning when I saw a blue dial Rolex that reminded me of the Ellipse's dial. I fitted on the 116.000 and immediately bought it. I really love that watch btw, it is so simple and made my other watches retire for quite some time because it is so comfortable to wear.... However, I am drifting off... I decided that my first Patek should be an Ellipse! I tried on the current ones, and while I love them both, various things made me consider going for a model that is no longer available:
The hefty price tag of both watches and the considerable price difference between the R and the P while I prefer rose or yellow gold, convinced me not to pull the trigger on either of them. So I kept looking on Chrono24 and found a really nice one. I have never bought a watch online (I'm the type of guy that also wants to see and flees clothes before buying instead of ordering online) but the small amount of Ellipse's on offer and COVID-19 making it difficult to travel, left me no other option. I found one that looked very promising. After checking the reviews and going back and forth with the company on Chrono24 and WhatsApp, I decided to test my luck and pull the trigger... The company that I both it from had it delivered totallly wrapped and protected, very nice. And so my Patek Ellipse, with box and papers, arrived and is proudly sitting on my wrist now. It looks pristine and I am very, very happy with it. It is such an elegant timepiece with its special elleptical form, yellow gold, and... its gorgous blue dial... We'll, let the pictures speak for themselves... Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk |
3 October 2020, 08:39 PM | #2 |
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Love the blue dial. Very nice and classy!
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Beautiful piece And it fits so well Enjoy and big congrats Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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3 October 2020, 09:46 PM | #4 |
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Very nice blue dial! Congratulations!
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3 October 2020, 09:48 PM | #5 |
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Beautiful watch congratulations
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3 October 2020, 10:13 PM | #6 |
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Congratulations. Beautiful watch and an amazing dial.
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3 October 2020, 10:14 PM | #7 |
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Congratulations, very elegant
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3 October 2020, 10:15 PM | #8 |
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Super congrats and a really nice story! Thanks for sharing. Also, super pics. A timeless piece for sure.
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3 October 2020, 10:19 PM | #9 |
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Amazing piece. Thanks for sharing your journey! Wear it in good health.
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nice story. glad that this helps you solve the patek problem in your collection
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4 October 2020, 07:00 AM | #11 |
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Thank you all for your kind words! I am very happy with it indeed and will enjoy it thoroughly!
I will trade out the black croco dial for a dark blue one, that will the blue dial stand out even more and make the watch even more easy to wear casually as well as with a suit! |
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Great piece. Simple and dignified. Classic Patek.
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5 October 2020, 10:58 PM | #14 |
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Congrats - a true stunner and very happy to see more dress incomings!
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5 October 2020, 11:40 PM | #15 |
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The Golden Ellipse is a very under-appreciated and yet a nice elegant dress watch. Congratulations on your new watch and wear it in good health
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23 November 2020, 10:23 AM | #19 |
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nice thread, would be great to see a comparison with other watches in your collection, like a standard rolex, so we can judge the size better. looks nice!
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24 November 2020, 05:55 AM | #20 |
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You nailed it with that watch, looks great on you !!
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24 November 2020, 08:28 AM | #21 |
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Looks beautiful. Congratulations!
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Funny thing is that sometimes it appears to be on the smaller side (a real vintage watch) and sometimes on the bigger size (like a contemporary 36 mm watch). If you look at it from the top it is smaller and if you look diagonally on the wrist it is quite big... Maybe it sounds strange but it is really true to me. Another funny thing is that it looks on the smaller side when you have rolled up your sleeve or if you wear a polo shirt (don’t recommend that with the Ellipse but that’s a personal taste), but it looks fairly big of you wear it with long sleeves, partly hidden under the cuff... I think this article gives a good idea (on the double strap with the Range Rover steering wheel in the back it looks very small btw): https://magazine.bulangandsons.com/s...e-ellipse-dor/ Anyway, I never thought I would enjoy this watch so so much. And I also love that it is not everybody’s taste and therefore quite unique to me. |
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very nice.
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