Only Watch 2013 ~ Watches are on a world tour before the auction on 28 Sep 2013
for the e-catalogue with information on all 33 one-off pieces -> LINK
for the official site on this auction -> LINK
Monies from the auction will go towards research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Thanks to Hour Glass for hosting the watches and cocktails tonight and to the Hour Glass and Corum team for the invite down.
some short comments about the watches and pics of some of the pieces taken whilst there. kudos to ALL brands that contributed towards a good cause! some of the pix ain't so hot as they were behind glass.
In Jamaican colours of course :) ~ It is a unique piece based upon the RM 038 but adapted to Yohan Blake’s specifications. This watch has experienced the joy of the podium and shared the spotlight with the gold and silver medals won by Yohan .
Van Cleef and Arpels came up with a lovely looking offering... one for the ladies to enjoy ~ With its turquoise dial, rotating disk in white gold and lapis lazuli, white mother-of-pearl top dial, case in white gold and diamonds, and white alligator strap, this creation in blue and white recalls the sky and sea of the French Riviera. In a stunning masterstroke, the turquoise dial offers a panoramic view of Monaco
Vacheron Constantin world time... a beauty... nice splash of red on the dial and a red Monaco text on there too ~ The dial paying tribute to three artistic crafts – engraving, enamelling and gem-setting – illustrates the aesthetic mastery dear to the Manufacture
I like this Chronoswiss dial a lot... See no evil hear no evil speak no evil...
Unique mechanical wristwatch combining the high arts of skeletonizing, fire enameling and guilloche main, featuring a dial dedicated to the theme of “The Three Apes” handcrafted with guilloche décor and transparent enamel, as well as a manually wound movement skeletonized by hand.
Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Seconde Mysterieuse... this watch looks mean... like it eats other watches for breakfast kinda mean ;)
Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec Rising Hours for Monaco ~ Montblanc has designed and developed a unique watch in its Manufacture in Locle, the Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec Rising Hours for Monaco. Alliance of red gold and steel with Dual Carbon treatment, it displays the hours on a turning disc that has been augmented with the appealing complication of a day/night indication in the hour display
Ikepod
Hublot... this looked much better in the metal than the crummy pic below... a nice offering with the striking red ceramic bezel ~ The polished and satin-finished black ceramic case houses a fully skeleton-worked tourbillon movement with an assertively elegant and contemporary design. It features a 5-day power reserve. In a little nod to the new red ceramic, the tourbillon has been enhanced on the sapphire dial by a little anodised red aluminium ring
Harry Winston ~ With a bezel discreetly bearing the three iconic arches of the Harry Winston Fifth Avenue salon in New York City, the case is crafted in 18K polished rose gold. Its 42 mm diameter frames a mechanical automatic winding movement composed of 297 parts, with an 18K rose gold skeletonized rotor, circular grained and hand-chamfered, visible through a sapphire-crystal display back.
Zenith... this design I like! ~ El Primero Stratos Flyback Striking 10th Tribute to Felix Baumgartner. Prototype I/I. Unique prototype tested for the development of the El Primero Stratos honouring Felix Baumgartner, the first supersonic man in history
De Bethune... I wasn't a fan of the brand in the past, not sure if i'm a fan now, but some of their pieces are definitely interesting ~ Skybridge - De Bethune star-studded sky in blued mirror-polished grade 5 titanium encrusted with white gold and diamond stars representing the sky of November 19, 1857, the establishment of the National Monegasque Feast Day by Prince Charles III. Upon coming to the throne in 2005, Prince Albert decided to maintain the November 19th national holiday date, Saint Rainier’s Feast Day, in memory of his father
GP Chrono Hawk ~ Clad in a matt-black ceramic case set with a rare silvery-white palladium bezel, the Girard-Perregaux Chrono Hawk Only Watch declares its bold identity. Hints of red on the dial and the strap underline its attachment to the Only Watch charity auction
for the official site on this auction -> LINK
Monies from the auction will go towards research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Thanks to Hour Glass for hosting the watches and cocktails tonight and to the Hour Glass and Corum team for the invite down.
some short comments about the watches and pics of some of the pieces taken whilst there. kudos to ALL brands that contributed towards a good cause! some of the pix ain't so hot as they were behind glass.
first up the corum :) I like the engraving on the sides of the case very much
a one-of-a-kind version of the Ti-Bridge with linear 3-Day Power Reserve indicator for ONLY WATCH. This unique piece offered in a two-tone titanium and red gold case features an engraving of Asclepius and his snake-entwined staff, the symbol of medicine – an allegory celebrating the work of the Monaco Association against Muscular Dystrophy
next up a watch with some Olympian SWEAT on it! Luv it. Yohan Blake's Richard Mille prototype worn at the 2012 Olympics!
In Jamaican colours of course :) ~ It is a unique piece based upon the RM 038 but adapted to Yohan Blake’s specifications. This watch has experienced the joy of the podium and shared the spotlight with the gold and silver medals won by Yohan .
Van Cleef and Arpels came up with a lovely looking offering... one for the ladies to enjoy ~ With its turquoise dial, rotating disk in white gold and lapis lazuli, white mother-of-pearl top dial, case in white gold and diamonds, and white alligator strap, this creation in blue and white recalls the sky and sea of the French Riviera. In a stunning masterstroke, the turquoise dial offers a panoramic view of Monaco
Vacheron Constantin world time... a beauty... nice splash of red on the dial and a red Monaco text on there too ~ The dial paying tribute to three artistic crafts – engraving, enamelling and gem-setting – illustrates the aesthetic mastery dear to the Manufacture
Patek came out with something unique but it's not my kinda unique :) not a fan of the dial and the strap which doth maketh the watch ~ One of the great classics of the Patek Philippe Grand Complications collection between 1995 and 2011, Reference 5004 embodied the traditional, manually wound chronograph at its highest level. Its Caliber CHR 27-70 Q is based on a “Nouvelle Lémania” movement, produced exclusively for Patek Philippe and completely reworked in the company’s workshops, added with a sophisticated split-seconds mechanism and a very fine perpetual calendar. The movement comprises 407 parts, meticulously finished by hand according to the workshops’ time-honored methods.
