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Only Watch 2007 – 35 of the World’s Leading Watch Brands Donate to Charity

Antiquorum, the world’s premier watch auctioneer together with the exceptional patronage of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco is honored to present “Only Watch 2007”; 35 of the world’s leading watch brands will each donate a unique watch or first in a series to be sold at the Monaco Yacht Show on September 20, 2007 at 6pm to benefit research for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Previews will be held in Tokyo, Shanghai,Hong Kong, Singapore, and Geneva. This will be the second time such an overwhelming number of brands have decided to participate in this remarkable charity event. The first Only Watch auction took place in September 2005 which raised € 1,900,000 to help find a cure for the disease.

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy – A serious genetic disease that affects one out of every 3,500 boys born. It is progressive and is marked by a gradual deterioration of the muscles, resulting in life-threatening pulmonary and cardiac complications. Those who suffer from the disease become highly dependent and require constant assistance and an adaption of their environment. Research has made great strides during the past ten years, due to the genetic progress, as well as to the dedicated efforts of associations the families of affected children. However, much remains to be done in order for effective therapies to be found to help these children.

Only Watch attributes its’ tremendous success in 2005 which continues to be the
backbone for  the 2007 event to the following:

  • A strong commitment to defend a noble cause and to allow children urgently waiting for a cure to have hopes of becoming adults. The first clinical results being very promising, we are confident in fact that we will soon find a treatment.
  • A prestigious patronage. We have the great honor and privilege to host the second Only Watch charity event with the support of HSH Prince Albert II, who has expressed his willingness to dedicate some of his time and renew his commitment to a cause which aims to find a cure for this terrible disease affecting young boys.
  • The world’s most prestigious watch brands have come together under one umbrella to inspire awareness for this disease by creating these unique or first in a series timepieces.
  • The auctioneer Antiquorum with its’ considerable investment in the project and its’ key position between international buyers and sellers on the watch market secures yet another success for the event. The team of the Monaco Yacht Show which also puts its energy at the service of Only Watch 07 and the various partners who have and will join the project.

The watches included in the Only Watch 2007 are each truly magnificent. There is a watch for everyone; from the serious watch collector seeking a unique watch from an established brand to the generous buyer of a beautiful piece offering an opportunity to acquire important watches and contribute to a noble cause. Utmost care has been given to the quality of the watches and some have used innovative ideas such as asking Paul Pettavino, an eleven year-old affected by the disease to help co-design one of the lots according to his favorite colors and his own drawing. Other ideas include the reproduction of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco’s fingerprint entirely set in diamonds. Another representing the Monaco Palace painted beautifully on a Meissen porcelain dial or having the watches co-designed by personalities such as the famous designer Philippe Starck and another by the brilliant architect Jean Michel Wilmott; an ingenious and futuristic watch that the lucky buyer will collect in 2008. Interesting technical innovations and unusual materials have been employed to attract buyers.

 



Benoît-Louis Vuitton and Jean-Philippe Martin of Louis Vuitton as they co-design the mini-trunk with Paul Pettavino, 11 years old

Participating brands presented in alphabetical order


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Lot 1
Audemars Piguet ” Royal Oak Offshore Volcano”, first in series.
A very fine, self-winding, stainless steel gentleman’s wristwatch with approximately 60-hour power reserve chronograph, 30 minute and 12 hour registers, date and  tachometer.

 

Lot 2
Blancpain “Ultra-Thin” Pièce Unique.
A very fine and exceptional 18k yellow gold keyless dress watch with ultra-thin (1.9mm) mechanical movement and approximately 40-hours power reserve.

 

Lot 3
Breguet ”Chronograph Classique A Rattrapante” No. 1 of a limited edition of 7 pieces.
A very fine and important, 18k yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with split-seconds chronograph, 30-minute register, tachometer and enamel dial.

 

Lot 4
Chopard “L.U.C. Chrono One Prototype” Fleurier et Genève, Prototype No. 1 of 2.
An exceptionally rare and interesting self-winding 18k white gold gentleman’s wristwatch with approximately 60-hour power reserve fly-back chronograph, 30-minute and 12-hour registers, date and a partially skeletonized dial.

 

Lot 5
Corum Admiral's Cup Challenge 44 Regatta, number 1 in a special edition
A very fine and important 18k pink gold self-winding gentleman’s wristwatch with approximately 42-hour power reserve, reserve split-seconds chronograph, 30-minute and 12-hour registers, date and an 18k pink gold, and rubber bracelet.

