Category: Charity

Ferg’s 5 favourite Only Watch 2023 lots

Picking out my favourite references for this year’s Only Watch auctions, I was pretty shocked to realise how much my tastes have changed over the last handful of years. Some of these brands I even used to hate, although I won’t be admitting which ones. Only Watch is the perfect chance for brands to change … Continued

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10 months ago

Announcing – MONOCHROME x HABRING², A Unique Salmon Doppel 38 To Be Auctioned for Charity by Phillips

MONOCHROME and Austrian independent watchmaker HABRING² are proud to announce the completion of a project that is dear to our hearts. The result is the creation of a unique, highly collectable – and to all the parties involved in this project – extremely attractive new watch. A unique edition of the recently-introduced HABRING² Doppel 38, modified to create a follow-up to our Montre de Souscription 1, this one-of-a-kind watch will be offered by Maria and Richard Habring and MONOCHROME, as part of the upcoming Phillips Geneva Watch Auction XVII, with all proceeds of the sale donated to the Save the Children non-government organisation.

Audemars Piguet raise $1.1m for charity with the Royal Oak “One Drop”

Charity auctions can often be some of the watch world’s most exciting events, as brands stretch their creativity for one-off watches that are instantly collectible. Audemars Piguet certainly delivered at the La Cuvée One Drop 2022 event with their Royal Oak Selfwinding Chronograph “One Drop” raising US$1.1m. Hosted in Las Vegas, the proceeds go towards … Continued

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News – Phillips To Auction A Unique Salmon Zenith Cal 135-O… With A Case Made Of Niobium

In June, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo and Zenith presented a quite fascinating series of watches, made together with Voutilainen. Directly inspired by the golden age of observatory chronometry, powered by a competition movement inside, the 10-piece limited edition platinum Cal 135-O made quite some noise. Phillips will now offer an 11th yet […]

2 years ago

Industry News – Only Watch Charity Auction Returns in 2021

Only Watch is a unique initiative created by Luc Pettavino. This charity timepiece auction held every two years brings together the biggest names of the industry to benefit research on muscular dystrophy. The ninth edition of this charity auction, Only Watch 2021, will take place on Saturday, 6 November 2021. Unique timepieces created by over […]

3 years ago

Letter From The Editor – MONOCHROME Wishes You a Splendid 2021

2020… What a year… what a year! Both on a professional as well as on a personal level this was a bizarre year, and not only due to that nasty Corona pandemic that is terrorizing humankind. Politics also reared its most ugly head on various sides of the globe and Baselworld, an old watch institution, […]

3 years ago

Introducing – Omega Launches Two De Ville Tresor in Support of Orbis

Like many other members of the Swiss watch industry, Omega is no stranger to the concept of charity watches, which are created to raise awareness and raise funds in order to support a great cause. Since 2011, the Biel-based brand has been supporting international non-profit organisation Orbis, committed to preventing avoidable blindness in the world’s […]

3 years ago

Introducing – Omega Launches Two De Ville Tresor in Support of Orbis

Like many other members of the Swiss watch industry, Omega is no stranger to the concept of charity watches, which are created to raise awareness and raise funds in order to support a great cause. Since 2011, the Biel-based brand has been supporting international non-profit organisation Orbis, committed to preventing avoidable blindness in the world’s […]

3 years ago

Hands-on – Nomos Ahoi Neomatik “Doctors Without Borders” Limited Edition

Since 2012, NOMOS has collaborated with the German affiliate of Doctors Without Borders (Ärzte Ohne Grenzen), an independent, global medical program that provides emergency services around the world. More than 8,000 special edition watches to date have raised over a million euro for the organization and two Ahoi models are the brand’s latest offerings. The […]

3 years ago