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Auctions are best suited to the sale of unique items that aren’t otherwise available on the market. For that reason, I always look forward to the interesting watches that are donated to the Only Watch auction series which is currently being run by the auction house Christie’s. Only Watch is an event that we’ve covered a lot over the years on aBlogtoWatch, and the next installment of this biennial auction sale will happen in Geneva on November 11th, 2017.

The Only Watch auction series isn’t as strong an event as it used to be, but its main theme continues to be respected. The idea is that watch brands submit unique watches made especially to be donated and sold at the auction. These are unique prototypes or are the first in a limited-edition series. The proceeds (minus all sorts of fees, I am sure) are to be given to Association Monegasque Contre le Myopathies (AMM) whose goal is to fund medical research to help treat a form of muscular dystrophy.

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Only Watch is only as strong as the watches which are donated by watch brands. These are tax write-offs as well as a way to get publicity and an ego boost. Brands love to see their products go under the gavel and get bought up by collectors. With that said, there is nothing to stop brands from bidding on their own watches either directly or via a proxy. So, in my opinion, the actual numerical value of what the watches end up going for at the auction should be taken with a grain of salt. That same philosophy should be applied to the results of any auction, as they merely represent what one buyer, who happened to be present, was willing to do on that day.

This year, Only Watch decided to debut all of the watch auction lots on the same day, which is a departure from their more traditional tactic of slowly releasing watches over a several-week or several-month period. Nevertheless, certain brands didn’t quite get their acts together and get stuff done on time. I will go into that a bit more below. Another semi-new element to the auction is that many of the auction lots include an experience such as a trip or special meeting – along with the watch, of course. These experiences (which are not attached to all the lots, should help liven up the bidding quite a bit when the experiences prove as interesting as the timepieces.

A total of 49 lots will be auctioned off during the event in November that, unfortunately, won’t be able to benefit from the glitz of having an event in Monaco itself. With that said, the watches (well, the complete ones) will be traveling around the world “on tour” so that potential buyers can check them out. Click the link above to see if you are in one of the nine cities that will have the watches there for a few days at a time starting at the end of September 2017.

In the video that is embedded in this article, you can hear myself and David Bredan talk about all 49 of the watches/clocks. We spend just a few moments on each in order to bring you our take. This year’s lots aren’t bad as wearable items, but leave much to be desired when it comes to actually being interesting or unique. Allow me to go over some of the most interesting and important lots from Only Watch 2017. For a full list of the watches along with technical specifications and auction price estimates check out the watches at the Only Watch website.

Patek Philippe always uses this occasion to release a one-of-a-kind version with a titanium or steel case of an existing watch they produce or have produced. This year’s model is a bit more on the conservative side, but is very high-end and will easily be the auction’s top lot with a price that is almost guaranteed to be over a million dollars. The watch is the Patek Philippe 5208T-010, which is a version in titanium on a blue cordura strap of their perpetual calendar chronograph minute repeater. At 42mm wide, this is among the larger timepieces that Patek Philippe makes – and of course, it is considered to be a “grand complication,” which means it is far more exclusive than more standard Patek Philippe products. The 5208 is a really nifty Patek Philippe, and this version – like all the titanium or steel models for Only Watch – will be coveted by collectors.

Audemars Piguet offers a blue-dialed version of its all black ceramic Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar as the reference 26599CE.OO.1225CE.01. Audemars Piguet also points out that the caseback and the oscillating weight (rotor) on the movement are also ceramic – which I believe is a first for the ceramic Royal Oak models. It will go for a fair amount of money, but nothing mind-blowing, in my opinion. This is just another uncommon (in this instance, unique) watch for one of the world’s many Audemars Piguet fans.

For Baselworld 2017, Arnold & Son unveiled yet another masterfully skeletonized watch which carries the brand’s conceptual DNA forward. The Arnold & Son DBG Skeleton is the newest addition to the DBG (Double-Balance GMT) collection that we reviewed the first, non-skeletonized version of in greater detail here back in 2013. For those unfamiliar with this particular piece, it has essentially two motions which share a winding system, housed in 1 watch. Skeletonized, this view looks incredible and is the perfect illustration of Arnold & Son’s relentless progress.First, a little bit more about Arnold & Son’s DBG system. Every time display is powered by its own barrel, with its own gear train, escapement, and equilibrium, while sharing one winding system. Even though this isn’t always unprecedented, due to the offsets of the shared elements when compared with the independent parts, it isn’t always pretty, and rarely skeletonized. But with all the DBG Skeleton, we see almost perfect symmetry on the dial and caseback.The unusual nature of the in-house A&S1309 movement allows for a few added mechanical and practical advantages. For example, because of the distinct barrel, gear train, and escapement/balance, the GMT function comprises a “moments” hand instead of the standard 24-hour counter only. Each time zone screen from the Arnold & Son DBG Skeleton can be put to incremental quarters of the hour. So for some Indian, Australian, and Canadian time zones which are off by half-hours, for instance, the watch may account for that. Moreover, the Equation of Time display at 12 o’clock decides the gap between each screen, in addition to whether it’s night or day in the next time zone. The A&S1309 beats at 21,600bph and comes with a 40-hour power reserve.

