Only Watch 2015 marks record-breaking results

The sixth edition of Only Watch, the biennial charity fundraising auction that supports the research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, made its most successful season this year as it garnered the highest result in total of CHF 11,268,000 (10,430,798 Euros), and recorded the highest price paid for a watch sold at auction for the Patek Philippe ref. 5016A

On the 7^th of November, 2015, the La Réserve Hotel in Geneva, Switzerland witnessed a packed saleroom with the attendance of more than 300 watch manufactures representatives, collectors and philanthropists, in addition to numerous bidders online and by phone. Sold under the hammer of watch expert Aurel Bacs, the Only Watch 2015 showcased 44 distinct timepieces that the world’s luxury watch brands and independent watchmakers crafted specifically for the occasion made, including most expensive wristwatch sold at an auction: The first and only stainless steel Patek Philippe reference 5016A-010 sold for CHF 7.3 million.

Photo: Christian Pfahl – www.calixte.ch

Armin Strom:

• Armin Strom’s Skeleton Pure
• Estimate CHF30,000 – 40,000
• SOLD FOR CHF15,000

 

Bell & Ross:

• Bell & Ross’ BR01 Skull Bronze Tourbillon
• Estimate CHF100,000 – 120,000
• SOLD FOR CHF100,000

 

Blancpain:

• Blancpain’s Villeret Calendrier Chinois Traditional
• Estimate CHF80,000 – 100,000
• SOLD FOR CHF80,000

 

Boucheron:

• Boucheron’s Vague de Lumière
• Estimate CHF25,000 – 30,000
• SOLD FOR CHF45,000

 

Bovet 1822:

• Bovet 1822’s AMADEO FLEURIER 39 Lady BOVET
• Estimate CHF100,000 – 150,000
• SOLD FOR CHF80,000

 

Breguet:

• Breguet’s Type XXI 3813
• Estimate CHF75,000 – 90,000
• SOLD FOR CHF90,000

 

Carl F. Bucherer:

• Carl F. Bucherer’s Manero Chronoperpetual
• Estimate CHF45,000 – 49,000
• SOLD FOR CHF46,000

 

CHANEL:

• CHANEL’s Mademoiselle Prive
• Estimate CHF35,000 – 45,000
• SOLD FOR CHF38,000

 

Chopard:

• Chopard’s Superfast Chrono Porsche 919
• Estimate CHF10,000 – 20,000
• SOLD FOR CHF20,000

 

Christophe Claret:

• Christophe Claret’s Espoir & Paix
• Estimate CHF50,000 – 60,000
• SOLD FOR CHF60,000

 

Chronoswiss:

• Chronoswiss’ Ouroboros
• Estimate CHF29,000 – 39,000
• SOLD FOR CHF29,000

 

De Bethune:

• De Bethune’s DBS
• Estimate CHF65,000 – 75,000
• SOLD FOR CHF60,000

 

de Grisogono:

• de Grisogono’s New Retro Black Stripes
• Estimate CHF30,000 – 40,000
• SOLD FOR CHF18,000

 

DeWitt:

• DeWitt’s Academia Out of Time
• Estimate CHF60,000 – 80,000
• SOLD FOR CHF55,000

 

F.P. Journe:

• F.P. Journe’s Tourbillon Souverain Bleu
• Estimate CHF250,000 – 400,000
• SOLD FOR CHF550,000

 

Frédérique Constant:

• Frédérique Constant’s Horological Smartwatch
• Estimate CHF8,000 – 15,000
• SOLD FOR CHF14,000

 

Girard-Perregaux:

• Girard-Perregaux’s Vintage 1945 XXL
• Estimate CHF15,000 – 23,000
• SOLD FOR CHF38,000

 

H. Moser & Cie.:

• H. Moser & Cie.’s Endeavour Perpetual Calendar
• Estimate CHF60,000 – 80,000
• SOLD FOR CHF45,000

 

Harry Winston:

• Harry Winston’s Ocean Dual Time Retrograde Only Watch
• Estimate CHF35,000 – 45,000
• SOLD FOR CHF50,000

 

Hermès:

