Though the famous Calatrava is — for good reason — perhaps the best known of Patek Philippe’s incredible dress watches, there are myriad others that deserve recognition.
From the rectangular Gondolo to the curvaceous Golden Ellipse, these timepieces, though simple in design, beg a closer look for their classic proportions and strict attention to detail. Patek has been producing such wristwatches for roughly a century of its 180-plus years, and shows no signs of slowing down.
This particular dress watch, a Reference 3292/3, is a stunning piece dating to the 1960s. Existing on the high jewelry side of Patek's historical repertoire, this extremely rare piece features a full yellow gold bracelet with a hinge cover to overlay the dial, such that the watch seamlessly turns into a bracelet on the wrist. The 18K yellow gold bracelet itself is set with stones and has an incredibly finished texture across the weave.
This is more than a timepiece — it’s a museum piece, an extraordinary work of horological art, and there is no saying when one of these will show up again!