For the 2019 edition of the biennial fundraiser for research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Ateliers de Monaco is presenting a tourbillon watch encased in an innovative forged carbon and gold case. Carbon fibre, gold and resin are mixed together, placed in a mould, pressed and then heated to form a block. The case is then machined to obtain the desired shape. The end result is a unique, contrasting, unpredictable marbling pattern.
For its second participation to the biennial fundraiser for research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Czapek is presenting a handsome version of its Faubourg de Cracovie chronograph fit with an onyx and chalcedony dial. The blue colour of the chalcedony counters is a reference to the colour of this 8thedition of Only Watch. The chronograph second hand is in the same colour. Just like for the 2017 edition for Only Watch, the dial features the caption ‘courage every seconds’ (transferred in between 12 o’clock and 2 o’clock).
A unique piece for Only Watch 2019, Frederique Constant presents a version of its Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar featuring a dial fashioned out of a meteorite found in Namibia. Standing out with its unique texture, the blue openwork dial echoes the colour of 8th edition of the biennial charity auction.
Jaquet-Droz is supporting Only Watch, the biennial fundraiser for research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy, for the 8th consecutive time. The Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Skelet-One is presented for the 2019 edition, and this is a unique version reinterpreted with striking red accents, in reference to love and Monaco. Only Watch is organized by Luc Pettavino and the Monégasque Association Against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
The bi-annual Only Watch charity auction is upon us once again. We’ve shared the entire list of entries for this year’s auction, and covered a few pieces separately so far. Next up from the ever-impressive list of unique pieces is a surprising collaboration between Singer Reimagined and GoS Watches. A collaboration that was sparked during […]
For the 2019 edition of Only Watch, the biennial fundraiser for research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Ulysse Nardin has taken inspiration from the developments of the EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) research group REHAssist. Meet the Ulysse Nardin Exo-Skeleton X for Only Watch 2019 with its innovative case construction. According to Dr Mohamed Bouri, […]
Every two years the Only Watch auction is celebrated… But what is it exactly? It is a biennial charity auction of unique timepieces created by the finest brands for research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy. With more than 40 million Swiss Francs collected since 2005 and around 50 brands represented, Only Watch is the premier international […]
If you are a regular reader of MONOCHROME, you will be familiar with the Favre-Leuba Bivouac 9000. Inspired by a model from the 1960s, the Bivouac is a beast of a tool watch, standing out as being the only mechanical wristwatch capable of displaying the altitude from 0 to 9,000m – for more information, read […]
The eighth edition of the biennial fundraiser for research on Muscular Dystrophy will take place on Saturday 9 November 2019 in Geneva, where unique timepieces created by some of the world’s best watchmakers will be auctioned. We took some time in Baselworld to meet its founder Luc Pettavino, President of the “Association Monégasque Contre les […]
While the name Moritz Grossmann refers to a great watchmaker and the founder and director of the German School of Watchmaking in Glashütte, back in the 19th century, the brand as we know it today is still rather new on the German watchmaking scene. However, this year is an important step for the brand, which has been founded back in 2008. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its rebirth, Moritz Grossmann releases 24 one-off timepieces representing the past, present and future of the brand, to be sold online through the world’s leading auction house, Christie’s.