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Since

2005, men and women with a sparkle in their

eye and an open heart accept that “their” fine watchmaking brand should provide forceful and creative support for scientific and medical research on neuromuscular diseases in general and Duchenne muscular dystrophy in particular.

5th edition of the biennial auction of one-of-a-kind watches for research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy

The concept is to create a truly exceptional and indeed one-off piece. A combination of talents, the quest for excellence, innovation and healthy emulation between watch manufacturers, combined with impressive organisation and communication work, make ONLY WATCH an event that attracts worldwide

Foreword written for GMT (Great Magazine of Timepieces)

media coverage and an extraordinary

and the MYS Summer magazine.

showcase for watchmaking skills.

As of September 6th 2013, the travelling exhibition of these timepieces will make stop-overs in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, New York, and G eneva, followed by the presentation ­ at the ­ Monaco Yacht Show (September 25th to 27th). The charity auction, led by ­Antiquorum, will take place at 11 am (GMT +1) on Saturday September 28th, in Salon Belle Epoque at Hôtel Hermitage, Monte Carlo.

On

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250,000

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teenagers and young adults who suffer ­ from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, I sincerely thank all those who contribute, each in their own way, to the success of ONLY WATCH and keep alive the hope for therapeutic solutions in the near future.

A special thank you to the Monaco Paul & Luc Pettavino

Yacht Show (an Informa business) and ­A ntiquorum for their ongoing support in

Any questions regarding bidding or registering for the Only

co-organizing Only Watch with Monaco

Watch 2013 charity auction should be directed to Antiquorum:

Association against Muscular Dystrophies.

geneva_bidding@antiquorum.com or +41 22 909 2850

Luc Pettavino President Monaco Association against Muscular Dystrophies

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zENITH • vAN ClEEF & ARpElS • vACHERON CONSTANTIN • UlySSE NARdIN • ARMIN STROM • ROGER dUbUIS • RICHARd MIllE • pIAGET • pATEK pHIlIppE • MONTblANC • MAURICE lACROIX • lOUIS vUITTON • lAURENT FERRIER • jUlIEN COUdRAy 1518 • jAqUET dROz • IKEpOd • HUblOT • HARRy WINSTON • GIRARd pERREGAUX • FRÉdÉRIqUE CONSTANT • dEWITT • dElACOUR • dE bETHUNE • CyRUS • CORUM • CHRISTOpHE ClARET • CHRONOSWISS • CHOpARd • CHANEl • bREGUET • blANCpAIN • bEll & ROSS • bACKES & STRAUSS.

zENITH El primero Stratos Flyback Striking 10th Tribute to Felix baumgartner. prototype I/I Unique prototype tested for the development of the el Primero Stratos honouring Felix baumgartner, the first supersonic man in history.

vAN ClEEF & ARpElS lady Arpels Une journée à Monaco with its turquoise dial, rotating disk in white gold and lapis lazuli, white mother-of-pearl top dial, case in white gold and diamonds, and white alligator strap, this creation in blue and white recalls the sky and sea of the French riviera.

In a stunning masterstroke, the turquoise dial offers a panoramic view of monaco.

The ever-present sea is conjured up by the leaping waves engraved on the mother-of-pearl top dial and case back. As the day advances, a mother and daughter take a stroll in monaco, enjoying the precious moments they share together. Their silhouettes emerge from the dial, before slowly slipping away. A diamond-set bezel encircles and protects this charming scene.

vACHERON CONSTANTIN patrimony Traditionnelle Heures du Monde The one-of-a-kind Patrimony Traditionnelle world Time model specially created for only watch 2013 brings together a set of exclusive skills cultivated

by Vacheron constantin. The dial paying tribute to three artistic crafts – engraving, enamelling and gem-setting – illustrates the aesthetic mastery dear to the manufacture, while the world time complication embodies the technical excellence and the open-minded spirit that have been guiding the house for over 250 years.

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UlySSE NARdIN Marine Chronometer Manufacture Only Watch combining Art and Precision, the only watch marine chronometer manufacture of Ulysse Nardin features a 43mm, 18 ct rose gold case engraved 1/1 on the side plate and is highlighted by a handcrafted Grand Feu enamel dial. It houses the UN-118 manufacture’s caliber with an anchor escapement in DiamonSil and the Ulysse Nardin's own oscillator and its patented hairspring.

ARMIN STROM One Week Skeleton Water This true masterpiece one week Skeleton water only watch 2013 has been most carefully skeletonised, engraved and decorated by hand, a unique piece unveiling the art of fine watchmaking.

ROGER dUbUIS la Monégasque This timepiece admirably reflects the roger Dubuis know-how, movement mastery and quest for excellence. It perfectly showcases three important signature features of our maison: the flying tourbillon, the visible micro-rotor and the prestigious Poinçon de Genève quality hallmark. we created this unique piece specially for only watch, integrating for the first time our exclusive automatic flying tourbillon movement within la monégasque collection.

