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Timekeepers Club / January 20, 2022

ONLY WATCH 2021 results

Only Watch 2021 raises CHF 30 million (EUR 28.5 million, USD 32.1 million) for research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in front of an audience of 850 watch enthusiasts. 25 countries participating. 

53 one-off creations by 54 of the world's leading watch brands set the pulse of the global watch collector community racing - to benefit research against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. 

The auction on 6 November at Palexpo in Geneva exceed all expectations once again, bringing together the best of the best in watchmaking and the world community of watch collectors and aficionados to achieve a fantastic result for the Only Watch charity: CHF 30 million.

5 timepieces created especially for Only Watch 2021 passed the one million barrier (Patek Philippe – CHF 9.5 million, F.P.Journe – CHF 4.5 million, Audemars Piguet – CHF 3.1 million, Richard Mille – CHF 2.1 million, and De Bethune x Kari Voutilainen – CHF 1.3 million)

This 9th edition of Only Watch more than kept its promise of setting the bar higher: 53 one-off creations donated by some of the most prestigious, desirable and exclusive brands watches participating to the Only Watch 2021 collection. 

The Only Watch charity auctions have now raised a total of more than CHF 100 million for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research. Clinical trials are on track for 2022. 

With this 9th Edition, Only Watch has reached another level. as the world emerges in the post-pandemic era, it is both humbling and gratifying to see how Only Watch’s message of hope, determination and confidence in the future has again resonated so strongly both with the community of watchmakers who contributed such masterpieces and the community of watch aficionados and generous donators who participated from around the world"- says Luc Pettavino, President of the Association Monégasque contre les Myopathies (Monaco Association Against Muscular Dystrophy) and Founder/Organizer of ONLY WATCH.

As the last and final stop of the Only Watch World Tour which started in Monaco and from there took the 53 creations by 54 select watchmaking brands to Dubai, Tokyo, Singapore and Hong Kong, it is only fitting that Geneva, the cradle of watchmaking, be the setting for the grand Finale.

Only Watch 2021 was held for the first time at PALEXPO GENEVA with 850 people in attendance, in response to the increasingly pressing need for a venue capable of accommodating an ever-larger public as well as media representatives from around the world.

3.30 hours of suspense, surprise and joy.


With Christie’s conducting the auction, Only Watch 2021 will also be one for annals, just like the eight editions before it. As large as it was, the room was filled with international supporters, collectors, philanthropists, watchmaking manufacturer representatives, scientists and press speaking all the languages of the world originating from 25 countries participating, and over 100 media professionals there too, to report on the event.

It was thus in an atmosphere of shared values and a shared purpose, but also of keen anticipation that H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco declared open the 9th Edition of Only Watch, adding “We don’t often take the time to reflect on the progress that’s been made. But today, we should: we’ve come a long way. We are at the dawn of a clinical trial of a therapeutic solution that’s been elaborated thanks to ONLY WATCH funding. In the very near future, 12 boys and young men will be given a drug which researchers believe will alleviate the disease. To you all, Only Watch community… you have my gratitude.”

The auction quickly gained momentum as, one by one, the 53 one-off horological creations designed especially for this 9th Edition of Only Watch came up for auction and found a happy owner – sometimes after quite spectacular bidding volleys. See below for the link to the final sale price achieved by each lot.

Only Watch 2021 total of CHF 30m/EUR 28.5m/USD 32.1m brings total raised so far for research to over EUR 100m/ USD / CHF


“This is more than a dream come true and such a strong positive signal. For the participating watchmakers who see their creations recognized and their efforts rewarded. For the lucky buyers who now own a timepiece that is not only unique but also makes them a part of history. And for the hundreds of thousands of patients and their families who are touched by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy as well as for the the researchers who are coming ever closer to finding the solution,” says Luc Pettavino, President of the Association Monégasque contre les Myopathies (Monaco Association Against Muscular Dystrophy) and Founder/Organizer of ONLY WATCH.

“We are thankful and thrilled to be able to contribute to Only Watch. Everything about this event is truly unique, from each timepiece especially developed and crafted for the occasion, including truly amazing timepieces by independent watchmakers, to the universal resonance of an event that engages the entire spectrum of a truly global community, and the single-minded – and contagious! – confidence and determination of one individual to take up such a worthwhile cause,” commented Aline Sylla-Walbaum, Christie’s Global Managing Director, Luxury Division.

