By Harlan Chapman-Green
Well folks, that about wraps up our coverage of Only Watch again until the year 2019 where we will set out once more to show you all the results from the charity auction. This year was quite exciting, although apart from a few watches pretty much all performed as well or better than expected, which means that first off there are plenty of funds for the fight against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (OnlyWatch itself only needs 1% of the money to operate). Second, price estimations are becoming better each time we do this event. Without further ado, here’s the full list of results from the auction of all 50 watches, organised by their lot numbers.
Lot 1 – Agenhor x Head Carpe Diem
Estimation: 18,000 – 28,000 CHF
Actual sale price: 30,000 CHF
Estimation price exceeded.
Lot 2 – WOSTEP ‘The Wostep Watch’
Estimation: 12,000 – 22,000 CHF
Actual sale price: 50,000 CHF
Estimation price exceeded.
Lot 3 – Zenith Defy El Primero 21 OnlyWatch Edition
Estimation: 12,000 – 18,000 CHF
Actual sale price: 26,000 CHF
Estimation price exceeded.
Lot 4 – Kari Voutilainen 28S
Estimation: 55,000 – 85,000 CHF
Actual sale price: 75,000 CHF
Estimation price matched.
Lot 5 – Ulysse Nardin Marine Toubillon OnlyWatch
Estimation: 21,000 – 32,000
Actual sale price: 32,000
Estimation price matched.
Lot 6 – Tudor Black Bay Bronze
Estimation: 4500 – 5500 CHF
Actual sale price: 350,000
Estimation price exceeded (and then some!).
Lot 7 – TAG Heuer Luxury Kit
Estimation: 15,000 – 25,000
Actual sale price: 38,000
Estimation price exceeded.
Lot 8 – Speake-Marin The Resilience ‘Love Life’
Estimation: 20,000 – 28,500
Actual sale price: 19,000 CHF
Estimation price not matched.
Lot 9 – Ressence Type 12OW
Estimation: 20,000 – 24,000 CHF
Actual sale price: 35,000 CHF
Estimation price exceeded.
Lot 10 – Rebellion Predator 2.0 Regulator Power Reserve Sébastien Buemi Edition for OnlyWatch
Estimation: 37,500 – 55,000 CHF
Actual sale price: 35,000 CHF
Estimation price not matched.
This model was released for Baselworld 2017 and we shared our first impressions here. Here, we will go hands-on with the Arnold & Son DBG Skeleton and explore what makes this view, besides, you know… the double balances.When it has to do with evaluating the significance of this view, I consider it crucial to check at the brand’s history. Arnold named that this watch the “No. 1,” starting a naming convention he’d use for his important timepieces going forward.By 1772, an Arnold “No. 3” chronometer was aboard Captain Cook’s boat when he put out for his second trip across the Pacific, along with Arnold chronometers would go to accompany a number of other significant voyages within these decades. His son, John Roger Arnold, began studying watchmaking under Abraham-Louis Breguet at 1792 and joined his father’s company four decades later. Breguet became a great friend of John Arnold and both collaborated on balance layouts, the overcoil balance spring, and the tourbillon, although Arnold died in 1799 earlier this notion could be accomplished. To mourn his departure, Breguet introduced his son with all the first tourbillon escapement mounted within an Arnold pocket chronometer, which also bears a personal inscription and is now displayed in the British Museum at London.
Lot 11 – Piaget Black Tie Vintage
Estimation: 30,000 – 50,000 CHF
Actual sale price: 28,000 CHF
Estimation price not matched.
Lot 12 – Patek Philippe Ref. 5208T-010
Estimation: 900,000 – 1.1M CHF
Actual sale price : 6.2M CHF
Estimation price exceeded.
Lot 13 – Moritz Grossman Atum Homage
Estimation: 40,000 – 60,000 CHF
Actual sale price: 40,000
Estimation sale price matched.
Lot 14 – Montblanc 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter Unique Piece for OnlyWatch 2017
Estimation: 28,000 – 55,000 CHF
Actual sale price: 60,000 CHF
Estimation sale price exceeded,
Lot 15 – MCT S200 Vantablack
Estimation: 70,000 – 120,000 CHF
Actual sale price: 60,000 CHF
Estimation price not matched.
Lot 16 – MB&F HM8 OnlyWatch
Estimation: 80,000 – 120,000 CHF
Actual sale price: 210,000 CHF
Estimation price exceeded.
Lot 17 – Maurice Lacroix Aikon Automatic Chronograph for OnlyWatch 2017
Estimation: 3500 – 4500 CHF
Actual sale price: 5500 CHF
Estimation price exceeded.
Lot 18 – Louis Vuitton Escale Spin Time Black & Fire
Estimation: 50,000 – 80,000 CHF
Actual sale price: 38,000 CHF
Estimation price not matched.
Lot 19 – Louis Moinet Metropolis Only Watch
Estimation: 17,000 27,000 CHF
Actual sale price: 30,000 CHF
Estimation price exceeded.
Lot 20 – Laurent Ferrier x URWERK Arpel One
Estimation: 50,000 – 70,000 CHF
Actual sale price: 100,000 CHF
Estimation price exceeded.
Lot 21 – Konstantin Chaykin Joker for OnlyWatch 2017
Estimation: 10,000 – 15,000 CHF
Actual sale price: 45,000 CHF
Estimation price exceeded.
Lot 22 – Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Off-Centered Cuprite
Estimation: 30,000 – 40,000 CHF
Actual sale price: 35,000 CHF
Estimation price matched.
Lot 23 – Jacob & Co Epix X Chrono OnlyWatch 2017
Estimation: 20,000 – 25,000 CHF
Actual sale price: 20,000 CHF
Estimation price matched.
Lot 24 – Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire Usain Bolt for OnlyWatch
Estimation: 50,000 – 80,000 CHF
Actual sale price: 150,000 CHF
Estimation price exceeded.
Lot 25 – Hermès Slim D’Hermès L’Heure Impatiente OnlyWatch Edition
Estimation: 35,000 – 55,000 CHF
Actual sale price: 68,000 CHF
Estimation price exceeded.