{"title":"Patek Philippe","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"patek-philippe-calatrava-silver-dial-on-leather","title":"Patek Philippe Calatrava 96 Silver Dial on Leather 1950","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ref. 96 is where the Calatrava begins. Introduced in 1932 and produced continuously for decades, it established the proportional language — the thin case, the clean dial, the absence of ornament — that defines Patek Philippe's dress watch identity to this day. This example dates to 1950, placing it in the heart of the reference's mid-century run, when the Cal. 10-200 was the movement inside: a manually wound caliber of modest diameter and considerable refinement, with a small seconds subdial at six o'clock that gives the dial its only asymmetry. At 31mm in 18-karat yellow gold, it reads as a dress watch in the original sense — sized for the wrist of its era, worn close, never announcing itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe silver dial with baton indices is the correct configuration for this reference. Applied hour markers would have added weight; printed ones would have cheapened it. Batons in yellow gold against silver achieve the restraint the design demands. The plexi crystal, original to the period, does something no sapphire replacement can: it holds light softly, giving the dial a warmth that photographs consistently understate. The case, bezel, bracelet, and glass all present in very good condition with hardly visible signs of wear — consistent with a piece that has been kept, not neglected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOffered in very good condition, watch only, with a service date of July 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54379080548565,"sku":"IT5180","price":15990.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/3182\/9461\/files\/625_01_1.webp?v=1785338894"},{"product_id":"patek-philippe-nautilus-4700-1-white-dial-on-stainless-steel-yellow-gold","title":"Patek Philippe Nautilus 4700\/1 White Dial on Stainless Steel \u0026 Yellow Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ref. 4700\/1 belongs to the earliest chapter of the Nautilus story. Patek Philippe introduced the Nautilus in 1976 — Gerald Genta's porthole-inspired design that made integrated steel sports watches a serious proposition — and the 4700 series was the ladies' counterpart to the original 3700\/1, sharing the same architectural language in a 27mm case sized for a different wrist. The two-tone configuration in 18k yellow gold and stainless steel, with a yellow gold bezel, was among the first expressions of the reference and remains the most visually complete argument for what the Nautilus was always trying to be: a luxury sports watch that wore its materials without apology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis example carries a white dial with index hour markers — the cleaner of the dial options, and the one that lets the horizontally embossed Nautilus pattern read without competition. At 27mm, the watch sits close to the wrist in a way that photographs consistently understate; the integrated bracelet in steel and gold draws the case into the arm rather than sitting on top of it. The two-tone bracelet, combining stainless steel links with yellow gold accents, has aged in the way only genuine mixed-metal construction does — each material holding its own character across decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOffered in very good condition across case, dial, crystal, bezel, bracelet, and caseback, with box only.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55048184004821,"sku":"IT9101","price":28000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/3182\/9461\/files\/918_0_8__1M.webp?v=1790279491"},{"product_id":"patek-philippe-gondolo-3490-silver-dial-on-leather","title":"Patek Philippe Gondolo 3490 Silver Dial on Leather","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ref. 3490 belongs to Patek Philippe's Gondolo family, a line that draws its name — and its geometry — from the Gondolo \u0026amp; Labouriau retail partnership of the early twentieth century. Where most dress watches of the postwar era defaulted to round cases, the Gondolo line preserved the rectilinear tradition: a squared form that demands a different kind of movement architecture and a different relationship between case and wrist. This example is manual winding, which in a watch of this proportion is the correct choice — no rotor to add thickness, no automatic weight to disturb the slim profile that makes a 26 x 26mm case sit so quietly beneath a cuff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe silver dial with stick indices is the configuration that ages best in this reference. Applied batons on silver read with a clarity that more elaborate dials obscure, and the 18 karat yellow gold case gives the whole thing a warmth that white metal simply doesn't match here. The original Patek Philippe strap and 18 karat gold buckle are present, which matters: a replacement strap on a watch this size changes the wearing experience more than it would on something larger. In certain light, the silver dial shifts almost imperceptibly between warm and cool — a quality no photograph has ever managed to settle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOffered in very good condition throughout, with the bracelet showing good condition with signs of wear consistent with age. Watch only, no papers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55048204091605,"sku":"IT5153","price":7490.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/3182\/9461\/files\/3141-2094-max.webp?v=1790261823"},{"product_id":"patek-philippe-aquanaut-4960a-010-black-dial-on-rubber","title":"Patek Philippe Aquanaut 4960A-010 Black Dial on Rubber","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 4960A-010 belongs to the smaller expression of Patek Philippe's Aquanaut line — a 30mm stainless steel case that brought the collection's distinctive rounded-octagonal case and embossed \"Tropical\" dial to a proportionally refined format suited to a broader range of wrists. Introduced as the Aquanaut was cementing its place as Patek's more contemporary, sport-adjacent reference, the 4960A sits apart from the flagship 5167 by offering the same design language at a scale that wears with considerably more discretion. The movement is automatic, housed in a case with a sapphire crystal and steel bezel — the full Aquanaut architecture in a quieter register.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis example presents the black dial with Arabic numerals, which is the configuration that reads most cleanly against the relief pattern beneath it — the contrast between the embossed texture and the printed indices is sharper here than on lighter variants. The rubber strap is correct to the reference and keeps the wrist feel light and unpretentious, which is precisely the point of the Aquanaut proposition. In hand, the dial has a depth that shifts between matte and dimensional depending on the angle — something a photograph consistently undersells. All components are described as original, including the Patek Philippe dial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOffered in excellent condition, with box only. Serviced through 09\/2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55048241021141,"sku":"IT5230","price":32000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/3182\/9461\/files\/918_0_1_-_1.webp?v=1790262142"},{"product_id":"patek-philippe-aquanaut-5168g-010-khaki-green-dial-on-rubber-strap-2022","title":"Patek Philippe Aquanaut 5168G-010 Khaki Green Dial on Rubber Strap 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 5168G-010 arrived in 2018 as Patek Philippe's statement that the Aquanaut could carry genuine horological weight in a larger case. Where the 5167A established the 40mm format in steel, the 5168G pushed the reference to 42.2mm and moved it into white gold — a combination that repositions the Aquanaut from sporting alternative to something closer to a dress watch that happens to be water-resistant. The movement is Caliber 324 S C, a self-winding micro-rotor construction with a date at three and sweep seconds, regulated to Patek Philippe's exacting tolerances and finished to a standard that the case size makes visible through the sapphire caseback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe khaki green dial is the configuration that defines this reference. Against the blue and black variants, the green reads with more restraint in daylight and more depth under artificial light — the embossed \"Tropical\" pattern absorbs and releases color differently depending on the angle, something a photograph consistently undersells. White gold suits it better than rose gold would; the cooler metal lets the dial speak rather than warming it toward something more conventional. The rubber strap, integrated to the case in the Aquanaut's characteristic way, keeps the wrist feel relaxed despite the precious metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOffered in excellent condition with box and papers, warranty dated 2022. Serviced through 09\/10\/2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55048253407445,"sku":"IT9059","price":105000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/3182\/9461\/files\/9059_02_-1.webp?v=1790262252"}],"url":"https:\/\/iconic-timepieces.com\/collections\/bulgari-copy-copy.oembed","provider":"Iconic Timepieces","version":"1.0","type":"link"}