The last Only Watch auction was the first that Tudor participated in, and even though their watch was among the lowest when it came to the auction estimate, it went for a really high price. Once again, Tudor comes to Only Watch with a small change on an existing model which is a lefty version with an olive green bezel and dial of the Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze. They call it the Black Bay Bronze One, and it is the reference 7925/001. It isn’t the most amazing thing in the world, but it is pretty and it should attract a price likely several times what the stock Black Bay Bronze goes for. With the Tudor watch comes the experience of being invited to the Tudor headquarters in Geneva – a place that is normally not open to guests.

Ulysse Nardin’s Only Watch 2017 entrant isn’t all that original either, but pleasant enough, with a steel-cased version of the Marine Tourbillon known as the Ulysse Nardin Marine Tourbillon Only Watch. It has the same type of engraved and then blue enamel painted dial as this Ulysse Nardin Classic watch – so it should be truly striking in person. I would love one of these if I had the money.

I have a feeling that the second most valuable watch at Only Watch 2017 will be the piece submitted by F.P. Journe. Interestingly enough, there are two watches in the auction with movements produced by F.P. Journe’s Geneva factory. The F.P. Journe Chronographe Monopoussoir Rattrapante (chronograph monopusher split second) is likely going to be very nice looking in person. It begins with a unique tantalum case that is 44mm wide (bigger than pretty much anything F.P. Journe makes) and has a dial that is “blue chrome” with orange and yellow accents. The watch’s movement is further extremely beautiful being the caliber 1517 and was apparently developed just for the Only Watch 2017 auction. That makes it one of the few unique movements for the event. This watch has “half a million bucks” written all over it.

Top 10 My First Grail Watch: Sebastien Chaulmontet Of Arnold & Son Replica Wholesale Suppliers

A followup to the Tourbillon Chronometer No. 36 declared during Baselworld 2017, this new version presents dark gray and rose gold tones which serve to enhance the visual beauty and complexity of a watch that showcases the newest technical art. More importantly, the watch comes with a new stainless steel case with anthracite DLC coating to attain the pronounced gunmetal look. Though the inspiration for the watch is arguably among the most important classical timepieces from the new history, this model is far more modern in its execution and design.The original “Arnold 36” chronometer wasn’t just the initial pocket watch by John Arnold to utilize a bigger movement with the “T” equilibrium, but also the first to be called a “chronometer” because of its exceptional timekeeping capabilities. This was, of course, prior to the COSC affiliation that phrase is well known for today. Rather than fully replicate the piece visually, however, Arnold & Son has created something spectacular and modern with a movement that essentially takes place of the dial completely. Aside from the Arnold 36 chronometer, Arnold & Son is also paying tribute to the older English gunsmith convention, which is closely related to traditional watchmaking and shares many common methods.

Once set, the precision should hold for 122 decades, and an easy adjustment will ensure it for another 122 decades. The hand-wound movement is an Arnold & Son manufacture A&S1512 that beats at 21,600 bph using a 90-hour power reserve. As if the case back were not beautiful enough, the C?tes de Genève shown throughout the movement is just lovely.The Arnold & Son HM Dual Hemisphere Perpetual Moon comes with either a black or brownish hand-stitched alligator strap and is guaranteed to catch the attention of many a watch buff. The Arnold & Son HM Dual Hemisphere Perpetual Moon watch is priced at $30,500. When trying to fix a problem, the start is always a fantastic place to start. That is precisely the procedure followed by Arnold & Son in their endeavor to eliminate isochronal error from among the newest bits, the Arnold & Son Continuous Force Tourbillon. Arnold & Son’s heritage is present in the heritage of John Arnold and his son, two of the greatest watchmakers to come from England. Having packed off his son to learn in the back of the Swiss maestro, Arnold turned his attentions to the problem of these times: the pursuit for chronometric accuracy at sea.

Welcome back to an original aBlogtoWatch feature, “My First Grail Watch.” In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we’re speaking with Sebastien Chaulmontet, who heads the movement team at Arnold & Son. You’ll also note that he’s an avid collector enamored with chronographs, just like many of us.