 

Lot 6
Daniel Roth  “Tourbillon Date Retrograde Double Face” Pièce Unique.
A very fine 18k pink gold double-dialled gentleman’s wristwatch with one-minute tourbillon regulator, retrograde date, 64-hour power reserve indicator and 18k pink gold dial.

 

Lot 7
De Bethune “Time-Zone No.00”Pièce Unique.
A very fine and important titanium and platinum gentleman’s wristwatch with differential winding - sport and statics, 6-days power-reserve indication and triple anti-shock system.

 

Lot 8
deLaCour ”Saqra Weekend Graphite”Pièce Unique.
A very fine and interesting graphite and 18k pink gold self-winding gentleman’s wristwatch with day, date and 40-hour power-reserve indication.

 

Lot 9
DeWitt and Jean-Michel Wilmotte. “Incognito 2008” One-of-a-kind model.
Time and Creation, united in the shared vision of Jean-Michel Wilmotte for the design and DeWitt for the horological substance. One-minute flying tourbillion regulator and 21-day power-reserve. To be unveiled in January 2008.

 

Lot 10
Eterna “Madison” No.1 in a limited edition of 75 pieces.
A fine and special 18k pink gold centre seconds gentleman’s wristwatch with deployant clasp.
 

Lot 11
Franck Muller, “Totally Crazy Monaco”, Pièce Unique.
A very fine and amusing 18k white gold self-winding wristwatch with random jumping hours, date and the Monegasque coat of arms on the dial.

 

Lot 12
Frédérique Constant ”Heart Beat Zerodur”, Pièce Unique.
A fine and important 18k pink gold astronomic gentleman’s wristwatch with date, moon-phase indicator, innovative Zerodur balance and Silicium escape wheel.
 

Lot 13
Gerald Charles “Gérald Genta celebrates César” Pièce Unique.
Very fine and interesting 18k white, pink and yellow gold “Compression de Cesar” self-winding gentleman’s wristwatch with sliding-hours.

 

Lot 14
Girard-Perregaux  “World Time-Perpetual Calendar-Financial”, Pièce Unique.
A very fine 18k pink gold astronomic gentleman’s wristwatch with Perpetual calendar world-time with 24 global locations, “trading-time” indication for the major markets in the world and moon phase.
 

Lot 15
Glashütte Original, “Prince’s Palace of Monaco”, Pièce Unique.
An exceptional 18k rose gold self-winding gentleman’s wristwatch with a Meissen porcelain dial with a polychrome depiction of the ““Prince’s Palace of Monaco”.
 

Lot 16
Harry Winston “Avenue Exotic Birds - Set n°1 of a limited edition of 5”
A very fine set of four 18k white gold gem-set lady’s wristwatches with gem set cloisonné enamel dials; this new mini-collection is a fresh artistic and romantic interpretation of the Exotic Birds theme.
 

Lot 17
Hublot ”Big Bang Only Watch” Pièce Unique.
A very fine, oversized black ceramic and titanium gentleman’s wristwatch with chronograph, 30-min and 12-hour registers and date.
 

Lot 18
Instrument et Mesures de Temps  “Instrument de mesure de Régularité”, Genève, Pièce Unique.
A very fine and important 18k pink gold gentleman’s wristwatch with split-seconds chronograph 30-minute and 12 hour registers, date and a triple pointer chronograph with different coloured hands corresponding to 3 timing scales.
 

Lot 19
International Watch Co. Schaffhausen “Fliegeruhr 5026, Perpetual Calendar” Pièce Unique.
Very fine stainless steel astronomic gentleman’s wristwatch with secular perpetual calendar and phases of the moon.

 

Lot 20
Jaeger-LeCoultre“Joaillerie 101 Etrier”, Pièce Unique.
An exceptionally fine18k white gold diamond and pink sapphire set lady”s back wound wristwatch.
 

Lot 21
Jaquet Droz“Les Douze Villes Monaco”, Pièce unique.

An exceptional oversized 18k white gold world-time wristwatch with jump-hour and time correction for 12 cities
 

Lot 22
Louis Vuitton “Tambour 18 Mandarine Watch”, Pièce Unique.
Very fine and important 18k yellow gold diamond set lady’s wristwatch with diamond set orange mother-of-pearl dial. Accompanied by a Louis Vuitton “Mini-Trunk” designed in collaboration with Paul Pettavino. 11 years old.

