“It was an honor for Antiquorum to once again support the Only Watch auction benefitting research for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. We are ecstatic to have raised Euro 5,066,000 for the collection of 33 unique timepieces highlighted by the fierce bidding for the Patek Philippe Ref. 5004T which achieved an unparalleled Euro 2,950,000, the highest price ever attained for a modern wristwatch. We would like to thank all participants for making the fifth edition of Only Watch such a resounding success and helping to spread awareness of this debilitating disease across the globe, “said Julien Schaerer, Managing Director Antiquorum Geneva.

Unique ONLY WATCH 2013 models from Roger Dubuis, Richard Mille & Corum

The exceptional 5th edition of Only Watch was organized by the Association Monegasque Contre les Myopathies, Antiquorum Auctioneers and the Monaco Yacht Show with the generous support of 33 watch brands. The exciting auction concluded a worldwide preview tour that made stops in Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, New York City, Geneva and finally at the world renowned Monaco Yacht Show. Participating watch brands for the fifth edition of Only Watch are: Backes & Strauss, Bell & Ross, Blancpain, Breguet, Chanel, Chopard, Chronoswiss, Christophe Claret, Corum, Cyrus, DeLaCour, De Bethune, DeWitt, Frederique Constant, Girard-Perregaux, Harry Winston, Hublot, Ikepod, Jaquet Droz, Julien Coudray, Laurent Ferrier, Louis Vuitton, Maurice Lacroix, Montblanc, Patek Philippe, Piaget, Richard Mille, Roger Dubuis, Armin Strom, Ulysse Nardin, Vacheron Constantin, Van Cleef & Arpels, Zenith.

Timepieces donated to ONLY WATCH 2013 by Armin Strom, Van Cleef & Arpels, Maurice Lacroix

“Only Watch is a very special project that implies an incredible cooperation based on free will and contributions made with a benevolent state of mind. It’s all about a group of people united for research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, united to give hope, and the exceptional 5 Million Euro realized for Only Watch 2013 is a group effort of all the generous participants involved. I want to thank HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, the watch manufacturers, Antiquorum & the Monaco Yacht Show for co-organizing the event with Association Monégasque contre les Myopathies (Monegasque Association against Muscular Dystrophies) and all partners, philanthropists, collectors, media, individuals…the world over for their phenomenal support,” said Luc Pettavino, President AMM and Founder of Only Watch.

Source: Antiquorum