2023 Only Watch Auction Postponed - Now Held in May 2024
The 2023 Only Watch charity auction will return on May 10, 2024 during the Geneva Spring Auction.
The auction of 2023 Only Watch, which was postponed last year due to netizens' doubts about the financial management of charity auction funds, announced in 2024 that after the audited financial report for the three years 2021 to 2023 was released, it would return to the spring auction in 2024, still managed by Christie's shoot.
However, the number of participating brands has been reduced from the 62 that initially signed up to 48, and the brands that left during the crisis last year will no longer come back. I wonder if these brands will return in the future? The future is also very fast, 2025 is the next year.
There are also some brands of auction items that may also undergo changes. For example, Patek Philippe originally planned to release the special model of Ref. 1938P as an Only Watch in November 2023 on the 85th birthday of Honorary Chairman Philippe Stern, but now the time has passed. The product has been shipped, and it seems inappropriate to use this one again. It is estimated that Patek Philippe will make a new one and pick one out in future plans.
However, many other brands' unique products specially made by 2023 Only Watch are still there, and they can be unveiled on time and put up for auction.
Richard Mille's first necklace watch specially made for Only Watch, model RMS14, named Talisman Origine, is inspired by an amulet pendant necklace discovered thousands of years ago in Swiss archaeology. This unique and cool shape should be Attracting many young generation hipster players.
The independent watchmaker Rexhep Rexhepi donated the actual unique watch Chronomètre Antimagnétique (RRCA) to the 2023 Only Watch charity auction, an antimagnetic chronometer three-hand watch. Rexhep Rexhepi is already a leader of the younger generation of independent watchmakers and is highly sought after by collectors from all walks of life. The estimated transaction price of this third RR watch with three seconds hands will be no less than 1 million Swiss francs.
H. Moser & Cie. It’s interesting. Both independent watch brands are very popular. The effect of 1+1 is definitely greater than 2. High auction prices are no longer a problem. The question now is, will the buyer of this panda be Chinese?
The collaboration between Auffret Paris and Petermann Bédat is also a watch that cannot be underestimated in the 2023 Only Watch charity auction. Independent watchmaking is now very popular. Even Jean Arnault, the youngest son of the LVMH family, has established an independent watchmaking award. These two independent watch brands are both high-quality brands that have the ability to compete for the final award, and their joint works will definitely not be left alone.
