Since its launch in 2005, Only Watch has been one of the most – if not the most – significant auctions in the watch world. A biennial charity auction founded by Luc Pettavino, Only Watch is organized by the Monegasque Association Against Muscular Dystrophy (MAAMD) under the patronage of Prince Albert II of Monaco.
Brands donate unique timepieces to be auctioned; all of the proceeds are used to help finance research against Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a debilitating and life-threatening genetic disorder that affects around one in 3,500 boys, including Pettavino’s son, who died of the disease in November 2016.
The Only Watch auction takes place on November 11, 2017 in Geneva. Let us know your favorite watches (or watches) in the comments below.
Hermès Slim d’Hermès L’Heure Impatiente for Only Watch
The Slim d’Hermès L’Heure Impatiente Only Watch Edition incorporates the whimsy of a novel complication in the “impatient” countdown hour, but does so in masculine grey titanium, a high-tech metal this French powerhouse rarely utilizes to house its timepieces.
Hermès Slim d’Hermès L’Heure Impatiente unique piece for Only Watch 2017
Further reading: Hermès Slim d’Hermès L’Heure Impatiente Unique Piece For Only Watch 2017: Well Worth The Wait
Quick Facts Hermès Slim d’Hermès L’Heure Impatiente for Only Watch
Case: 40.5 x 10.67 mm, grade 2 titanium
Movement: automatic manufacture Caliber H1912 with “impatient hour” module, 4 Hz/28,800 vph frequency; power reserve 50 hours
Functions: hours, minutes, impatient hour function (60-minute countdown with single chime)
Limitation: one unique piece
Auction estimate: $36,000 – $57,000 / €32,000 – €50,000 / 35,000 – 55,000 Swiss francs
Patek Philippe Reference 5208T-010
This rare titanium timepiece is expected to be the top lot – which is probably not a stretch since Patek Philippe usually sells watches encased in classic precious metals (gold and platinum); titanium-cased models are very rare. A titanium Patek Philippe model reached a stratospheric price at the 2015 auction (see You Are There: Attending The Only Watch Auction 2015 With Patek Philippe).
Patek Philippe Reference 5208T-010 unique piece in titanium for Only Watch 2017
This triple complication timepiece contains a chronograph, instantaneous perpetual calendar, and minute repeater. With a high estimate of more than one million Swiss francs, this watch represents the auction’s top estimate and it comes with a visit of the workshops plus a private lunch with Patek Philippe president Thierry Stern.
Further reading: Patek Philippe Triple Complication In Titanium Reference 5208T-010 Unique Piece For Only Watch 2017: The Real Thing
Quick Facts Patek Philippe Reference 5208T-010 unique piece for Only Watch 2017
Case: 42 x 15.11 mm, titanium
Movement: automatic manufacture Caliber R CH 27 PS QI, black rhodium plated, 3 Hz/21,600 vph frequency; power reserve 50 hours
Functions: hours, minutes, subsidiary seconds: minute repeater; chronograph; instantaneous perpetual calendar with day/night indication, day, date, month, leap year, and moon phase
Limitation: one unique piece
Estimate: €822,000 – €1,004,000 / $932,000 – $1,139,000 / 900,000 – 1,100,000 Swiss francs
Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Off-Centered Cuprite for Only Watch 2017
Known for its expert use of rare stones and minerals for dials, Jaquet Droz offers a Grande Seconde Off-Centered model housed in red gold and topped off with a unique cuprite dial for the charity auction.
Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Off-Centered Cuprite for Only Watch 2017
Further reading: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Off-Centered Cuprite For Only Watch 2017: The Beauty Of Simplicity And Rarity
Quick Facts Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Off-Centered Cuprite for Only Watch 2017
Case: 43 x 12 mm, red gold
Dial: red cuprite
Movement: automatic manufacture Caliber 2663A.P with silicon balance spring and pallet fork; double spring barrel; 4 Hz/28,000 vph frequency; power reserve 68 hours
Functions: hours, minutes, subsidiary seconds
Limitation: one unique piece
Estimate: $31,000-$41,000 / €27,000-€36,000 / 30,000-40,000 Swiss francs
Piaget Black Tie Vintage Watch for Only Watch 2017
For the dandy and the well-dressed gentleman, this Piaget model outfitted with a rare Pietersite dial is a feast for the wrist.
Piaget Black Tie Vintage Watch For OW17
Further reading: Piaget’s Black Tie Vintage For Only Watch 2017: Not Your Typical Piaget, Yet Still A Quintessential Piaget
Quick Facts Piaget Black Tie Vintage Watch for Only Watch 2017
Case: 43 x 45 mm, yellow gold
Dial: brown Pietersite
Movement: automatic manufacture Caliber 534P
Functions: hours, minutes
Limitation: one unique piece
Estimate: $31,000-$52,000 / €27,000-€46,000 / 30,000-50,000 Swiss francs
WOSTEP School Watch for Only Watch 2017
Neither conceived and developed by a watch brand, nor by a company that makes watches or even components for watches, this timepiece was developed by WOSTEP, an international watchmaking school in Neuchâtel, Switzerland that trains watchmakers from all over the world. The WOSTEP School Watch is an idea that originated with Peter Speake-Marin, who got together a “Band of Brothers” group of 16 WOSTEP alumni to support the project.
WOSTEP School Watch for Only Watch 2017
The ethos of the project was to emphasize the value of people and friendship in supporting a noble cause.