Special thanks


All of us at ONLY WATCH express our heartfelt thanks to Christie’s for contributing their expertise and resources towards the success of ONLY WATCH, to Ferrari Expeditions for taking charge of all the complex logistics involved, to our many partners and to the international media for putting the fight against muscular dystrophy center stage. Here are the brands participating in ONLY WATCH 2021 as well as the names of those who have collaborated on these one-off timepieces:

AKRIVIA - ANDERSEN GENÈVE x EDWARD SEXTON – ARMIN STROM - ARTYA x JOHN MC LAUGHLIN – ATELIER DE CHRONOMETRIE – AUDEMARS PIGUET – BALTIC – BELL&ROSS – BLANCPAIN – BOUCHERON – BOVET 1822 – BREGUET - BULGARI - CARL F. BUCHERER – CHANEL – CHARLES GIRARDIER – CHOPARD – CYRUS GENÈVE  – CZAPEK GENÈVE – D.CANDAUX x SATURNO - DE BETHUNE x VOUTILAINEN - F.P.JOURNE x FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA – FABERGE - FREDERIQUE CONSTANT - GIRARD-PERREGAUX x BAMFORD WATCH DEPARTMENT – H. MOSER & CIE – HERMÈS - HUBLOT - JACOB&CO – JAQUET DROZ- KONSTANTIN CHAYKIN - KRAYON - LAURENT FERRIER - LOUIS MOINET – LOUIS VUITTON – LUDOVIC BALLOUARD - MAURICE LACROIX – MB&F – MONTBLANC – MORITZ GROSSMANN - PATEK PHILIPPE – PERRELET – REBELLION TIMEPIECES – RESERVOIR - RICHARD MILLE – ROMAIN GAUTHIER – SPEAKE-MARIN – TAG HEUER - TRILOBE x DANIEL BUREN - TUDOR – ULYSSE NARDIN - URWERK - ZENITH x FELIPE PANTONE

ONLY WATCH 2021 results


Lot 01. Akrivia Chronomètre Contemporain II Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 70'000 - 100'000

Sold: CHF 800'000


 

Lot 2. ANDERSEN Genève x Edward Sexton Quotidiana OnlyWatch 2021

Estimate: CHF 60'000 - 70'000

Sold: CHF 100'000


 

Lot 03. Armin Strom Gravity Equal Force Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 16'900 - 25'000

Sold: CHF 38'000


 

Lot 04. ArtyA x John McLaughlin Son of Sound Guitar "Is That So?" Unique Edition for Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 35'000 - 50'000

Sold: CHF 55'000


 

Lot 05. Atelier de Chronométrie AdC21 Only Watch

Estimate: CHF 35'000 - 55'000

Sold: CHF 95'000


 

Lot 06. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra-Thin Only Watch

Estimate: CHF 160'000 - 320'000

Sold: CHF 3'100'000


 

Lot 07. BALTIC Pulsometer Chronograph Monopusher 1/1 for Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 12'000 - 18'000 

Sold: CHF 50'000


 

Lot 08. Bell & Ross BR 01 Cyber Skull Sapphire Only Watch 21

Estimate: CHF 90'000 - 110'000

Sold: CHF 220'000


 

Lot 09. Blancpain Tribute to Fifty Fathoms No Rad for Only Watch

Estimate: CHF 12'000 - 18'000

Sold: CHF 130'000


 

Lot 10. Boucheron Ajourée Masy le Caméléon for Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 20'000 - 30'000

Sold: CHF 75'000


 

Lot 11. Bovet 1822 Miss Audrey Sweet Fairy Only Watch

Estimate: CHF 45'000 - 70'000

Sold: CHF 180'000


 

Lot 12. Breguet Type XX Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 35'000 - 50'000

Sold: CHF 250'000


 

Lot 13. Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar Tantalum for Only Watch

Estimate: CHF 80'000 - 120'000 

Sold: CHF 220'000


 

Lot 14. Carl F. Bucherer Heritage BiCompax Annual ONLY WATCH Edition

Estimate: CHF 20'000 - 40'000

Sold: CHF 90'000


 

Lot 15. Chanel J12 Paradoxe Only 2 for Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 30'000 - 40'000 

Sold: CHF 280'000


 

Lot 16. Charles Gerardier « 1809 Tribute to Jackson Pollock - Only Watch »

Estimate: CHF 75'000 - 90'000

Sold: CHF 85'000


 

Lot 17. Chopard Alpine Eagle XL Chrono Only Watch

Estimate: CHF 30'000 - 50'000

Sold: CHF 80'000


 

Lot 18. Cyrus Klepcys Dice Only Watch

Estimate: CHF 35'000 - 45'000

Sold: CHF 50'000


 

Lot 19. Czapek & Cie Antarctique Rattrapante “Sunrise” for Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 60'000 - 90'000

Sold: CHF 240'000


 

Lot 20. DC7 Genesis Piece Unique by Candaux & Saturno

Estimate: CHF 120'000 - 160'000

Sold: CHF 150'000


 

Lot 21. De Bethune x Voutilainen Kind of Magic for Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 200'000 - 250'000

Sold: CHF 1'300'000


 

Lot 22. F. P. Journe x Francis Ford Copolla FFC Blue Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 300'000 - 400'000