 

Lot 23
Mauboussin “Oryx Tourbillon”, No.1 in a special edition.
A very important 18k white gold gentleman’s skeletonized wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator.
 

Lot 24
Omega “De Ville Hour Vision, Only Watch”, Pièce Unique.
A very fine 18k red gold gentleman’s wristwatch with two barrels and co-axel escapement, the case with sapphire crystal body to view the movement.
 

Lot 25
Officine Panerai ”RADIOMIR 10 Days GMT PINK GOLD” Pièce Unique.
A very fine and important, gentleman’s wristwatch with 10-day power reserve indicator, 24-hour dial and day, night indication with special blue dial.
 

Lot 26
Patek Philippe, Ref 5712T “Nautilus Titanium”, Genève, Pièce Unique.
Watch made of titanium incorporating the automatic Calibre 240 with hour & minute indicator, seconds' between 4 and 5 o'clock, power reserve, date and moon phase display. This Nautilus Titanium is water-resistant to 60 meters and features a two-colour dial with a horizontally embossed pattern, a composite material strap, and a safety fold-over clasp in titanium.
 

Lot 27
Piaget, “Altiplano, Prince Albert II” Pièce Unique.
A very fine 18k white gold diamond-set gentleman’s wristwatch with diamond-set dial replicating the fingerprint of H.S.H Prince Albert II of Monaco.
 

Lot 28
Pierre Kunz, “Chrono Sport Monaco” Genève, Pièce Unique.
A very fine and important stainless steel gentleman’s wristwatch with chronograph, skeletonized retrograde 30-minute and 12-hour registers, day/night indication and red “Texalium” dial.

 

Lot 29
Richard Mille and Philippe Starck “An integral interpretation in titanium”, Piéce Unique. 
A very fine skeletonized Titanium self-winding gentleman’s wristwatch with fly-back chronograph, annual calendar, oversize date, month, 12-hour register, 60-minute countdown time and approximately 55-hour power reserve (without chronograph running).
 

Lot 30
Rodolphe ”Instinct Chrono 180° Only Watch”, Pièce Unique, Unique Inscription and Unique Dial.
An unusual PVD coated gentleman’s wristwatch with two movements, one for the chronograph with constant seconds, date, 30-minute and 12-hour recorders and the other for the time functions.
 

Lot 31
Swatch, “Pearly Pink”, Piece Unique.
A stylish pink crystal set steel lady’s quartz wristwatch.
 

Lot 32
Ulysse Nardin“Maxi Marine Diver Only Watch 2007 Set”, unique Set.
A very fine stainless steel and white gold gentleman’s wristwatch with date and power-reserve indicator (approximately 42-hours). Accompanied by a barometer and a copy of the book “Making of a Masterpiece”.
 

Lot 33
Vacheron Constantin, “Malte Tourbillon Platinum” Pièce Unique.
An exceptionally rare gentleman's platinum tourbillon regulator tonneau-shaped wristwatch with date and 40-hour power reserve indicator. Also featuring a carriage bridge in platinum (a first for Vacheron Constantin). The case, dial, strap stitching and buckle are equally in platinum.
 

Lot 34
Van Cleef & Arpels “Lady Arpels Féerie”, Pièce Unique
A very fine 18k white gold diamond-set (D-E-F) lady’s wristwatch with a purple guilloché dial. The delicate white gold and diamonds fairy indicates the time thanks to an hour and minute retrograde mechanical movement.
 

Lot 35
Zenith “Defy Extreme Stealth 1000m Only Watch 2007”, Pièce Unique.
A very fine titanium divers wristwatch with revolving graduated bezel, chronograph, 30-minute register, central power reserve indicator and partially skeletonized dial.

The catalogue  for "Only Watch" will be online as of July 23rd.

Antiquorum is, unquestionably, the world’s leading watch auctioneer; Of the 66 watches ever sold publicly by major auction houses above SFR. 1,000,000, Antiquorum claims an impressive 45 . In 2002, Antiquorum established the all-time world record price for a wristwatch at auction when it sold a platinum Patek Phililppe World Time Ref. 1415 from 1939 for an astounding CHF 6,603,500 (US$ 4,026,524). This record-breaking price more than doubled the previous world record price for a wrist watch at auction. Another record price for a modern watch was achieved in 2004, the unique white gold Calibre 89, also by Patek Phlipe, was sold for SFr. 6,603,500 (US$ 5,002,652).