Golden Ellipse Watch

Patek Philippe, Geneva

Watches and Wonders Geneva 2024 9 April 2024

Patek Philippe unveils eleven unique new alliances of technical prowess and style

On the occasion of the Watches and Wonders Geneva 2024 Salon, Patek Philippe is innovating in technical terms by endowing its regular collection with the first World Time watch to feature a date display synchronized with local time. The manufacture also stands out by the elegance of the new models, as illustrated by the grand return of the chain-style bracelet in the Golden Ellipse line. In addition, the vast array of Patek Philippe collections has seen subtle new interpretations in the areas of the travel watches, the calendar watches and the elegantly sporty models, as well as in the Twenty~4 ladies’ collection, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary. Furthermore, the manufacture is announcing two important developments in the Directives of the Patek Philippe Seal, together with an extension of the international warranty pertaining to new watches from two years to five years.

Antoine Norbert de Patek, creative force and lover of beauty. Jean Adrien Philippe, horological genius. From the time of its foundation in 1839, the Genevan manufacture has devoted itself to creating timepieces whose aesthetic refinement reflects their mechanical perfection. Since 1932, the Stern family has perpetuated this “tradition of innovation”, embodied today in more than one hundred patents and a range of 56 movements designed and built entirely in the manufacture’s own workshops. Patek Philippe is also distinguished by its timeless designs, which have inspired a large number of iconic timepieces in every segment –from the Grand Complications to the jewelry watches, and from the classically chic to the elegantly sporty. The splendid array of new introductions presented in the spring of 2024 maintains the creative momentum, with a major technical advance in the area of watches with multiple time zones, the arrival of a new, exclusive chain-style bracelet in the Golden Ellipse collection and nine fresh interpretations of flagship models, with a wide variety of functions and external decors.

A new chain-style bracelet for the legendary Golden Ellipse

Instantly recognizable by the shape of its case, the Golden Ellipse, launched in 1968, has made its mark as a style icon in the Patek Philippe collections. Up until the early 1980s, this model proposed, alongside the leather straps, a choice of chain bracelets or link bracelets in precious metals. Patek Philippe is now reviving that tradition by unveiling the new Golden Ellipse Reference 5738/1R-001 on an elegant chain-style bracelet in rose gold that follows the contours of the wrist and offers superb comfort while complementing the finesse of the case. The product of 15 years’ development, this new bracelet, secured by an engraved clasp with three adjustment notches (and remarkably easy to shorten or lengthen), combines modern, patented construction –making it possible to recreate the style of the classic chain bracelets –with manual assembly and finishing, perpetuating the skills of the artisan chain-makers. This new chain-style bracelet is launched as an exclusive feature of the Golden Ellipse Reference 5738/1R-001. The dial presents an ebony-black sunburst on which slender applied hour markers and hands, all in rose gold, stand out clearly. With its caliber 240 ultra-thin self-winding movement, this timepiece also has the distinction of being the slimmest watch in the Patek Philippe regular collection.