Some watches are simply better looking than others – this circa 1955 2497 we sold last weekend for CHF 419,100 is one of them. | Instagram
![Ref. 2497, Pink gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with center seconds and moon phases Made in 1954 | 百達翡麗| 2497型號粉紅金萬年曆腕錶備月相顯示,1954年製| Important Watches: Part I Ref. 2497, Pink gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with center seconds and moon phases Made in 1954 | 百達翡麗| 2497型號粉紅金萬年曆腕錶備月相顯示,1954年製| Important Watches: Part I](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5750bd3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/2048x2048!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F6e%2F0e%2Fee04bf604024b103836d26db4e12%2Fge2104-c2vgl-2.jpg)
Ref. 2497, Pink gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with center seconds and moon phases Made in 1954 | 百達翡麗| 2497型號粉紅金萬年曆腕錶備月相顯示,1954年製| Important Watches: Part I
![The Patek Philippe 2497: On Leap Day 2012, We Show You A Perpetual Calendar You Need To Know - Hodinkee The Patek Philippe 2497: On Leap Day 2012, We Show You A Perpetual Calendar You Need To Know - Hodinkee](https://hodinkee.imgix.net/uploads/article/hero_image/995/1000w.jpg?ixlib=rails-1.1.0&fm=jpg&q=55&auto=format&usm=12&w=1200&h=630&fit=crop)
The Patek Philippe 2497: On Leap Day 2012, We Show You A Perpetual Calendar You Need To Know - Hodinkee
![Horological Meandering - Few shots of interesting timepieces (personal selection and feeling of course) taken today during the Geneva Phillips auctions public viewing Horological Meandering - Few shots of interesting timepieces (personal selection and feeling of course) taken today during the Geneva Phillips auctions public viewing](https://storage.googleapis.com/pubzapuscentral/watchprosite/home/331/raw/home_5414846.jpg)
Horological Meandering - Few shots of interesting timepieces (personal selection and feeling of course) taken today during the Geneva Phillips auctions public viewing
![Ref. 2497, Pink gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with center seconds and moon phases Made in 1954 | 百達翡麗| 2497型號粉紅金萬年曆腕錶備月相顯示,1954年製| Important Watches: Part I Ref. 2497, Pink gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with center seconds and moon phases Made in 1954 | 百達翡麗| 2497型號粉紅金萬年曆腕錶備月相顯示,1954年製| Important Watches: Part I](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5caf212/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/2048x2048!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F1e%2F52%2F6f1f9ad84d8bba00f55ebe67d738%2Fge2104-c2vgl-1.jpg)
Ref. 2497, Pink gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with center seconds and moon phases Made in 1954 | 百達翡麗| 2497型號粉紅金萬年曆腕錶備月相顯示,1954年製| Important Watches: Part I
![Timekeeper with 5 ComplicationsPatek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 888048, case No. 679783, Ref. 2497, first series. Production of this reference started in 1951.Very fine and rare, astronomic, center-seconds, 18K yellow gold Timekeeper with 5 ComplicationsPatek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 888048, case No. 679783, Ref. 2497, first series. Production of this reference started in 1951.Very fine and rare, astronomic, center-seconds, 18K yellow gold](https://antiquorum-swiss-assets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/images/16/lots/87/87.jpg)
Timekeeper with 5 ComplicationsPatek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 888048, case No. 679783, Ref. 2497, first series. Production of this reference started in 1951.Very fine and rare, astronomic, center-seconds, 18K yellow gold
![Welcome to PatekMagazine.com... Home of Jake's Patek Philippe World...: John Goldberger's Ultra Rare Patek Philippe Reference 2497 Welcome to PatekMagazine.com... Home of Jake's Patek Philippe World...: John Goldberger's Ultra Rare Patek Philippe Reference 2497](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGmee-sbNmG_c7MqyDchMR3N2Rn1OGU_CO0iHDMVKGjOVraxvrg46Sv_rksAaDtU-BxW8FgW_4eqaHjo2tuowSGH-b-ppRAjYXdEr5ntN_AKhUMTvIm3clmFMC3nfeCSkX8_YOygC_xvh/s1600/Patek-Philippe-Reference-2497.jpg)