Further reading: WOSTEP School Watch By A Band Of Brothers For Only Watch 2017: The Only School
Quick Facts WOSTEP School Watch for Only Watch 2017
Case: 54 x 9.75 mm, 316L stainless steel, coin-edge case band, engraved names of 16 WOSTEP alumni (8 around bezel, 8 around case back rim)
Dial: white enamel with Arabic numerals, text and indications in black enamel
Movement: manual winding caliber based on ETA 6498-1 with essential components made and hand-finished (black polished steel, frosted bridges) by watchmaking teachers at WOSTEP, engraved “W.01,” 46-hour power reserve, balance frequency 2.5 Hz/18,000 vph
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $13,000-$23,000 / €11,000-€20,000 / 12,000-22,000 Swiss francs
Carpe Diem AgenGraphe by Agenhor and HEAD for Only Watch 2017
The very first AgenGraphe movement heralding a new generation of chronographs off the Agenhor production line has been dedicated to Only Watch 2017 in a very special one-off timepiece called Carpe Diem.
A distinctive spherical presentation case houses Carpe Diem by Agenhor and HEAD for Only Watch 2017
Carpe Diem is also the first − and likely only − Agenhor-branded timepiece as Agenhor specializes in making complications and movements for other brands and is not a brand itself.
Further reading: Carpe Diem By Agenhor And HEAD For Only Watch 2017 Is The Very First AgenGraphe Chronograph Delivered And The Only Agenhor-Branded Watch
Quick Facts Carpe Diem AgenGraphe by Agenhor and HEAD for Only Watch 2017
Case: Plexiglas, 84 mm diameter
Movement: the first delivered AgenGraphe automatic winding chronograph movement with central elapsed time displays, 60-hour power reserve (with chronograph running), “Agenhor” engraved on movement (the only timepiece so branded), finishing exceeds Geneva Seal requirements.
Functions: peripheral hours and minutes, central jumping elapsed hours, jumping elapsed minutes, elapsed seconds (all displayed on disks)
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $19,000-$29,000 / €17,000-€26,000 / 18,000-28,000 Swiss francs
Louis Vuitton Escale Spin Time Black & Fire for Only Watch 2017
The Swiss-Parisian leather goods company offers a colorful one-off version of its popular Escale Spin Time model for charity.
Louis Vuitton Escale Spin Time Black & Fire for Only Watch 2017
Further reading: Louis Vuitton Escale Spin Time Black & Fire For Only Watch 2017: A Whirling, Colorful Delight
Quick Facts Louis Vuitton Escale Spin Time Black & Fire for Only Watch 2017
Case: 41 x 11.2 mm, titanium with bezel, lugs, and crown in white gold
Dial: 12 unique cubes with four sides pad-printed by hand
Movement: automatic manufacture Caliber LV 77
Functions: hours, minutes
Limitation: one unique piece
Estimate: $52,000-$83,000 / €46,000-€73,000 / 50,000-80,000 Swiss francs
Andersen Genève Tempus Terrae for Only Watch 2017
A.H.C.I. co-founder Svend Andersen is known above all for two elements in his watches: world timer functionality and proprietary blue gold. Both elements feature front and center in this unique piece.
Andersen Genève Tempus Terrae for Only Watch 2017
Quick Facts Andersen Genève Tempus Terrae for Only Watch 2017
Case: 39 x 9 mm, red gold with white gold bezel and hunter case back
Movement: automatic Caliber 5134 (base Audemars Piguet Caliber 5134) with Andersen’s world time complication module
Functions: hours, minutes; world time
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $46,000 – $52,000 / €41,000 – €46,000 / 45,000 – 50,000 Swiss francs
Armin Strom Manual Hunt Slonem Edition by Armin Strom 2017
The titanium-encased Armin Strom Manual Hunt Slonem Edition for Only Watch is a perfect fusion of art and mechanical excellence. New York artist Hunt Slonem has decorated the watch front using a transfer process, and the winning bidder also receives a hand-signed original artwork.
A close look at the dial side of the Armin Strom Manual Hunt Slonem Edition for Only Watch 2017
Further reading: Armin Strom Manual Hunt Slonem Edition For Only Watch 2017: Artfully Neo-Expressionist And Definitely Unique
Quick Facts Armin Strom Manual Hunt Slonem Edition by Armin Strom 2017
Case: 43.4 x 13 mm, titanium
Movement: hand-wound Caliber AMW11 with five-day power reserve; 2.5 Hz/18,000 vph frequency
Functions: hours, minutes, subsidiary seconds
Remarks: delivered with two straps and an original Bunny Wall artwork by Hunt Slonem
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $11,000-$20,000 / €9,500-€17,000 / 10,500-18,500 Swiss francs
Arnold & Son The Pyramid for Only Watch
This fanciful timepiece rooted in horological history has been given a contemporary look as a unique piece for Only Watch thanks to its black DLC-coated stainless steel case and red dial elements.
