Patek Philippe Gondolo ref. 5010J in yellow gold and near-black that shifts constantly

and near-black that shifts constantly under different light

The name itself was Universal's commercial designation for its bicompax chronograph line

That dial is the centrepiece

Reference 14000M

Patek Philippe Gondolo ref. 5010J in yellow gold and near-black that shifts constantlyThe Gondolo collection draws its name and inspiration from a piece of Patek Philippe history that predates the wristwatch itself: Gondolo & Labouriau, the Rio de Janeiro retailer that commissioned distinctive rectangular and tonneau shaped Patek pieces in the early twentieth century. Reference 5010J revives that lineage with a vertically elongated rectangular case, proportions that feel both vintage and entirely current. The dial is where this