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Source: TimeWerke Videos on YouTube.

Valued at between US$48,000 and US$69,000 (CHF48,000 to CHF69,000 / EUR43,000 and EUR62,000) by Christie’s, the Grönefeld 1941 Remontoire housed in a 39.5mm stainless steel case is one of the fifty unique timepieces offered for sale at the 2019 Only Watch auction that will be held on 9 November in Geneva, Switzerland.

This Grönefeld 1941 Remontoire is equipped with the Calibre G-05 that has an eight seconds remontoire mechanism that delivers a constant force to the escapement resulting in higher isochronism and precision. The action is visible on the dial side at 9 o’clock by way of the blue governor that spins every eight seconds.

Grönefeld 1941 Remontoire for Only Watch 2019. Valued at between US$48,000 and US$69,000 (CHF48,000 to CHF69,000 / EUR43,000 and EUR62,000) by Christie’s (before the Only Watch auction on 9 November 2019). Photo: Only Watch.

The movement is one of the 188 limited edition calibres that are made by Grönefeld but this is a pièce unique, in line with the Only Watch auction, as it features a one-off silver dial with a frosted surface in “vintage-smoked” colours and polished hour markers.

The Only Watch auction is a charity project whereby proceeds from the sales of the timepieces will mostly be donated to the Monegasque Association against Myopathies (Association Monégasque Contre Les Myopathies) for their medical and scientific research activities.

These will support the scientific research to find a cure to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a disease that is, to this day, incurable and affects one boy over 3,000 male births, highlights Prince Albert II of Monaco.

Since the establishment of biennual Only Watch charity auction in 2005, more than EUR35 million has been raised.

The Grönefeld 1941 Remontoire is equipped with the Calibre G-05,one of the 188 limited edition calibres made. Photo: Grönefeld.

“Thanks to the funds raised by Only Watch, the Monegasque Association against Myopathies has been able to set up an international consortium of public and private laboratories focused on the development of new therapeutic approaches such as gene therapy, cell therapy and repair of mutated nucleic acids, in particular by modulating mRNA splicing. Some of these approaches are very promising, some have already been successfully evaluated in man,” says Luis Garcia, scientific advisor of the Monegasque Association against Myopathies.

Only Watch 2019: Creating Beauty to Do Good

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Source: TimeWerke Videos on YouTube.

Here’s a very quick glimpse of the 50 unique watches from the various brands offered for sale at the Only Watch charity auction that will be held on Saturday, 9 November 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. These one-off timepieces will be auctioned by Christie’s.

As this is for a worthwhile cause, we truly felt the need to at least showcase all the pieces. Did you manage to spot all the 50 unique watches?

By far, possibly the most impressive is the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300-010 housed in a steel case and with a rose gold dial. This is the first and only Grandmaster Chime in steel. It is estimated at between USD2.5 million and USD3 million.

This sneak peek was possible thanks to Malmaison By The Hour Glass, the Singapore venue for the Only Watch world tour and it was showcased on 25 and 26 October 2019.

The Only Watch auction is a charity project whereby proceeds from the sales of the timepieces will mostly be donated to the Monegasque Association against Myopathies (Association Monégasque Contre Les Myopathies) for their medical and scientific research activities.

These will support the scientific research to find a cure to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a disease that is, to this day, incurable and affects one boy over 3,000 male births, highlights Prince Albert II of Monaco.

The Only Watch charity auction began because of Paul Pettavino who was afflicted with this incurable disease. Sadly, he passed on in 2016 at 21 years of age.

Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300-010 in steel. The first and only Grandmaster Chime in steel. Estimated value at between USD2.5 million and USD3 million (before the Only Watch auction on 9 November 2019). Photo: © Portfolio/TimeWerke.

Rather than let it be, his father, Luc Pettavino, took action early and started the Only Watch charity auction way back in 2005 with support from watch brands. His actions will hopefully lead to a cure one day and spell hope for other boys afflicted with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. As for the 50 unique watches for Only Watch, here is what Luc Pettavino has to say: “We create beauty to do good.”

Since the establishment of biennual Only Watch charity auction in 2005, more than EUR35 million has been raised.

We thank The Hour Glass for the opportunity to view such beauties that will do good and sincerely extend our best wishes to the Only Watch charity auction.