| Patek Philippe makes exceptional ladies' watches. | | | | at 12 and 6 o'clock. The date aperture is |
| The company has recently enlarged its famous | | | | positioned at 3 o'clock. The dial is beautifully |
| Gondolo collection with the addition of the 4949 | | | | framed by two rows of diamonds, 13 Top |
| ladies' watch. Unlike most watches, the diamonds | | | | Wesselton stones on every side. |
| are mounted, not on the tonneau-shaped case, | | | | The gems placed along the side of the dial help lift |
| but are found along the bezel beneath the crystal. | | | | the champagne dial. The diamonds, the dial, the |
| The flanks of the watch case feature a very | | | | white gold case and the chocolate satin strap |
| beautiful relief. | | | | merge to form a stunning whole. But it's the detail |
| There are very few watch manufactures that still | | | | that transforms this watch. Not only is the braided |
| make all their own components. Moist out-source | | | | patter on the edge of the case incredible, the |
| the watch movement, casing and other | | | | crown is also studded with fourteen Top |
| components; Patek Philippe makes everything part | | | | Wesselton diamonds. |
| that goes into its watches. Patek Philippe watches | | | | The Gondolo 4949 comes with a caliber E19 C |
| are made by specialists who construct, mill and | | | | quartz movement and the battery life should last |
| polish the high- precision dies by hand following | | | | about 2 years. As you would expect, the |
| numerous time-consuming steps. The result is that | | | | accuracy of this Gondolo Ref. 4949 ladies' watch |
| even the raw watch cases are characterized by | | | | is excellent. The in-house crafted battery has |
| perfectly smooth surfaces. | | | | been manufactured with the same attention to |
| After the case has been die-formed, it goes | | | | detail as the components of Patek Philippe |
| through many stages of manual finishing, thus | | | | top-quality mechanical movements. The |
| acquiring the unsurpassed Patek Philippe character. | | | | movement comprises 80 individual parts, with |
| The Gondolo case is subjected to grinding and | | | | seven jewels among them. |
| polishing process. The braided relief feature on the | | | | Together with the date disc, the hour and minute |
| Gondolo 4949 is manually sandblasted to give it | | | | hands are driven by a tiny stepper motor. The |
| its unique matte sheen. The case is white gold. | | | | crown is used for operating the timepiece. As |
| The new Patek Philippe Gondolo Ref. 4949 ladies' | | | | expected, the halfway position allows instant date |
| watch indicates the time using two refined | | | | adjustments. The outermost battery-saver |
| white-gold hands. The dial is created in a | | | | position may be used for interrupting the power |
| champagne color; the hour-marker periphery is | | | | circuit when the timepiece will not be in use for a |
| decorated with a radiant guilloche pattern. Roman | | | | considerable period of time. |
| numerals - crafted in 18K white gold - are located | | | | |