Patek Philippe Gondolo reference 3842P in platinum — diamond dial, full set unmodified ensemble that has survived

unmodified ensemble that has survived intact across more than half a century

executed with the same artisanal techniques Genta applied to its most serious complications

and that was not the original configuration for this reference

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

For collectors

Patek Philippe Gondolo reference 3842P in platinum — diamond dial, full set unmodified ensemble that has survivedThe Gondolo takes its name from a Brazilian retailer Gondolo & Labouriau of Rio de Janeiro that commissioned tonneau and cushion shaped Patek Philippe watches in the early twentieth century. The modern Gondolo revival honours that heritage with a case architecture that feels simultaneously historical and entirely resolved: a barrel shape with long, elegant flanks that flows naturally onto the wrist. Reference 3842P executes this in platinum the most