Patek Philippe
Brand: Patek Philippe, Geneva
Model: "Ellipse d’or", so-called "Jumbo"
Retailed by: -
Year: circa 1977
Reference: 3605-1 J
Movement: No. 1 304 240
Calibre: 28-255 C, manual-winding, 36 jewels
Case: No. 2 781 365 (by Les Ateliers Réunis, Geneva)
Material/s: yellow gold (18-carat)
Bracelet: integrated yellow gold (18-carat) bracelet with clasp (by Les Ateliers Réunis, Geneva)
Buckle: -
Dimensions: 37.9 x 32.9 mm
Thickness: 6.6 mm
Length: 200 mm (approx.)
Weight: 123.6 gr. (approx.)
Signature: dial, case and movement
Accessories: Extract from the Archives Patek Philippe Ref. 3605-1 J, self-winding, blue “sunburst” “Sigma” dial, integrated bracelet; “Ellipse d’or”, so-called “Jumbo”; yellow gold (18-carat) Yellow gold (18-carat), manual-winding, vertical elliptical-shaped, large gentleman's wristwatch, with one horological complication:
Date of the month (aperture at 3 o’clock). Case: two-piece, polished and satin-finished, snap-on case-back; polished “Calatrava” crown; bracelet made of 14 braided and flattened gold wires, giving the impression of five satin-finished stripes. Dial: blue colour, “sunburst” “Sigma”, with yellow gold applied radiating indexes; yellow gold “Bâton” hands. Movement: calibre 28-255 C, manual-winding, 36 jewels, free-sprung Gyromax balance, self-compensating Breguet hairspring, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Geneva Quality Hallmark (“Poinçon de Genève” / Geneva Seal). The Extract from the Archives, dated April 23, 2025, mentions that this watch was made in 1977 and sold on December 12, 1979.