The World’s Largest Ellipse Collection: Part 2

Welcome back to Collectability. Today we are going to look at the world's largest Patek Philippe Ellipse Collection Part 2. But before we get started please push that subscribe button now and also comment below after you watch this video. It means the world to us and if you comment below you'll be automatically entered into a random drawing to win the coveted Collectability cap. You'll want one after watching this ellipse fest. So last year I presented the world's largest Patek Philippe Ellipse Collection and sadly that collection is now dispersed. It's sold into the world of Collectability. But in the meantime over 17,000 viewers watched that ellipse video and it ranks among our most liked and watched videos to date. So I decided it would be fun to offer an even bigger and better collection of ellipse for the world to see. Yet there is so much depth in the collection and it's my pleasure to reveal Part 2 of the world's largest ellipse collection. So there is a lot to look at here and let's dive right in. I'm just going to remove this cover of the ellipse box so we could see each of these individual pieces and I would like to start with a reference 3838 line 5J and this is circa 1985. And a nice surprise about this watch is it's absolutely gorgeous on the wrist. But a nice surprise that needs to be pointed out it's quartz too. Patek Philippe was experimenting with quartz movements in some ellipse watches dating back to the 1970s. But just look at that bracelet in the way that it sits on the wrist. Now speaking of bracelet watches let's try on this reference 3738 line 1G which is circa 1978. This is an automatic 240 caliber. Note the Gublin signature on the dial just above six o'clock which is the Swiss retailer. And these bracelet ellipses are just ready to wear and I just think it's so exciting to see these back in style today. The next piece I'd like to share with you is a unicorn, a holy grail, the best of the best and for me the ultimate ellipse. This is the reference 3609 line 3G. This particular piece is something I've been looking for for years because there's only one known. This particular piece has a hundred and forty eight diamonds and also it has those graduated sapphires that you'll see on the bezel. It's it's the ellipse of ellipses. I mean there are a few pieces that I just need to own and this is one of them. I think this passes the the collectability test at the highest level. So you'll never get another chance to buy one of these again and I'm telling that to myself too. So act now if you'd like to have one of the rarest ellipse watches ever made. Next is one of the most common ellipses but also one of the most elegant and beautiful and well known and that is the reference 3738. I have here in front of me three different dials. I have the the blue dial in the yellow gold case. I have the the rose gold with the autumn gold dial and of course a white gold to complete the set which has that anthracite gray dial. Now when you put a 3738 on the wrist it is I think one of the best size of all ellipse watches and with the 240 automatic it's just it's ready to go to put on your wrist and I find for the first ellipse if you're into modern or vintage the first ellipse that you might need for your collection is the coveted 3738. It's a watch that you could wear as an everyday timepiece. You could dress it up, dress it down with different straps and you can wear it with jeans, you can wear it with a suit. I think this is the ellipse if you want to start your ellipse collection or just want to have an ellipse on your wrist. Some people like to have a larger size ellipse and the 5738 size is the choice for you. The 5738 has this Grand Fou enamel and I think it's one of the most interesting dial treatments that you'll see on ellipse and this is still in production today still available to buy from your authorized retailer or here we have one available with collectability and at 39.5 millimeters by 34 millimeters it's a big size but it just fits so well on the wrist with that particular shape. So there are two other pieces that I wanted to show you in this tray that are quite fun. First speaking of size is the largest Patek Philippe ring ever made. This is the jumbo and when I say large it's not only large because it's 22 by 19 millimeters on the we'll call it the the face of the ring but this is a size 11 and a half US or 66 millimeter ring and this is really meant for a really big guy who wants to wear quite the look to complete the ellipse family and all of its accessories so I I encourage you to grab ellipse rings while they're still available not many were made they were in production from the 80s through the 90s and they are heavy to wear and to have a jumbo size ring it's quite fun I've only had a few of these in my life Now it's been discussed in the world of collectability quite a bit Patek Philippe ellipse lighters this is a particular example that I've been unable to restore so it doesn't work