GIRARD-PERREGAUX LAUREATO
ABSOLUTE CHRONOGRAPH
Girard-Perregaux unveiled several
new additions to its red-hot
Laureato collection at SIHH earlier
this year, including the Laureato
Absolute Chronograph. Offered in a
contemporary 44mm case and rated
water resistant to 300m, it offers a
modern twist on the classic design from
the 1970s.
Not yet available to the broader market,
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workshops in La Chaux-de-Fonds has
been reserved exclusively for the Only
Watch auction. Presented in a polished
and satin-brushed black PVD-coated titanium case, it’s paired
with an anthracite sunburst dial, featuring blue hour-markers,
hands and second hand. Even the edging on the push-pieces
is in the same Pantone shade chosen by Only Watch as the
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manufacture movement, GP03300-1058.
HUBLOT CLASSIC FUSION
TOURBILLON SAPPHIRE ORLINSKI
Hublot is no stranger to making
watches that turn heads,
and its latest effort for Only
Watch 2019 is certainly no
exception. A partner of
the charity auction since
its inception in 2005, the
Swiss watch manufacturer
has ensured it will once again
stand out from the crowd with
a bejewelled watch created in
collaboration with contemporary
artist Richard Orlinski.
Presented in a 45mm Classic
Fusion case hewn entirely from
sapphire, it is topped with a white gold bezel, set with
54 baguette-cut topazes. Sculpted into the sapphire,
are the signature edges, bevels and facets synonymous
with Orlinski’s work, who the new owner will have the
opportunity to meet with at his art gallery in Paris.F.P. JOURNE ASTRONOMIC BLUE
A red-hot favourite with collectors and
a strong performer at Only Watch, F.P.
Journe stands out for its extraordinary
efforts to consistently create something
truly special for the charity auction. At
the last event, the brand’s Chronograph
Monopoussoir Rattrapante hammered
for an exceptional CHF 1,150,000. This
year’s entry may well go for even more
than that.
The Astronomic Blue boasts an
Astronomic prototype movement
in 18k rose gold, a unique 44mm
tantalum case and a blue chrome
dial, all developed especially for Only
Watch. The movement incorporates a
staggering 18 complications, including
a minute repeater, dead-beat second
and a tourbillon with Remontoir
d’égalité.FREDERIQUE CONSTANT METEORITE
TOURBILLON PERPETUAL CALENDAR
MANUFACTURE
Frederique Constant is on a mission to
democratize haute horology, making
exceptional pieces more accessible
to a wider audience. The brand’s
latest triumph comes in the form of
the Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar
Manufacture watch. To further draw
attention to this piece, a unique version
has been created for Only Watch 2019.
Distinguishing it from the production
version is a stunning, skeletonized blue
tint meteorite dial. This four-billion-year-
old material fell to Earth 80’000 years
ago and was found in Namibia, Africa
in 1839.AUDEMARS PIGUET CODE 11.59 BY
AUDEMARS PIGUET TOURBILLON
OPENWORKED
Audemars Piguet’s Code 11.59
collection received a mixed response
from the market when it made its
debut earlier this year at SIHH 2019.
A strong performance at Only Watch
2019 won’t change that, but it could
go some way towards framing the
models in a more positive light.
To highlight the architectural
complexity of the Code 11.59, this
unique model features a two-tone
case. An 18-carat pink gold octagonal
middle case stands out in contrast
to the extra-thin bezel, lugs and
caseback in 18-carat white gold. Pink
gold has also been used for some
of the bridges on the entirely open-
worked, hand-wound Manufacture
calibre 2948 complete with tourbillon.Estimate:
CHF 190,000 - 240,000Estimate:
CHF 13,000 -
16,000Estimate:
CHF 32 ,000 -
36,000Estimate:
CHF 300,000 -
600,000Estimate:
CHF 160,000 -
180,000ONLY WATCH 2019 / CHARITY
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