Sold: CHF 4'500'000


 

Lot 23. Fabergé Dalliance “Choose Hope” Watch

Estimate: CHF 25'000 - 40'000

Sold: CHF 60'000


 

Lot 24. Frederique Constant Highlife Monolithic Manufacture Only Watch 2021 

Estimate: CHF 28'000 - 35'000

Sold: CHF 24'000


 

Lot 25. Girard-Perregaux x Bamford Casquette - Only Watch Edition

Estimate: CHF 10'000 - 20'000

Sold: CHF 80'000


 

Lot 26. H. Moser & Cie Streamliner Cylindrical Tourbillon Only Watch

Estimate: CHF 60'000 - 80'000

Sold: CHF 750'000


 

Lot 27. Hermès H08 Only Watch

Estimate: CHF 14'000 - 18'000

Sold: CHF 90'000


 

Lot 28. Hublot Big Bang Tourbillon Only Watch

Estimate: CHF 160'000 - 180'000

Sold: CHF 320'000


 

Lot 29. Jacob & Co. Epic X Chrono Orange Only Watch

Estimate: CHF 20'000 - 25'000

Sold: CHF 40'000


 

Lot 30. Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Skelet-One Tourbillon "Only Watch"

Estimate: CHF 160'000 - 200'000

Sold: CHF 200'000


 

Lot 31. Konstantin Chaykin Martian Tourbillon Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 40'000 - 60'000

Sold: CHF 290'000


 

Lot 32. Krayon Anywhere Only Watch 2021 Edition

Estimate: CHF 95'000 - 120'000

Sold: CHF 320'000


 

Lot 33. Laurent Ferrier Classic Origin Hope Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 29'000 - 39'000

Sold: CHF 160'000


 

Lot 34. Louis Moinet Memoris Spirit "Only Watch"

Estimate: CHF 28'000 - 40'000

Sold: CHF 80'000


 

Lot 35. Louis Vuitton Tambour Curve GMT Flying Tourbillon Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 80'000 - 100'000

Sold: CHF 220'000


 

Lot 36. Ludovic Ballouard Half Time Vinyl "Vinyl 33 Tours" Unique Piece For Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 40'000 - 60'000

Sold: CHF 140'000


 

Lot 37. Maurice Lacroix AIKON Master Grand Date Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 12'000 - 18'000

Sold: CHF 30'000


 

Lot 38. MB&F HM10 Panda for Only Watch

Estimate: CHF 100'000 - 150'000

Sold: CHF 620'000


 

Lot 39. Montblanc Star Legacy Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph Only Watch ’21 Unique Piece

Estimate: CHF 30'000 - 45'000

Sold: CHF 75'000


 

Lot 40. The Only Watch Moritz Grossmann

Estimate: CHF 20'000 - 35'000

Sold: CHF 120'000


 

Lot 41. Patek Philippe Grand Complication Desk Clock for Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 400'000 - 500'000

Sold: CHF 9'500'000


 

Lot 42. Perrelet Turbine "Hope" Unique Piece for Only Watch

Estimate: CHF 8'000 - 12'000

Sold: CHF 26'000


 

Lot 43. Rebellion RE 1 2.0 Chronograph Only Watch

Estimate: CHF 26'000 - 50'000

Sold: CHF 55'000


 

Lot 44. Reservoir Kanister Palladium for Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 20'000 - 30'000

Sold: CHF 32'000


 

Lot 45. Richard Mille RM 67-02 Charles Leclerc Prototype Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 270'000 - 330'000

Sold: CHF 2'100'000


 

Lot 46. Romain Gauthier Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 40'000 - 70'000

Sold: CHF 100'000


 

Lot 47. Speake-Marin One&Two Dual Time Only Watch The Sun

Estimate: CHF 30'000 - 40'000

Sold: CHF 60'000


 

Lot 48. TAG Heuer Only Watch Carbon Monaco

Estimate: CHF 50'000 - 100'000

Sold: CHF 290'000


 

Lot 49. Trilobe x Daniel Buren "La Réciproque" Desk Clock for Only Watch

Estimate: CHF 35'000 - 45'000

Sold: CHF 100'000


 

Lot 50. Tudor Black Bay GMT One Master Chronometer for Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 4'000 - 8'000

Sold: CHF 650'000


 

Lot 51. Ulysse Nardin UFO Only Watch

Estimate: CHF 60'000 - 80'000

Sold: CHF 380'000


 

Lot 52. Urwerk UR-102 “Gaïa” for Only Watch 2021

Estimate: CHF 32'000 - 75'000

Sold: CHF 280'000


 

Lot 53. Zenith Defy Double Tourbillon Sapphire Felipe Pantone – Unique Piece for Only Watch

Estimate: CHF 180'000 - 220'000

Sold: CHF 480'000


 

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