• Hermès’ In The Pocket
• Estimate CHF30,000 – 50,000
• SOLD FOR CHF35,000

 

Hublot:

• Hublot’s Classic Fusion Only Watch Britto
• Estimate CHF80,000 – 120,000
• SOLD FOR CHF135,000

 

IWC Schaffhausen:

• IWC Schaffhausen’s IWC
• Estimate CHF25,000 – 35,000
• SOLD FOR CHF25,000

 

Jacob & Co.:

• Jacob & Co.’s The Epic SF24
• Estimate CHF60,000 – 70,000
• SOLD FOR CHF50,000

 

Jaquet Droz:

• Jaquet Droz’s Petite Heure Minute Paillonnèe
• Estimate CHF37,000 – 47,000
• SOLD FOR CHF35,000

 

L. Leroy:

• L. Leroy’s Chronomètre Observatoire
• Estimate CHF30,000 – 40,000
• SOLD FOR CHF75,000

 

Laurent Ferrier:

• Laurent Ferrier’s Galet Square
• Estimate CHF30,000 – 40,000
• SOLD FOR CHF62,000

 

Louis Vuitton:

• Louis Vuitton’s Escale Worldtime
• Estimate CHF60,000 – 70,000
• SOLD FOR CHF130,000

 

Maurice Lacroix:

• Maurice Lacroix’s Masterpiece Gravity
• Estimate CHF12,000 – 14,000
• SOLD FOR CHF25,000

 

MB&F:

• MB&F’s Melchior
• Estimate CHF30,000 – 45,000
• SOLD FOR CHF75,000

 

Patek Philippe:

• Patek Philippe’s Reference 5016A-010
• Estimate CHF700,000 – 900,000
• SOLD FOR CHF7,300,000

 

Perrelet:

• Perrelet’s Turbine XL Sheriff
• Estimate CHF25,000 – 35,000
• SOLD FOR CHF25,000

 

Piaget:

• Piaget’s Altiplano 38mm 900P
• Estimate CHF25,000 – 40,000
• SOLD FOR CHF70,000

 

Rebellion:

• Rebellion’s REB-7 Forged Carbon Regulator
• Estimate CHF60,000 – 90,000
• SOLD FOR CHF80,000

 

Richard Mille:

• Richard Mille’s RM 27-02
• Estimate CHF600,000 – 700,000
• SOLD FOR CHF650,000

 

Speake-Marin:

• Speake-Marin’s Resilience “One Art”
• Estimate CHF18,000 – 25,000
• SOLD FOR CHF32,000

 

Thomas Mercer:

• Thomas Mercer’s Brittanica
• Estimate CHF75,000 – 105,000
• SOLD FOR CHF50,000

 

Tudor:

• Tudor’s Heritage Black Bay One
• Estimate CHF3,500 – 4,500
• SOLD FOR CHF375,000

 

Ulysse Nardin:

• Ulysse Nardin’s Only Watch Stranger
• Estimate CHF70,000 – 90,000
• SOLD FOR CHF120,000

 

URWERK:

• URWERK’s UR-106 “Only Watch”
• Estimate CHF40,000 – 60,000
• SOLD FOR CHF90,000

 

Vacheron Constantin:

• Vacheron Constantin’s Métiers d’Art Mécaniques Ajourées
• Estimate CHF70,000 – 80,000
• SOLD FOR CHF140,000

 

Van Cleef & Arpels:

• Van Cleef & Arpels’ Pierre Arpels Heure d’ici & Heure d’ailleurs
• Estimate CHF25,000 – 35,000
• SOLD FOR CHF35,000

 

Voutilainen:

• Voutilainen’s GMT-6
• Estimate CHF90,000 – 100,000
• SOLD FOR CHF145,000

 

Vulcain:

• Vulcain’s 50S Presidents’ Cloisonné Grand FEU “Only Watch” Pegasus
• Estimate CHF48,000 – 53,000
• SOLD FOR CHF45,000

 

Zenith:

• Zenith’s El Primero Lightweight Tribute to the Rolling Stones
• Estimate CHF18,000 – 28,000
• SOLD FOR CHF21,000