Arnold & Son The Pyramid for Only Watch
Quick Facts Arnold & Son The Pyramid for Only Watch
Case: black DLC-coated stainless steel, 44.06 x 10.09 mm
Movement: manually wound skeletonized Caliber A&S 1615; coated with black ADLC
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds; double power reserve indication
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $26,000 – $36,000 / €23,000 – €32,000 / 25,000 – 35,000 Swiss francs
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar for Only Watch
The orange-tinted photorealistic moon on display on the blue Grand Tapisserie-style dial of this ceramic-encased Audemars Piguet perpetual calendar allows the mood of the entire timepiece to be cast into twilight.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar for Only Watch
Quick Facts Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar for Only Watch
Case: ceramic, 41 x 9.5 mm
Movement: Audemars Piguet Caliber 5134
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds; perpetual calendar with day, date, month, leap year, and moon phase
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $83,000 – $124,000 / €73,000 – €110,000 / 80,000 – 120,000 Swiss francs
Barbier-Mueller Mosaique
This timepiece pays homage to fine Genevan watchmaking and the decorative arts: the entirety of both its dial and pink gold case features a subtle cloisonné motif evoking the art of mosaic.
Barbier-Mueller Mosaique
In a reference to the historical pocket watch, a cover on the back is similarly decorated. When opened, it reveals an 18-karat gold movement by F.P. Journe.
Quick Facts Barbier-Mueller Mosaique
Case: red gold, 41 x 8.5 mm
Movement: manually wound 18-karat pink gold F.P. Journe Caliber 1304
Functions: hours, minutes
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $115,000 – $208,000 / €100,000 – €183,000 / 110,000 – 200,000 Swiss francs
Bell & Ross BR-X1 R.S.17 for Only Watch
This watch, whose dial boasts the colors of the on-board instruments of the Renault Sport Formula One Team R.S.17 car, is powered by a skeletonized movement visible through a grey-tinted sapphire crystal dial covering.
Bell & Ross BR-X1 R.S.17 for Only Watch
As well as acquiring this watch, the winning bidder will be invited to join the Renault Sport Formula One team during the last championship race in Abu Dhabi at the end of November 2017 to meet the drivers and receive the race gloves worn by Nico Hülkenberg.
Quick Facts Bell & Ross BR-X1 R.S.17 for Only Watch
Case: forged carbon and ceramic, 45 mm
Movement: automatic BR-CAL.313
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds; chronograph
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $23,000 – $29,000 / €20,000 – €26,000 / 22,000 – 28,000 Swiss francs
Blancpain Tribute to Fifty Fathoms MIL-Spec
Early in 2017, Blancpain commemorated the formative years of the Fifty Fathoms by releasing a tribute to a model named the MIL-SPEC 1 that was released in 1957-58 and designed for military applications. Its claim to fame is a water-resistance indicator at 6 o’clock, which could well be described as a leak indicator: should water get into the case, the indicator changes color.
Blancpain Tribute to Fifty Fathoms MIL-Spec
For Only Watch 2017, Blancpain donates a unique version of the Tribute to Fifty Fathoms MIL-Spec in addition to offering the winning bidder a once-in-a-lifetime experience: Gianluca Genoni, holder of 18 world apnea records, will serve as an instructor for the new owner and four friends.
For more, see Blancpain Tribute To Fifty Fathoms MIL-SPEC: Ready For More Than A Quick Swim.
Quick Facts Blancpain Tribute to Fifty Fathoms MIL-Spec
Case: stainless steel, 40.3 x 13.23 mm
Movement: Blancpain Caliber 1151 with silicon balance spring
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds; date, water damage display
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $11,000 – $18,000 / €9,000 – €15,000 / 10,000 – 17,000 Swiss francs
Boucheron Épure Blé d’Été
Two contemporary sheaves of wheat made of white gold over mother-of-pearl and snow-set with diamonds symbolically celebrate life’s happiest moments on this watch.
Boucheron Épure Blé d’Été
Additionally, the winning bidder will accompany Boucheron to the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, where he or she will stay at the Majestic and discover the new Boucheron high jewelry collection in preview.
Quick Facts Boucheron Épure Blé d’Été
Case: white gold, 41 mm
Movement: automatic Girard-Perregaux Caliber GP4000
Functions: hours, minutes
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $26,000 – $31,000 / €23,000 – €27,000 / 25,000 – 30,000 Swiss francs
Bovet Secret Beauty for Only Watch
The hand-painted geisha on the dial of this timepiece combines different layers of traditional painting and Super-LumiNova, ensuring that this miniature work of art applied to mother-of-pearl is visible both day and night. And when night falls, the geisha bares all in an unprecedented manner thanks to the use of the luminous material.
Bovet Secret Beauty for Only Watch
The winning bidder and a guest will additionally be invited to the Artists for Peace and Justice Gala dinner “Brilliant is Beautiful,” which takes place on December 1, 2017 in London. Bovet owner Pascal Raffy supports the charity, and the event will be presided over by film director Paul Haggis and actor Elisabeth Hurley as well as numerous celebrities. The invitation also includes one hotel night.
Quick Facts Bovet Secret Beauty for Only Watch
Case: white gold, 42 x 9 mm
Movement: automatic Caliber 11BA15
Functions: hours, minutes
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $57,000 – $62,000 / €50,000 – €55,000 / 55,000 – 60,000 Swiss francs
Breguet Classique Quantième Perpétuel En Ligne
This Classique 7715 with in-line perpetual calendar depicts the passing of time with an original design resulting in a timepiece distinguished by a sense of visual balance and purity. The silvered gold dial is finely guilloché with a traditional hobnail motif.
Breguet Classique Quantième Perpétuel En Ligne
Breguet also invites the highest bidder to visit its manufacture in the Vallée de Joux, where he or she will enjoy a private guided tour of the brand’s workshops as well as an exclusive introduction to the art of guilloché by Breguet’s skilled artisans.
