It’s always nice to see the entire watch industry come together for a truly great cause. Ever since its inception in 2005, ‘Only Watch’, a Biennial charity auction event of unique timepieces created by some of the finest brands in the industry have achieved to unite in the pursuit of a common goal: financing research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. In only six editions, Only Watch has raised more than 25 million euros for Association Monégasque contre les Myopathies (Monaco Association against Duchenne muscular dystrophy) helping make significant advances in research over a decade.
This year, the next installment of the auction will be held in Geneva on the 11th of November, 2017, in the presence of hundreds of connoisseurs, donators and collectors with Christie’s conducting the auction for the very first time. 49 timekeepers are all set to travel around the globe during one and a half months, starting on the 27th of September in Monaco. Truly an experience money can’t buy.
The Monaco Yacht Show will launch the journey by exhibiting the watches from 27 to 30 September within the show venue. The collection will then be flown to Bangkok (02-03 October/Christie’s), Singapore (05-06 October/The Hour Glass), Dubai (October 09-11/Christie’s & Seddiqi), Hong Kong (23-24 October/Christie’s), Taipei (26-27 October/Christie’s), New-York (October 29-30/Christie’s), Los Angeles (1-2 November/Westime), and finally Geneva (9-11 November/Christie’s).
For the entire list of watches along with their specifications and price estimates visit www.onlywatch.com/the-watches/
Audemars Piguet All Black Ceramic Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Estimate: CHF 80,000 – 120,000
Chopard Superfast 8 Hz Power Control Porsche 919 Only Watch 2017 Estimate: CHF 18,000 – 25,000
F.P. Journe Chronographe Monopoussoir Rattrapante Estimate: CHF 200,000 – 400,000
Fabergé Visionnaire Chronograph ‘If Life Gives You Lemons’ Estimate: CHF 27,000 – 47,000
Konstantin Chaykin Joker Watch Estimate: CHF 10,000 – 15,000
Maurice Lacroix Aikon Automatic Chronograph Estimate: CHF 3,500 – 4,500
Zenith Defy El Primero 21 Only Watch Edition Estimate: CHF 12,000 – 18,000