October 2, 2009 at 3:17 pm
MB&F HM2 was bought on the OnlyWatch charity auction
The watch collectors’ world never lack of news. After a swift battle between a Hong Kong and a Thai collector on the Net, recently there was an auciton took place at the Monaco OnlyWatch, an American collector on the phone, the unique MB&F HM2 piece, created with artist Sage Vaughn, was sold for $85′240. Its new home is now Hong Kong.
To establish fund reserch agains muscular dystrophy, the Only Watch charity auction has collected over 2,3 million Euros during this exceptional sale. Each year, the “Only Watch” auction features unique or one-off watches from a large array of watch makers that are auctioned off for charity. If the watches are part of a limited edition, they typically need to be the first watch off the line. Other watches are totally unique – ranging from special colors to completely different models.
Sage is a young artist whose solo shows have won widespread critical acclaim. He featured a bright blue butterfly into the Piece Unique HM2, trapped in a movement surrounded by barbed wire. From the offcial material, we can read more infomation about the watch : full gamut of HM2’s indications: Instantaneous Jumping Hour, Concentric Retrograde Minutes, Retrograde Date, Bi-Hemisphere Moon-Phase plus Automatic Winding.
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