Quick Facts Breguet Classique Quantième Perpétuel En Ligne
Case: yellow gold, 39 x 9.05 mm
Movement: automatic Caliber 502QPLT, silicon balance spring and pallet lever, 45-hour power reserve
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds; perpetual calendar with date, day, month, year
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $83,000 – $103,000 / €73,000 – €91,000 / 80,000 – 100,000 Swiss francs
Carl F. Bucherer Manero Peripheral for Only Watch 2017
In addition to winning a unique white-and-blue version of the Manero Peripheral, the new owner of this watch may also choose to take a trip to picturesque Lucerne, the home of Carl F. Bucherer, to enjoy a two-night stay at Château Gütsch and visit the factory.
Carl F. Bucherer Manero Peripheral for Only Watch 2017
Quick Facts Carl F. Bucherer Manero Peripheral for Only Watch 2017
Case: white gold, 40.6 mm
Movement: automatic Caliber CFB A2050
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds; date
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $19,000 – $24,000 / €17,000 – €21,000 / 18,000 – 23,000 Swiss francs
Chanel J12–XS
The Chanel J12-XS offers much more than a stylish watch in white gold, black ceramic, onyx, baguette-cut diamonds, and embroidered calfskin. It also grants the winning bidder passage to Chanel’s ready-to-wear fashion show in March 2018.
Chanel J12–XS
Quick Facts Chanel J12–XS
Case: white gold and black ceramic, 19 mm
Movement: Swiss quartz
Functions: hours, minutes
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $34,000 – $48,000 / €30,000 – €41,000 / 33,000 – 45,000 Swiss francs
Chopard Superfast 8HZ Power Control Porsche 919 for Only Watch 2017
Though the Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 was launched in 2015, this is the first time this model is powered by Chopard’s 8 Hz movement. However, like the previous model, this one also honors race car driver Jacky Ickx, who also contributed to the watch’s design.
Chopard Superfast 8HZ Power Control Porsche 919 for Only Watch 2017
The winning bidder also receives an invitation to the 2018 edition of the Monaco Historique Grand Prix along with Ickx.
Quick Facts Chopard Superfast 8HZ Power Control 919 for Only Watch 2017
Case: titanium, 45 x 12.4
Movement: automatic Caliber 01.11-M with 8 Hz frequency
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds; date, power reserve indication
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $19,000 – $26,000 / €17,000 – €23,000 / 18,000 – 25,000 Swiss francs
Christophe Claret Magicafiore
The Magicafiore is a unique version of Claret’s Marguerite, a poetic wristwatch that uses butterflies to display the time. The Magicafiore in turn uses dragonflies, which fly around a cherry blossom instead of a daisy.
Christophe Claret Magicafiore
The simplified “he loves me, he loves me not” game remains.
Quick Facts Christophe Claret Magicafiore
Case: 42.5 x 14.45 mm, white gold set with 59 sapphires and 15 marquise-cut emeralds
Movement: automatic Caliber MT115, twin spring barrels, 72-hour power reserve
Functions: hours, minutes or a text (“pour l’amour de la vie”); “he loves me, he loves me not” game on back
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $72,000 – $103,000 / €65,000 – € 91,000 / 70,000 – 100,000 Swiss francs
Chronoswiss Flying Regulator Red Passion
Chronoswiss’s signature Flying Regulator model is offered here in a unique red-and-black version, proving that classics can well use a facelift now and again.
Chronoswiss Flying Regulator Red Passion for Only Watch 2017
Further reading: Chronoswiss Flying Regulator Red Passion Unique Piece For Only Watch 2017: A Matter Of The Heart
Quick Facts Chronoswiss Flying Regulator Red Passion
Case: 40 x 12 mm, stainless steel with DLC-coating
Dial: red and black three-dimensional design with guilloché base dial and “flying” subdials
Movement: automatic Caliber C.122 (base Enicar 165), 3 Hz/21,600 vph frequency; power reserve 45 hours
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds
Limitation: one unique piece
Estimate: €8,000 – €15,000 / $10,000 – $17,000 / 9,000 – 16,000 Swiss francs
DeWitt Academia
DeWitt’s interesting Academia case with its “columns” is only overshadowed in this instance by the element that makes this watch unique: the winning bidder can determine the motif of the hand-painted dial him- or herself (the falcon shown is an example).
DeWitt Academia
Quick Facts DeWitt Academia
Case: stainless steel, 43 x 10.21 mm
Movement: automatic DeWitt movement
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $26,000 – $41,000 / €23,000 – €36,000 / 25,000 – 40,000 Swiss francs
F.P. Journe Chronographe Monopoussoir Rattrapante
This monopusher split-second chronograph with tantalum case and blue chrome dial developed just for this watch will never exist in the F.P. Journe collection in this constellation.
F.P. Journe Chronographe Monopoussoir Rattrapante
Quick Facts F.P. Journe Chronographe Monopoussoir Rattrapante
Case: tantalum, 44 x 11.5 mm
Movement: manually winding F.P. Journe Caliber 1517, 18-karat pink gold; column wheel chronograph; variable inertia, 80-hour power reserve with chronograph running
Functions: hours, minutes; monopusher split-seconds chronograph
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $208,000 – $415,000 / €183,000 – €365,000 / 200,000 – 400,000 Swiss francs
Fabergé Visionnaire Chronograph “If Life Gives You Lemons . . .”