RICHARd MIllE Tourbillon prototype yohan blake This prototype, which was worn by yohan blake during the london olympic Games, created an enormous amount of media attention. It is a unique piece based upon the rm 038 but adapted to yohan blake’s specifications. This watch has experienced the joy of the podium and shared the spotlight with the gold and silver medals won by yohan. It is truly a piece of historic importance.

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piaget Piaget Altiplano Automatic Skeleton For this fifth edition of Only Watch, Piaget has created a unique timepiece based on its ­emblematic Altiplano Skeleton: the Piaget Altiplano 38mm Only Watch Skeleton 1200S. To further enhance its unique features; the case is also engraved with "Only Watch 2013 - Piece Unique".

patek philippe Only Watch 2013 special Reference 5004T One of the great classics of the Patek Philippe Grand Complications collection between 1995 and 2011, Reference 5004 embodied the ­traditional, manually wound chronograph at its highest level.

Its Caliber CHR 27-70 Q is based on a ­“ Nouvelle ­Lémania” movement, produced exclusively for Patek Philippe and completely reworked in the company’s workshops, added with a sophisticated split-seconds mechanism and a very fine ­perpetual calendar. The movement comprises 407 parts, meticulously finished by hand according to the workshops’ time-honored methods.

This Only Watch 2013 special Reference 5004T is the first and only version ever produced in ­titanium.

montblanc Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec Rising Hours for Monaco Montblanc has designed and developed a unique watch in its Manufacture in Locle, the Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec Rising Hours for Monaco. Alliance of red gold and steel with Dual Carbon treatment, it displays the hours on a turning disc that has been augmented with the appealing complication of a day/night indication in the hour display.

louis vuitton Louis Vuitton Tambour Spin Time Regatta Blue sunray effect dial set with 18K gold applied indexes and numerals and with a hand-engraved 18K gold boat, designed by Paul Pettavino (sail & flag are made of 18K white gold hand covered with white enamel with a blue and red LV logo, Hull made of pink gold hand painted with Paul’s name in red.) Unique piece.

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laurent ferrier Galet Classic Only Watch The Galet Classic Only Watch by Laurent ­Ferrier is a one-of-a-kind steel model housing a ­chronometer-certified tourbillon calibre with a double balance-spring, and featuring a grand feu enamel dial depicting a dial as well as the Monaco coat-of-arms.

julien coudray 1518 "Draw me a happy child" by the Children of the world Unique piece draws its inspiration from the ­interpretation of the theme "Draw me a ­happy child" by a 5-year old schoolchild in ­Switzerland, in the Le Locle district. 95 % of the watch is made from one kilogram of solid 18ct Pd125 white gold: ­movement, dial, case, crown and buckle. No ­chemical treatment neither lac.

jaquet droz The Loving Butterfly The "loving Butterfly" combines the best knowhow of the craftsmen from Jaquet Droz: sculpture, engraving and miniature painting on a "grand feu" enamel dial give this exceptional timepiece an ­amazing presence and recalls the enchantment of the Age of Enlightenment.

hublot Bright red ceramic "Classic Fusion" World Premiere of a watch made with bright red ceramic. Bright red is the colour inaugurating this new process, in tribute to the red of Monaco for the 5th edition of Only Watch. The polished and ­satin-finished black ceramic case houses a ­fully skeleton-worked tourbillon movement with an ­assertively elegant and contemporary design. It features a 5-day power reserve. In a little nod to the new red ceramic, the tourbillon has been ­enhanced on the sapphire dial by a little anodised red ­aluminium ring, while the black alligator strap has been stitched with red thread onto black ­rubber, making it as flexible as ever and a pleasure to wear.

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HARRy WINSTON Only Watch 2013 Midnight big date only watch midnight big Date embodies the quintessence of watchmaking, imbued with a sense of authenticity and refinement. Topped with a bezel discreetly bearing the three iconic arches of the harry winston Fifth Avenue salon in New york city, the case is crafted in 18k polished rose gold.

Its 42 mm diameter frames a mechanical automatic winding movement composed of 297 parts, with an 18k rose gold skeletonized rotor, circular grained and hand-chamfered, visible through a sapphire-crystal display back.

GIRARd pERREGAUX Chrono Hawk Only Watch clad in a matt-black ceramic case set with a rare silvery-white palladium bezel, the Girard-Perregaux chrono hawk only watch declares its bold identity. hints of red on the dial and the strap underline its attachment to the only watch charity auction.

FRÉdÉRIqUE CONSTANT double Heart Woman Set

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Unique lady Automatic Double heart beat timepiece with a dazzling 19 carat rose gold case “pavé” with sparkling diamonds and “only watch 2013” hand engraved on the case back. Presented in a specially designed leather gift box.

The successful bidder will also be receiving a matching three-piece jewellery set: a delicate and attractive pendant, bracelet and matching pair of earrings. All three pieces are finished in the same 18-carat rose gold, creating the perfect ensemble for that special evening out."

dEWITT Twenty-8-Eight High jewellery Skeleton Tourbillon 43 mm white gold case set with baguette-cut and brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 3.7cts). mechanical and skeletonised manually wound movement integrating a Tourbillon manufactured by Dewitt.

