Patek Philippe 3738/117 Golden Ellipse “Jumbo” Automatic Sigma, Cal. 240 Micro-Rotor

Superb and rare Patek Philippe Ellipse d'Or, reference 3738/117, produced in the late 1980s.
Featuring a deep blue “Sigma” dial and an elegant integrated yellow gold braided link bracelet, this Ellipse makes as strong an impression on the wrist today as it did when it was released more than 30 years ago of this.
This wristwatch contains an automatic movement – ​​a first in the Ellipse collection – based on the famous and sought-after Patek Philippe 240 caliber with micro-rotor in 22-carat gold.

The exceptional example that we are offering today has an 18-carat yellow gold case, a very rare integrated bracelet also in yellow gold with a superb braided pattern, equipped with a jewelry clasp signed Patek Philippe and engraved a Calatrava Cross, and a deep blue dial featuring the "Sigma APRIOR" symbol at 6 o'clock, which denotes the use of gold also for the dial indexes and Dauphine hands – a feature only present in 1971 to 1995.

Particularly long, the integrated bracelet, very pleasant to wear, will suit even the strongest wrists. Its manufacturing quality is exemplary, and today unrivaled by Swiss manufacturers.

In the midst of the “quartz crisis”, Henri and Philippe Stern, the owners of Patek Philippe, decided to work on a new mechanical caliber with extra-thin automatic winding. In 1977 the Caliber 240 was born, one of the most famous and admired movements of the prestigious Swiss manufacturer.

To make the Caliber 240 so elegant, reliable and above all thin, Patek Philippe used, for the first time in its history, an eccentric micro-rotor. Made of 22-carat gold to give it the weight necessary for its good inertial rotation, this micro-rotor is integrated into the plate and thus saves considerable thickness compared to conventional automatic movements. Since then, the base caliber 240 has been adapted and used by Patek Philippe for a multitude of models, including prestigious complications: world timers, perpetual calendars, moon phase displays, etc.

The reference 3738 is widely considered the most desirable in the Ellipse collection, due to its slim case with contemporary dimensions, housing the famous and prestigious Patek Philippe self-winding caliber 240, featuring a 22-carat gold micro-rotor.

This Ellipse offers an ideal combination of elegance, timeless prestige, watchmaking technicality and everyday comfort.
Add this exceptional model to your collection to demonstrate an elegance that transcends trends.

In excellent general condition, this rare Golden Ellipse presents a flawless blue dial, a yellow gold case that has been lightly polished in the past, and a particularly long integrated bracelet.
The scratch-resistant sapphire crystal shows no scratches or chips.
The movement operates within the strictest tolerances.

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