Phillips Geneva · 2023
Patek Philippe — Perpetual Calendar (Mid-century)
Reference 2497 · 18k Pink Gold
$1,452,000
≈ CHF1.28M · €1.34M · £1.15M · HK$11.37M · ¥226,512,000
About this lot
1950s perpetual calendar in pink gold. ~600 produced across all variants. Predecessor to 3940 and 5140 lineages.
Ranks #41 of 77 Patek Philippe auction lots we track (top 53%) · #120 of 1,119 documented luxury watch sales overall (top 11%) · all Patek Philippe records →
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Henry Graves Supercomplication | Henry Graves Supercomplication | $24,000,000 | 2014 | Sotheby's Geneva |
| 5711/1A-018 | Nautilus 'Tiffany Blue' | $6,503,500 | 2021 | Phillips New York |
| 1518 | Perpetual Calendar Chronograph | $11,136,642 | 2016 | Phillips Geneva |
| 5004T | Split-Seconds Chronograph Perpetual Calendar | $8,293,700 | 2013 | Phillips Geneva (Only Watch) |
| 2499 | Perpetual Calendar Chronograph (First Series) | $5,661,730 | 2018 | Phillips Geneva |
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