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delacour Red Dots deLaCour's Red Dots timepiece is a way to acquire elegance and sobriety, maintaining sportsmanship and deLaCour's unique sense of style.

de bethune Skybridge De Bethune star‐studded sky in blued mirror-­ polished grade 5 titanium encrusted with white gold and diamond stars representing the sky of ­November 19, 1857, the establishment of the ­National Monegasque Feast Day by Prince Charles III. Upon coming to the throne in 2005, Prince ­Albert decided to maintain the November 19th ­national holiday date, Saint Rainier’s Feast Day, in memory of his father.

cyrus Kambys model The very first timepiece of the Kambys collection will be donated to ONLY WATCH 2013. Timepiece with manual double barrel winding and a seven-day power reserve. The movement (290 ­components, 50 rubies) is a 100% in-house manufacture ­movement, created under the aegis of renowned, award-winning Swiss watchmaker Jean-François Mojon.

corum Ti-Bridge 3-Day Power Reserve This unique piece offered in a two-tone ­titanium and red gold case features an engraving of ­A sclepius and his snake-entwined staff, the ­symbol of ­medicine – an allegory celebrating the work of the Monaco Association against Muscular D ­ ystrophies.

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chronoswiss The Three Apes Unique mechanical wristwatch combining the high arts of skeletonizing, fire enameling and guilloche main, featuring a dial dedicated to the theme of “The Three Apes” handcrafted with guilloche ­décor and transparent enamel, as well as a manually wound movement skeletonized by hand.

christophe claret X-TREM-1 Pinball A flying tourbillon watch equipped with a ­retrograde hours and minutes display system that is radically different from existing watchmaking conventions. Two tiny metal balls, isolated within grilled sapphire tubes on the left and right sides of the caseband magically move with no mechanical connection thanks to magnetic fields.

chopard Chopard, L.U.C Tourbillon Only Watch 2013 Edition The one-of-a-kind platinum tourbillon features an exclusive hand-engraved dial and movement and is equipped with the 9-day power-reserve L.U.C Calibre 02.17-L. Ref. 161929-9001. The ­motif ­representing DNA chromosomes serves as a ­reminder of the reason behind this charity ­auction: to support research on Duchenne ­muscular ­dystrophy.

chanel Chanel, Première Flying Tourbillon Movement exclusively developed for Chanel by ­Renaud et Papi (APRP SA).

High feminine complication, this flying tourbillon decorated with the motif of the camellia, a tribute to Mademoiselle Chanel’s favorite flower, beats away discreetly and almost secretly at the heart of the Première watch. Having no upper bridge, the ­carriage decorated with a camellia appears to be rotating in a weightless state. Unique ­edition in 18-carat white gold set with 169 diamonds (~2.20 carats) with a black high-tech ceramic bezel ­exclusively created for Only Watch.

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bREGUET Classique Chronograph openworked 5284 Designed in the 1940s by Albert Piguet at the lémania workshops, the calibre ch 27 undecorated movement quickly won a reputation for its endurance and reliability. Today, breguet brings this movement to life again by offering it a unique design. The case of reference 5284 in 18-carat yellow gold is decorated with fine fluting on the caseband, reflecting breguet’s first timepieces.

The open-tipped hands designed around 1783 by the brand’s founder enhance the overall beauty of the movement entirely engraved by hand, which can be admired through a sapphire crystal.

blANCpAIN Women, Only Watch 2013 This one-of-a-kind model features mother-of-pearl marquetry, diamonds and engraving associated in a ladies' watch equipped with a self-winding movement. on its dial, the 12 diamond hour-markers surround a white mother-of-pearl dove fluttering against a blue mother-of-pearl sky. The white gold case is set with two rows of diamonds, while the oscillating weight visible on the back is handengraved with the silhouette of this symbolic bird, as well as the oNly wATch 2013 signature.

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lavish case fashioned from high-quality wood with six watches: the br01 horizon, Altimeter and Turn coordinator, created in 2012, and the br01 heading Indicator, Airspeed and climb, created in 2013. They are all inspired by instruments that are essential to aeronautical navigation and have, as their common and unique denominator, a touch of orange. orange is the ultimate color for aeronautical instrumentation due to its high level of legibility and capacity to make important information stand out through contrast. It is also a traditional color for bell & ross, which has used it on timepieces for the same reasons.

This exclusive box is designed to be a dashboard on which the vital instruments are laid out in a T for optimum legibility. It will give its possessor the impression of owning a piece of an aircraft cockpit.

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bACKES & STRAUSS The victoria princess Red Heart Watch A delicate sprinkling of rubies intersperse backes and Strauss’ trademark ‘ideal cut’ diamonds. These rubies have been carefully selected, not only due to their association with love and passion, but because they are said to represent vitality, energy and health, all of which are qualities that are integral to the only watch charity event.

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