the Explorer--in all of its executions--enjoys a kind of cult status among watch enthusiasts and collectors
stalwart member of the Holy Trinity
sporting an acrylic crystal and a non-quickset date movement
this piece strikes a perfect balance between understated and illustrious
in the first class of one of Pan Am’s famed international flights
Patek Philippe Ellipse Ladies World Timer the Explorer--in all of itsIntroduced 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 ratio used 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