so I just call it the ultimate ellipse paperweight it is a chunk of gold these are part of Patek Philippe's history and I think it's quite fun that if you don't have one of the lighters in your collection go find one now this one doesn't work but I just had to show it and include it in the collection moving on I want to show you what's in this second tray of ellipse as we discuss the world's largest collection of Patek Philippe ellipse watches there are so many pieces here to explore but first is a fan favorite a 3770 this is the so-called not ellipse I recently found this at the Miami Beach antique show earlier this year and I am so happy to have this example from circa 1980 it is just the perfect size the yellow gold strap version with the yellow gold dial I just find to be so stunning it's it's a watch that you wear all the time and has a story to tell just quite unusual being an ellipse and half nautilus at the same time so it's this hybrid quirky watch which is a collectability favorite now let's look at some more in bling this is a 3748 by 91 G in the late 70s look at the diamonds on that bezel the blue gold dial and the 12 hour markers also in diamonds each of these bracelets is a work of art that I just think is arguably better than most bracelets that are made today by any company and you can buy them for a fraction of the cost and here's another giant heavy bracelet which is on a 3738 with the white dial Roman numeral railroad track I mean notice the heavy weave this isn't a mesh I mean this is just a brick on the wrist and it has such an important look that I think only the ellipse can convey I mean this is a watch that says so much yet is so understated at the same time now the next piece is an onyx masterpiece from the 70s originally made for a woman the quality could not be higher and the price could not be lower with this particular piece look at the weave on the bracelet the onyx dial combined with the diamond set really unusual design bezel gives this particular watch a big look and great great price all right I have three more to show you today in front of me I have a 3589 and these were launched in the 1970s and housed the famous caliber 28 255 which was the world's thinnest and best automatic watch of the era and this is the same caliber that was later used in the Nautilus starting in 1976 but to have it in the grand ellipse as it's called is it's just a fun look and I love the monochrome look with the gold case so this next one it's not quite an ellipse but but I'll count it it's close enough a 1970s beauty and it's kind of a horizontal ellipse and once again these are very attractive price points they're wearable they're fun they're whimsical and oh so elegant and and for the men last but not least I have a 3586 line 1g and that mesh just feeling that on my wrist and it's just like it is the smoothest mesh it's it's like ice it's on from circa 1975 and this has the famous caliber on 350 which for those that you know is the back wind so rather than having a watch winding from the crown on the side this is the crown that's on the back of the watch where you wind it and set it there's a very unusual design it's become quite collectible its own right to have a 350 caliber but when you have one that actually works it's even more exciting in this particular 3586 is running to within two seconds per day so that is something I'm very happy to see and love to have it on my wrist all right that's it for wrist watches but no ellipse collection is complete without ellipse clocks and here I have a 1505 with its original box this is a solar desk clock from the early 1980s you'll notice it has a UBS logo right above six o'clock because these were often used to close deals by UBS in the 1980s and even all the way through the early 1990s no better way to celebrate success than to receive a Patek Philippe ellipse solar clock now the last piece saving something quite special for last is in this gray box this is a 1505 and one of less than there's seven or eight known that are in rhodium with rhodium finish these white metal ellipse solar clocks are I think some of the most elegant objet that someone could have on your mantle today and just just look at the quality they get this out of a box of this particular example it is not only elegant it's minimalist it has of course the coveted ellipse shaped dial and just the the magnitude and weight of these clocks combined with their rarity their functionality elegance and this rise of interest in ellipse makes this I think a trophy collectors item today as a closing comment I'd like to say there is an ellipse for you from under $10,000 to over $100,000 there's something ellipse for everyone and I want to thank you so much for watching and please notate below in the comments what your favorite Patek Philippe ellipse reference is and if you enjoyed this video please like and subscribe to Collectability on YouTube, Instagram, and also TikTok so you don't miss any future posts. Thank you again and enjoy the hunt!