Fabergé’s Visionnaire Chronograph offers a taste of the rare and unique in a black DLC-treated titanium and yellow outfit called “If life gives you lemons”: this is a chronograph like no other, able to provide both the time and chronograph measurements using only hands that extend from the center of the dial thanks to an innovative automatic movement by Agenhor.
Fabergé Visionnaire Chronograph “If Life Gives You Lemons . . .” for Only Watch 2017
Further reading: Fabergé Visionnaire Chonograph Unique Piece For Only Watch 2017: If Life Gives You Lemons . . .
Quick Facts Fabergé Visionnaire Chronograph If Life Gives You Lemons . . .
Case: 43 x 14.35 mm, black ceramic and DLC-coated titanium
Movement: automatic AgenGraphe Caliber AGH-6361 with dial-side rotor, twin spring barrels, 3 Hertz/21,600 vph, patented regulator
Functions: hours and minutes displayed by disks around dial perimeter; chronograph with elapsed hours, minutes, and seconds displayed on inner dial
Limitation: one unique piece
Estimated price: $28,000 – $48,000 / €24,000 – €43,000 / 27,000 – 47,000 Swiss francs
Frédérique Constant Manufacture Perpetual Calendar
The Geneva-based brand’s clean perpetual calendar looks smashing – and becomes unique – with the addition of a Namibian meteorite dial and pink gold case.
Frédérique Constant Manufacture Perpetual Calendar
Quick Facts Frédérique Constant Manufacture Perpetual Calendar
Case: pink gold, 42 x 12.75 mm
Movement: automatic Caliber FC-775, 38-hour power reserve
Functions: hours, minutes; perpetual calendar with day, date, month, and moon phase
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $18,000 – $28,000 / €15,000 – €24,000 / 17,000 – 27,000 Swiss francs
Girard Perregaux Laureato 2017 Special Edition
Girard-Perregaux re-issued its Laureato at the beginning of 2017 and now offers a unique bronze-encased version for the charity auction that is right on trend.
Girard Perregaux Laureato 2017 Special Edition for Only Watch
Further reading: Girard-Perregaux Returns To SIHH With 2017 Laureato Models, Including Elegant Editions For Women
Quick Facts Girard Perregaux Laureato 2017 Special Edition
Case: bronze, 42 x 10.88 mm
Movement: automatic Caliber GP01800-0008 with 54-hour power reserve
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds; date
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $16,000 – $19,000 / €14,000 – €17,000 / 15,000 – 18,000 Swiss francs
Moser & Cie Venturer Concept Only Watch
Moser & Cie’s Venturer Concept Only Watch is the ideal acquisition for aficionados of minimalist expression with its finely finished manually wound movement featuring a funky red balance bridge and an unusual red fumé dial, which simultaneously subtly references Monaco’s flag, the birthplace of this auction and the home of the Monegasque Association against Muscular Dystrophy.
H.Moser & Cie. Venturer Concept for Only Watch
Further reading: Moser & Cie. Venturer Concept For Only Watch 2017: The Purest Form Of Horological Joy
Quick Facts H. Moser & Cie Venturer Concept Only Watch
Case: 39 x 11.9 mm, white gold
Dial: red fumé with sunburst pattern
Movement: hand-wound manufacture Caliber HMC 327 with Moser teeth for all wheels and pinions; Straumann hairspring with stabilized Breguet overcoil; 2,5 Hz/18,000 vph frequency; power reserve 3 days
Functions: hours, minutes; power reserve indicator
Limitation: one unique piece
Estimate: €18,000 – €27,000 / $20,000 – $30,000 / 19,500 – 29,500 Swiss francs
Harry Winston Ocean Big Date for Only Watch
From the experimental Project Z line, this Ocean Big Date takes full advantage of its special status with a three-dimensional openworked dial and overall technical look, much of which comes from the phosphorescent material that emits a blue glow.
Harry Winston Ocean Big Date for Only Watch
Quick Facts Harry Winston Ocean Big Date for Only Watch
Case: white gold. 42.2 x 10.62 mm
Movement: automatic Caliber HW3206 with twin spring barrels and silicon balance spring, 72-hour power reserve
Functions: hours, minutes; date
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $40,000 – $51,000 / €36,000 – €45,000 / 39,000 – 49,000 Swiss francs
Hautlence Pinball, Ball–E – Mechanical Pinball
The driving force behind Hautlence’s Playground collection is that the sometimes-extreme world of watch collecting shouldn’t be taken too seriously. This is further underscored by the unique version of the mechanical game for Only Watch, whose well-placed luminous elements make the dial appear like a robot face when the lights go down.
Hautlence Pinball, Ball–E – Mechanical Pinball
Further reading: Pinball Wizards, Get Your Flippers Out With The Hautlence Playground Pinball
Quick Facts Hautlence Pinball, Ball – E – Mechanical Pinball
Case: grade 5 titanium, 37 x 43.5 x 13 mm
Movement: minute repeater regulation mechanism, variable inertia regulator, rack winding, 110 components; 15-second power reserve
Functions: pinball game
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $24,000 – $39,000 / €21,000 – €35,000 / 23,000 – 38,000 Swiss francs
Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire Usain Bolt for Only Watch
An Hublot sapphire-crystal-and-resin case paired with the gold tints of Usain Bolt’s preferred color make for one cool-looking watch. And the winning bidder gets a Puma t-shirt signed by Bolt in addition to a meet and greet with the fastest man himself.
Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire Usain Bolt for Only Watch 2017
Further reading: Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire Usain Bolt Unique Piece For Only Watch 2017: Feel The Need For SPEEEED!
Quick Facts Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire Usain Bolt for Only Watch
Case: sapphire crystal and resin, 45 x 16.3 mm
Movement: automatic Hublot Caliber Unico HUB1242
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds; chronograph
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $52,000 – $83,000 / €46,000 – €73,000 / 50,000 – 80,000 Swiss francs
Jacob & Co. Epic X Chrono Only for Watch 2017
Jacob & Co. clothes this unique version of its signature 47 mm case with a bumblebee outfit representing Only Watch’s corporate colors. Additionally, the winning bidder will experience an evening with Jacob Arabo, founder and CEO of Jacob & Co, as they attend the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation’s annual gala in St. Tropez. The foundation is dedicated to protecting the planet and vulnerable wildlife.
Jacob & Co. Epic X Chrono Only for Watch 2017
Quick Facts Jacob & Co. Epic X Chrono Only for Watch 2017
Case: DLC-coated grade 5 titanium, 47 x 14 mm
Movement: automatic skeletonized Caliber JCAA05, column wheel chronograph
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds; chronograph
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $21,000 – $26,000 / €18,000 – €23,000 / 20,000 – 25,000 Swiss francs
Konstantin Chaykin Joker
Baselworld 2017’s surprise hit is offered here in a unique zirconium case; the Joker’s ever-changing countenance (thanks to a clever configuration of hours, minutes, and moon phase) is certain to make any bidder laugh! I expect this to be one of the auction’s surprise hits too.
Konstantin Chaykin Joker
Quick Facts Konstantin Chaykin Joker
Case: zirconium, 42 x 13.7 mm
Movement: automatic Caliber K07-0 (ETA 2824-2 base)
Functions: hours, minutes
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $11,000 – $16,000 / €9,000 – €14,000 / 10,000 – 15,000 Swiss francs
Laurent Ferrier x Urwerk Arpal One for Only Watch 2017
The Laurent Ferrier x Urwerk Arpal One LF-UR1 offers an opportunity to own a unique watch made by a collaboration of two independent brands with styles on opposite ends of the design spectrum.
This timepiece, with its wandering hours, sandblasted satellites, and exclusive polished alloy called ARPAL+ (specifically developed for this unique watch), makes for a visceral feast for the senses.
Further reading: Laurent Ferrier x Urwerk Arpal One For Only Watch 2017: The Past, Present, And Future Of Horology In One Unique Watch (First Live Photos)
Quick Facts Laurent Ferrier x Urwerk Arpal One for Only Watch 2017
Case: 60.8 x 40.1 x 20.7 mm, Arpal+, an alloy developed exclusively for this watch
Movement: automatic Caliber UR5.03 with dual turbine regulation, Geneva crosses in beryllium bronze; orbital structure in PEEK (Polyetheretherketone); carrousel and triple base plate in ARCAP
Functions: wandering hours also indicating the minutes
Limitation: one unique piece
Estimate: €46,000 – €65,000 / $52,000 – $72,000 / 50,000 – 70,000 Swiss francs
Louis Moinet Metropolis for Only Watch
The gold-plated dial of this unique version of Louis Moinet’s Metropolis model boasts hand-punched craters, which the brand then filled with genuine fragments of lunar meteorites.
Louis Moinet Metropolis for Only Watch
The representation of the moon is hard to miss!
Quick Facts Louis Moinet Metropolis for Only Watch
Case: stainless steel, 43.2 x 14.8 mm
Movement: automatic Caliber LM31
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $18,000 – $28,000 / €15,000 – €24,000 / 17,000 – 27,000 Swiss francs
Maurice Lacroix Aikon Automatic Chronograph
Decorated in the corporate colors of Only Watch, the base for this unique piece is Maurice Lacroix’s Aikon – which in 2016 was derived from the brand’s quartz Calypso of the 1990s.
Maurice Lacroix Aikon Automatic Chronograph
Quick Facts Maurice Lacroix Aikon Automatic Chronograph
Case: dark gray PVD-coated stainless steel, 44 x 14 mm
Movement: manually winding Caliber ML157, 48-hour power reserve
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, small seconds; date, chronograph
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $3,600 – $4,600 / €3,200 – €4,100 / 3,500 – 4,500 Swiss francs
MB&F Horological Machine No. 8 Only Watch
MB&F once again collaborates with an artist to create something unique – only this artist is just 15 years of age. Right on theme as usual!
Further reading: MB&F Horological Machine No8 Unique Piece For Only Watch 2017: Seriously Whimsical
Quick Facts MB&F Horological Machine No. 8 Only Watch
Case: 49 x 51.5 x 19 mm, white gold and titanium, featuring art on sapphire crystal by Cassandra Legendre
Dial: bi-directional jumping hours and minutes displayed by two optical prisms that reflect and magnify to maximize legibility; white gold elephant micro sculpture between the displays
Movement: three-dimensional automatic “engine” conceived and developed by MB&F using a Girard-Perregaux base caliber; winding rotor in 22-karat gold with purple PVD; 42-hour power reserve; frequency of 28,800 vph / 4 Hz
Functions: jump hours, minutes
Limitation: one unique piece
Auction estimate: $83,000 – $103,000 / €73,000 – €91,000 / 80,000 – 100,000 Swiss francs
MCT S200 Vantablack
Do not be surprised if this watch is suddenly dropped from the Only Watch auction – MCT closed its doors just a few months prior to the auction, and it is highly unlikely that the watch was delivered before that.
