Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse ref. 3548 in 18k White Gold Reference 22430 wears the Spillmann

Reference 22430 wears the Spillmann case — a case style produced by the Spillmann & Co

and a crown that threads into the case band rather than sitting conventionally

beautifully finished

giving it a warmth that the standard steel-and-silver pairing does not achieve

Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse ref. 3548 in 18k White Gold Reference 22430 wears the SpillmannThe Golden Ellipse was born in 1968 from a precise mathematical idea: the golden ratio, applied to a watch case. The result is an oval that feels neither round nor rectangular, but somehow more resolved than either a shape that sits on the wrist with a naturalness that more conventional geometries rarely achieve. Reference 3548 is among the earliest expressions of this design, in 18k white gold, and it carries the quiet authority of a watch that knew