With a brilliant silver sunburst dial and rich grey (almost blue) subsidiary chronograph registers and matching outer tachymeter ring
Another small difference that brings infinite delight is the bilingual date wheel
a statement piece that telegraphs its owner's deep appreciation for the finest in mechanical watchmaking
the 5119 came outfitted with an exhibition caseback
this 809 dates to approximately 1965
Patek Philippe Ellipse World Timer With a brilliant silver sunburstIntroduced in the late 1960s, the Patek Philippe Ellipse was inspired by the Golden Ratio, referred to as the Divine Proportion by Luca Pacioli. An observed ratio in nature, the Golden Ratio is said to be an aesthetically balanced formula found on the human body, trees, and more. With the Ellipse, Patek made the ratio of the major to the minor axis 1. 618 to 1 the golden ratio, de divina proportione. The same shape is applied to the pin buckle, which