MCT S200 Vantablack
Quick Facts MCT S200 Vantablack
Case: DLC-coated gold, 46 mm
Movement: automatic Caliber S2
Functions: hours, minutes
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $72,000 – $124,000 / €65,000 – €110,000 / 70,000 – 120,000 Swiss francs
Montblanc 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter Unique Piece Only Watch 2017
Montblanc has really hit a visual homerun with the design of its 1858 chronographs – and each new variation seems to be more strikingly beautiful than the last. This one housed in a bronze case offers a graduated green dial and a green alligator skin strap made in Montblanc’s Italian leather manufactory.
Montblanc 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter Unique Piece Only Watch 2017
Further reading: Montblanc’s 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter Unique Piece For Only Watch 2017: Old School To The Core, And That’s A Good Thing!
Quick Facts Montblanc 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter Unique Piece Only Watch 2017
Case: 44 x 13.15 mm, bronze
Dial: green lacquered dial
Movement: hand-wound manufacture Caliber MB M16.29 with monopusher column wheel chronograph, gold plated, German silver plates and bridges with red gold elements, 2,5 Hz/18,000 vph frequency; power reserve 50 hours
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds; monopusher chronograph, tachymeter scale
Limitation: one unique piece
Estimate: €26,000 – €32,000 / $29,000 – $36,000 / 28,000 – 35,000 Swiss francs
Moritz Grossmann Atum Homage
Here, the lucky winning bidder will actually receive two timepieces instead of one: a vintage Moritz Grossmann chronometer pocket watch from about 1875 as well as a modern Atum wristwatch that mimics the exact look of the pocket watch.
Moritz Grossmann Atum Homage wristwatch and pocket watch set for Only Watch 2017
In addition, the lucky bidder will be invited to Dresden, Germany, for dinner and an overnight stay as well as an exclusive visit of the manufacture in Glashütte and the Watchmaking Museum, which housed the former School of Watchmaking established by Moritz Grossmann in 1878.
Further reading: Moritz Grossmann Atum Homage Unique Piece For Only Watch 2017: Two One-Of-A-Kinds
Quick Facts Moritz Grossman Atum Homage
Case: 41 x 11.35 mm, pink gold (wristwatch), yellow gold (pocket watch)
Movement: manual winding Caliber 100.1, 2.5 Hz/18,000 vph frequency; power reserve 42 hours, pillar-style movement with Grossmann balance and modified Glashütte stopwork
Functions: hours, minutes, subsidiary seconds
Dial: grand feu enamel
Limitation: one unique set consisting of a modern wristwatch and a vintage pocket watch
Auction estimate: $41,000 – $62,000 / €36,000 – €55,000 / 40,000 – 60,000 Swiss francs
Rebellion Predator 2.0 Regulator Power Reserve Sébastien Buemi Edition for Only Watch
This regulator-style wristwatch by Rebellion offers racing aesthetics in Only Watch’s corporate black-and-yellow colors – which shouldn’t come as a surprise as the watch is dedicated to Rebellion ambassador Sébastien Buemi, whose lucky color is yellow.
Rebellion Predator 2.0 Regulator Power Reserve Sébastien Buemi Edition for Only Watch
It will be auctioned together with a pair of Buemi’s signed racing gloves. Actually designed by Buemi, flecks of his lucky colors are actually included in the carbon fiber case.
Quick Facts Rebellion Predator 2.0 Regulator Power Reserve Sébastien Buemi Edition for Only Watch
Case: black DLC-coated titanium and carbon fiber with yellow flecks, 48 x 18.25 mm
Movement: automatic Caliber ETA 07 with module developed by Telos Watch, 46-hour power reserve
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds; date, power reserve indicator
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $39,000 – $57,000 / €34,000 – €50,000 / 37,500 – 55,000 Swiss francs
Ressence Type 12OW
In collaboration with Hodinkee, Ressence offers a one-off Type 12 with a sintered titanium case, which allows a view of its layers, and a German silver dial.
Ressence Type 12OW
Quick Facts Ressence Type 12OW
Case: sintered grade 5 titanium, 41 x 11.5 mm
Movement: automatic ROCS 1 (Ressence Orbital Convex System) driven by minute axle of a specially customized ETA 2824/2 caliber, 40 jewels, 27 gears
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $21,000 – $25,000 / €18,000 – €22,000 / 20,000 – 24,000 Swiss francs
Speake-Marin The Resilience Love Life
This red gold-encased Resilience model features the words “Love Life” on the dial, replicated in brand ambassador Pierce Brosnan’s own handwriting. These words summarize and symbolize Only Watch’s fight.
Pierce Brosnan modeling the Speake-Marin Resilience Love Life for Only Watch
Quick Facts Speake-Marin The Resilience Love Life
Case: red gold, 38 mm
Movement: Speake-Marin-personalized automatic Vaucher 3002
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $21,000 – $31,000 / €18,000 – €27,000 / 20,000 – 28,500 Swiss francs
TAG Heuer Luxury Kit for Only Watch Special Edition
TAG Heuer offers a special-edition Only Watch box including the new TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 and its accessories as well as the manufacture Heuer-02 Tourbillon module – all in Only Watch’s corporate colors.