At 12 o’clock is a day/night indicator for both GMT time and home time, using matching skeletonized and stuffed palms to tell them apart. The bottom half of the indicator is darkened, which aids the visual representation of the “nighttime” part of this disk. I really do wish the Arnold & Son logo was located elsewhere however, as its place interrupting the moments monitor at 12 o’clock could make exact time-setting difficult. Another niggling issue I discovered was that the next hand counterweight closely emulates the look of the home time palms, which can sometimes cause a moment of confusion when you glance down and watch three hands pointing at that dial. In an perfect world, I would have loved to see the minute hands on each dial stretched just a bit further to correctly get to the minute track, along with the hour hands shortened a tad to not overlap the hour mark, but that is a little aesthetic qualm which doesn’t impact utility.On the reverse side of this Arnold & Son DBG Skeleton, the bottom plate of this manufacture bore A&S1309 is revealed. The motion is made from nickel silver (also called German silver or Maillechort, an alloy of aluminum, nickel and zinc) that has been rhodium-plated and embellished with C?tes de Genève. The wheels are satin-finished and provide a contrasting three dimensional texture into the base plate, and between the chamfered edges of these bridges, the golden gear train could be viewed. The movement is hand wound of course, which contributes to its thinness in a mere 3.9mm. It features 42 jewels and offers a 40 hour power reserve while the double balances oscillate at 21,600vph, or 3Hz. That is definitely a highly refined motion, but in contrast to the thickness of detail offered by this skeletonized dial, the reverse side of the movement almost feels like a letdown.

aBlogtoWatch (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?

Sebastien Chaulmontet (SC): I am head of movement development at Arnold & Son, and I am also part of the design team.

ABTW: When did your fascination with watches start?

Sebastien Chaulmontet: As a child; I was 10 years old. I bought my first vintage watch (a simple ladies’ Omega) at a flea market. I wanted to give it to my mother for her birthday. It cost me 10 CHF at the time (around USD 10) and I still remember the day and place where I bought it. My mother still has the watch today and she remembers fondly that I bought my first watch for her.

ABTW: That’s a great bit of family history there. Let’s turn the focus more towards your collection – what was your first grail watch?

One of the greatest issues when it comes to precision is moderating the supply of electricity to the regulating organ of the timepiece (in this case, the tourbillon featured at the lower right quadrant of the dial). The mainspring, for example every component of this size, is vulnerable to certain molecular inconsistencies acquired during the creation procedure. Any internal or external inconsistency could lead to a fluctuation of power delivered into the gear train. And that is before one even considers the extreme drop-off in torque once the mainspring satisfactorily uncoils. As the mainspring winds down, the total amount of power delivered into the escapement dips. This can potentially play havoc with the timekeeping, so Arnold & Son have tried to remove this error by installing a “constant-force” mechanism. The modern incarnation of the business that lay dormant for over a century is doing what it is to reconnect with the source of its inspiration.Practically speaking, this component takes the location of a fuseé, which is an age-old continuous force complication we have seen on aBlogtoWatch very recently in the new Zenith Academy Georges Favre-Jacot Anniversary piece (read the review here), for example. To compensate for the inevitable drop-off in electricity generated with a single barrel at a standard set-up, Arnold & Son have started out with two gaseous barrels in string. The first barrel forces the equipment train, while the second barrel tops up the torque of the first if it drops below an optimal level. But their invention does not stop there.

Sebastien Chaulmontet: I had been searching for years for a vintage Angelus Chrono-datoluxe, the first ever chronograph with a big date.

ABTW: What drew you to this particular watch?

Sebastien Chaulmontet: I am a chronograph collector and I have always been attracted to Angelus as it was a real manufacture. This watch is particularly rare and a must-have for any chronograph collector.

Though the contemporary Arnold & Son is currently owned by the Citizen Group and continues to be revived in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the legacy of precision timekeeping, progress in escapement technology, and Breguet’s influence can nevertheless be felt with this timepiece. The Arnold & Son DBG Skeleton basically combines two motions, each using their own barrel, gear train, escapement, and balance, combined with a single winding system and a single centralized second hand. Both dials for home time and GMT are powered with their own dedicated motions, permitting each to be placed independently via a dual crown system at 3 and 9 o’clock. Coolness factor aside, this also has a practical advantage in being able to place GMT time into the moment, which can be particularly beneficial when dealing with time zones cancel by 30 minutes such as parts of India, Australia, and Canada.In contrast to the non-skeletonized variant of this Arnold & Son DBG we analyzed before, this incarnation sacrifices some legibility in order to better display that beautifully symmetrical movement. A ring of smoked sapphire crystal glass is used for each dial to help bring the numerals more into focus against the busy backdrop without completely obscuring it, which is a smart move. GMT time can also be differentiated via the dial’s use of skeletonized hands and Roman numerals, compared to the Arabic numerals and solid hands featured on the house time dial. Unlike the last version, the hands on the Arnold & Son DBG Skeleton are gilded instead of blued, which is visually a nice complement to the vulnerable equilibrium wheels but also makes them difficult to view at a glance.

ABTW: Was there ever a time in your life when you could afford it – and if so, did you get it?

Sebastien Chaulmontet: Yes, absolutely, I could and did buy it. I even bought some additional versions later on.

ABTW: Do you still have it, or have you moved on to something else?

Sebastien Chaulmontet: Of course, I still have it as part of my collection. As a collector the search/quest never ends, and I continue to collect other vintage chronographs.