This Only Watch 2013 special Reference 5004T is the first and only version ever produced in titanium
Laurent Ferrier with some design on it's dial. No great shakes but none needed. A subtle beauty ~ The Galet Classic Only Watch by Laurent Ferrier is a one-of-a-kind steel model housing a chronometer-certified tourbillon calibre with a double balance-spring, and featuring a grand feu enamel dial depicting a dial as well as the Monaco coat-of-arms
I like this Chronoswiss dial a lot... See no evil hear no evil speak no evil...
Unique mechanical wristwatch combining the high arts of skeletonizing, fire enameling and guilloche main, featuring a dial dedicated to the theme of “The Three Apes” handcrafted with guilloche décor and transparent enamel, as well as a manually wound movement skeletonized by hand.
Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Seconde Mysterieuse... this watch looks mean... like it eats other watches for breakfast kinda mean ;)
Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec Rising Hours for Monaco ~ Montblanc has designed and developed a unique watch in its Manufacture in Locle, the Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec Rising Hours for Monaco. Alliance of red gold and steel with Dual Carbon treatment, it displays the hours on a turning disc that has been augmented with the appealing complication of a day/night indication in the hour display
LV ~ Blue sunray effect dial set with 18K gold applied indexes and numerals and with a hand-engraved 18K gold boat, designed by Paul Pettavino
Jaquet Droz ~ The "Loving Butterfly" combines the best know-how of the craftsmen from Jaquet Droz: sculpture, engraving and miniature painting on a "grand feu" enamel dial give this exceptional timepiece an amazing presence and recalls the enchantment of the Age of Enlightenment
Ikepod
Hublot... this looked much better in the metal than the crummy pic below... a nice offering with the striking red ceramic bezel ~ The polished and satin-finished black ceramic case houses a fully skeleton-worked tourbillon movement with an assertively elegant and contemporary design. It features a 5-day power reserve. In a little nod to the new red ceramic, the tourbillon has been enhanced on the sapphire dial by a little anodised red aluminium ring
Harry Winston ~ With a bezel discreetly bearing the three iconic arches of the Harry Winston Fifth Avenue salon in New York City, the case is crafted in 18K polished rose gold. Its 42 mm diameter frames a mechanical automatic winding movement composed of 297 parts, with an 18K rose gold skeletonized rotor, circular grained and hand-chamfered, visible through a sapphire-crystal display back.
DeWitt ~ 43 mm white gold case set with baguette-cut and brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 3.7cts). Mechanical and skeletonised manually wound movement integrating a Tourbillon manufactured by DeWitt
UN ~ Combining Art and Precision, the Only Watch Marine Chronometer Manufacture of Ulysse Nardin features a 43mm, 18 ct rose gold case engraved 1/1 on the side plate and is highlighted by a handcrafted Grand Feu enamel dial. It houses the UN-118 manufacture’s caliber with an anchor escapement in DiamonSil and the Ulysse Nardin's own oscillator and its patented hairspring
Zenith... this design I like! ~ El Primero Stratos Flyback Striking 10th Tribute to Felix Baumgartner. Prototype I/I. Unique prototype tested for the development of the El Primero Stratos honouring Felix Baumgartner, the first supersonic man in history
Chanel with a winner. Stunning black and diamond tourbillon timepiece ~ Première Flying Tourbillon
Movement exclusively developed for Chanel by Renaud et Papi (APRP SA). High feminine complication, this flying tourbillon decorated with the motif of the camellia, a tribute to Mademoiselle Chanel’s favorite flower, beats away discreetly and almost secretly at the heart of the Première watch
Having no upper bridge, the carriage decorated with a camellia appears to be rotating in a weightless state. Unique edition in 18-carat white gold set with 169 diamonds (~2.20 carats) with a black high-tech ceramic bezel exclusively created for Only Watch
Claret.. subtle as always ;) ~ A flying tourbillon watch equipped with a retrograde hours and minutes display system that is radically different from existing watchmaking conventions. Two tiny metal balls, isolated within grilled sapphire tubes on the left and right sides of the caseband magically move with no mechanical connection thanks to magnetic fields
Frederique Constant... hmm why does it remind me of a watch from another brand... ~ Unique Lady Automatic Double Heart Beat timepiece with a dazzling 19 carat rose gold case “pavé” with sparkling diamonds and “Only watch 2013” hand engraved on the case back. resented in a specially designed leather gift box.The successful bidder will also be receiving a matching three-piece jewellery set: a delicate and attractive pendant, bracelet and matching pair of earrings
De Bethune... I wasn't a fan of the brand in the past, not sure if i'm a fan now, but some of their pieces are definitely interesting ~ Skybridge - De Bethune star-studded sky in blued mirror-polished grade 5 titanium encrusted with white gold and diamond stars representing the sky of November 19, 1857, the establishment of the National Monegasque Feast Day by Prince Charles III. Upon coming to the throne in 2005, Prince Albert decided to maintain the November 19th national holiday date, Saint Rainier’s Feast Day, in memory of his father
GP Chrono Hawk ~ Clad in a matt-black ceramic case set with a rare silvery-white palladium bezel, the Girard-Perregaux Chrono Hawk Only Watch declares its bold identity. Hints of red on the dial and the strap underline its attachment to the Only Watch charity auction
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