TAG Heuer Luxury Kit for Only Watch Special Edition
The winning bidder also receives a lunch for four with Jean-Claude Biver, CEO of TAG Heuer and president of LVMH’s watch division.
Quick Facts TAG Heuer Luxury Kit for Only Watch Special Edition
Case: grade 5 titanium (tourbillon module black PVD coated), 45 x 13.75 mm / 45 x 15.97 mm
Movement: Intel Atom Z34XX (connected); automatic TAG Heuer Caliber HEUER-02T (tourbillon), C.O.S.C. certified
Functions: smart watch, chronograph minute counter, chronograph hour counter
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $16,000 – $26,000 / €14,000 – €23,000 / 15,000 – 25,000 Swiss francs
Tudor Black Bay Bronze One
The khaki green color of the bezel and dial of this Black Bay Bronze are what make this particular example of the Tudor in bronze unique. Additionally, the winning bidder receives an invitation to visit Tudor’s Geneva manufacture, including all travel expenses – which is very special as the brand does not usually allow visitors to its factory.
Tudor Black Bay Bronze One
Further reading: Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze: An Attractive Diver’s Watch At Just The Right Price
Quick Facts Tudor Black Bay Bronze One
Case: bronze with bronze-colored PVD-treated steel case back, 43 mm
Movement: automatic Caliber MT5601-LHD
Functions: hours, minutes, hacking seconds
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $4,600 – $5,700 / €4,100 – €5,000 / 4,500 – 5,500 Swiss francs
Ulysse Nardin Marine Tourbillon for Only Watch
This is likely the best priced Swiss tourbillon currently on the market – and it contains Ulysse Nardin’s groundbreaking silicon technology. The edition for Only Watch is outfitted with a high-fire blue-and-yellow enamel dial instead of the white-and-blue enamel version of the production model.
Ulysse Nardin Marine Tourbillon for Only Watch
Further reading: Ulysse Nardin Marine Tourbillon: The Evolution Of Classic (And An Unbelievable Price)
Quick Facts Ulysse Nardin Marine Tourbillon for Only Watch
Case: stainless steel, 43 x 12 mm
Movement: automatic Caliber UN-128 with one-minute flying tourbillon; silicon escapement and balance spring; C.O.S.C.-certified chronometer
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $22,000 – $33,000 / €19,000 – €30,000 / 21,000 – 32,000 Swiss francs
Voutilainen 28S
Kari Voutilainen’s workshop generally only deals in unique pieces – all the more reason to bid on this specimen from the Vingt-8 line at Only Watch, which ensures not only its full uniqueness, but also that the proceeds go to a great cause.
Voutilainen 28S
Quick Facts Voutilainen 28S
Case: titanium, 39 x 11.5 mm
Movement: manually wound Voutilainen Vingt-8 caliber with direct impulse escapement with double escape wheels
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $57,000 – $88,000 / €50,000 – €77,000 / 55,000 – 85,000 Swiss francs
Zenith Defy El Primero 21 for Only Watch
Also created in Only Watch’s corporate colors, this new Defy El Primero 21, whose movement is outfitted with two regulators, ensures that the bidder receives one of the first on the market. Additionally, the lucky bidder receives a trip to Zenith’s factory in Le Locle, Switzerland.
Zenith Defy El Primero 21 for Only Watch
Quick Facts Zenith Defy El Primero 21 for Only Watch
Case: black DLC-coated titanium, 44 x 14.5 mm
Movement: automatic Caliber El Primero 9004
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds; chronograph
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $13,000 – $19,000 / €11,000 – €17,000 / 12,000 – 18,000 Swiss francs
De Bethune DB1318 for Only Watch 2017
This chronometric objet d’art symbolizes the universality of time as well as the bond between people and their environments. Its shape is reminiscent of the Yacht Club de Monaco, a centerpiece of Monaco’s harbor front.
De Bethune DB1318 for Only Watch 2017
The winning bidder also receives a day with Denis Flageollet, the technical mastermind behind De Bethune, and his craftsmen at the Swiss manufacture as well as a night in the Grand Hotel des Rasses in Switzerland.
Quick Facts De Bethune DB1318 for Only Watch 2017
Case: mineral glass and titanium, 80 x 130 x 70 mm
Movement: manually wound Caliber 1318-020 with constant force escapement
Functions: hours, minutes; moon phase
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $62,000 – $93,000 / €55,000 – €82,000 / 60,000 – 90,000 Swiss francs
Czapek Quai des Bergues No25ter Courage Every Second
This relatively new brand on the high watchmaking scene seems to be doing everything right – including donating a timepiece to Only Watch for a great cause.
Czapek Quai des Bergues No25ter Courage Every Second
The unique high-fire enamel dial of this Quai des Bergues No25ter pays tribute to the children afflicted with the disease and their families with its special secret signature.
Quick Facts Czapek Quai des Bergues No25ter Courage Every Second
Case: XO steel, 42.5 x 11.8 mm
Movement: manually wound Caliber SXH1 with twin spring barrels and 7-day power reserve
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds; date
Limitation: unique piece
Auction estimate: $12,500 – $21,000 / €11,000 – €18,300 / 12,000 – 20,000 Swiss francs
For more information, please visit www.onlywatch.com/the-watches.
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