The luxury watch industry is as competitive as it is generous. Both of these traits will be on display in the coming months as 40 of the top watch brands in the world have donated highly prized timepieces for the Only Watch international charity auction on September 23 in Monaco. All proceeds from the auction will go toward supporting research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a highly debilitating neuromuscular disease that affects children, primarily boys.
Audemar Piguet Jules Audemars Gstaad Classic Chronograph
Under the patronage of Prince Albert II, 40 timepieces will be sold by the horological auction house, Antiquorum, at the Hotel Hermitage. The event, the fourth edition of the luxury watch auction, is expected to draw luxury watch connoisseurs from around the world as well as online and telephone bidders. The sale will be preceded by a nine-city world tour beginning August 30 that will end with a three-day exhibition at the Monaco Yacht Show, which is co-organizing Only Watch with the Monaco Association against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Antiquorum.
Bell & Ross BR01 Casino pink gold watch
The last edition of Only Watch, in September 2009, raised 2.5 million euros ($3.5 million), which were donated to 15 scientific partners and their teams, including 90 researchers and clinicians in five countries (France, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States).
Luis Garcia, research director at the CNRS Paris, said the financial support from the last Only Watch auction went to support research that accelerated clinical developments on Duchenne muscular dystrophy over the past two years, including several clinical trials on exon skipping, some of which are already entering phase 3.
BLU Gagarin Tourbillon |
“For all these research efforts, the synergy of various scientific approaches, co-ordination between the various teams, and collaborative partnerships has all been decisive,” Garcia said.
Bovet Fleurier 7-Days Tourbillon Reversed Hand-Fitting ”Dragon & Phoenix”
As of this writing, 38 of the 40 companies have released an image of their donated piece. They are all pictured and the final two will be added when they become available.
Breguet Classique Grande Complication, Réveil Musical
The World Tour Schedule
Singapore - August 30
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Malmaison by The Hour Glass
270 Orchard Road,
#01-01 Knightsbridge
Singapore 238857
Hong Kong - September 1
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Antiquorum Auctioneers Ltd.
9 Queen’s Road, Suite 704
Central, Hong Kong
Shanghai - September 3
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Private club of UOB PRIVILEGE BANKING
No. 158 Ma Dang Road Xin Tian Di,
Shanghai
Beijing - September 5
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Ritz-Carlton
No. 83A Jian Guo Road
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100025
Tokyo - September 7
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Hour Glass Tokyo
Royal Crystal Ginza
5-4-6 Ginza Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-0061
Los Angeles - September 9
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Westime Beverly Hills
254 North Rodeo Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90210
New York - September 12
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Antiquorum Auctioneers
595 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Milan - September 15
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Orologerio Luigi Verga
Via Mazzini angolo via Dogana 3
20123 Milano
Geneva - September 16 and 17
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Antiquorum SA
2, rue du Mont-Blanc
1211 Geneva
MonacoSeptember 21 and 22, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
September 23, 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Monaco Yacht Show
Port Hercule - Principauté de Monaco
Singapore - August 30
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Malmaison by The Hour Glass
270 Orchard Road,
#01-01 Knightsbridge
Singapore 238857
Hong Kong - September 1
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Antiquorum Auctioneers Ltd.
9 Queen’s Road, Suite 704
Central, Hong Kong
Shanghai - September 3
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Private club of UOB PRIVILEGE BANKING
No. 158 Ma Dang Road Xin Tian Di,
Shanghai
Beijing - September 5
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Ritz-Carlton
No. 83A Jian Guo Road
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100025
Tokyo - September 7
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Hour Glass Tokyo
Royal Crystal Ginza
5-4-6 Ginza Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-0061
Los Angeles - September 9
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Westime Beverly Hills
254 North Rodeo Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90210
New York - September 12
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Antiquorum Auctioneers
595 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Milan - September 15
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Orologerio Luigi Verga
Via Mazzini angolo via Dogana 3
20123 Milano
Geneva - September 16 and 17
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Antiquorum SA
2, rue du Mont-Blanc
1211 Geneva
MonacoSeptember 21 and 22, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
September 23, 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Monaco Yacht Show
Port Hercule - Principauté de Monaco
The remaining watches that up for auction after the jump
Celsius X VII II
Chanel Unique J12 Marine watch
Chaumet Dandy Arty Open Face
Chopard DLC titanium L.U.C One Tourbillon
Corum Golden Bridge Automatic
Cyrus KLEPCYS Pièce unique
De Bethune 08-01-1297 DB25 Special edition
deLaCour
DeWitt X-Watch
Franck Muller
Frederique Constant Unique Family Set of Pieces
Girard-Perregaux ww.tc
Glashütte Original Senator Chronometer
Harry Winston Midnight GMT Tourbillon
Hermes Arceau Time Suspended
Hublot Oceanographic 4000
IKEPOD Hourglass
Jaquet Droz Petite Heure Minute Monaco
Laurent Ferrier Galet Micro-Rotor
Louis Vuitton Unique Tambour Diver Chronograph |
Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Roue Carrée
MB&F HM4
Montblanc Collection Villeret 1858 Vintage Pulsographe Unique Piece
Patek Philippe reference 3939
Piaget Altiplano
Richard Mille RM 027 Tourbillon Rafael Nadal
Romain Jerome Rock the rock DNA, a watch carved out of rock
TAG Heuer Monaco Mikrograph
Ulysse Nardin Freak Diavolo
Urwerk UR-103 Phoenix
Vacheron Constantin Dove watch
Van Cleef & Arpels
Vulcain
Zenith
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