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Golden Ellipse · 26 June 2013, 10:37 AM

Just wondering...how many Golden Ellipse fans do we have here at TRF? I've been smitten by the 3738r for many years now, but they seem to be rare both in the shops as well as within the internet community...at the Tiffany shop, the AD reported "very low demand" for this model.

Thoughts?

myopiccoog · 26 June 2013, 10:40 AM

Very low demand. Poor resale. If you like it get one. I would just buy this model pre owned

FeelingTheBlues · 27 June 2013, 08:33 AM

I find the Golden Ellipse line very nice and think they make incredibly nice dress watches, their thin cases are very elegant. The only problem I can see with this watch if I put myself in the shoes of regular Patek customers is that those watches are really small (31,1mm x 35,6mm), nowadays it's not something a lot of men like to wear (ironically, I find those very small watches very, very nice and would love to own one but my tastes are very different from the average man's).

Like C said, the resale will most probably be very poor due to this (if you ask me, though I could be wrong) but at least it's good news if you are interested in buying a pre-owned model. Again, I would gladly buy one myself if I had the money but it would definitely be pre-owned and I know I'd probably be one of the few that would enjoy such a small size watch on my wrist, the good thing is that at least it will look very unique.

Puffy · 27 June 2013, 07:23 PM

i like it. not the first on the list but a stunner nonetheless

HL65 · 27 June 2013, 10:52 PM

Not a fan myself but taste is subjective.

Tony64 · 28 June 2013, 11:30 AM

Let's not forget that the Elipse also houses Patek's caliber 240, arguably one of the finest thin automatic movements ever produced.

I don't own one but I still can appreciate its conservative good looks. The very fact that this model has remained in the Patek lineup and relatively unchanged for so many years (decades?) suggests that it does have some following despite what you've been told.

26 June 2013, 10:37 AM	#1
Golden Ellipse 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Family first Posts: 652	3738 Golden Ellipse fans? Just wondering...how many Golden Ellipse fans do we have here at TRF? I've been smitten by the 3738r for many years now, but they seem to be rare both in the shops as well as within the internet community...at the Tiffany shop, the AD reported "very low demand" for this model. Thoughts?

27 June 2013, 08:33 AM	#3
FeelingTheBlues "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Carl Location: Always moving Watch: If you wish... Posts: 22,039	I find the Golden Ellipse line very nice and think they make incredibly nice dress watches, their thin cases are very elegant. The only problem I can see with this watch if I put myself in the shoes of regular Patek customers is that those watches are really small (31,1mm x 35,6mm), nowadays it's not something a lot of men like to wear (ironically, I find those very small watches very, very nice and would love to own one but my tastes are very different from the average man's). Like C said, the resale will most probably be very poor due to this (if you ask me, though I could be wrong) but at least it's good news if you are interested in buying a pre-owned model. Again, I would gladly buy one myself if I had the money but it would definitely be pre-owned and I know I'd probably be one of the few that would enjoy such a small size watch on my wrist, the good thing is that at least it will look very unique. __________________ Mon corps c'est un pays en guerre sur l'point d'finir, Le général de l'armée de terre s'attend au pire, J'ai faim, j'ai frette, je suis trop faible pour me lever debout, On va hisser le drapeau blanc un point c'est tout. - André Fortin

27 June 2013, 07:23 PM	#4
Puffy "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 12,485	i like it. not the first on the list but a stunner nonetheless __________________ Fine Quality is Long Remembered After the Pain of Spending Money is Forgotten

27 June 2013, 10:52 PM	#5
HL65 TRF Moderator & 2024 DATE-JUST41 Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Ken Location: SW Florida Watch: One on my wrist. Posts: 63,492	Not a fan myself but taste is subjective. __________________ *SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT*

28 June 2013, 11:30 AM	#6
Tony64 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,796	Caliber 240 Let's not forget that the Elipse also houses Patek's caliber 240, arguably one of the finest thin automatic movements ever produced. I don't own one but I still can appreciate its conservative good looks. The very fact that this model has remained in the Patek lineup and relatively unchanged for so many years (decades?) suggests that it does have some following despite what you've been told.

26 June 2013, 10:40 AM	#2
myopiccoog "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Earth Posts: 948	Very low demand. Poor resale. If you like it get one. I would just buy this model pre owned

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