Sleeper Hits in the Most Unique Watch Auction of the Year
It's not just Only Watch 2019’s top lots you want to be looking at this year.
Source: Hodinkee
Originally published by Stephen Pulvirent on Hodinkee.
Just yesterday, Only Watch dropped its collection of unique watches, all of which will be sold for charity on November 9, 2019, in Geneva (in partnership with Christie's). There are some brands that are perennial favorites at the bi-annual auction – Tudor, Patek Philippe, and F.P. Journe all come to mind – but there are also outstanding, under-the-radar watches up for grabs from other makers. Here are five of my favorite watches that haven't yet grabbed the headlines they deserve.
My love for the Chronomètre Contemporain from Akrivia is no secret. I've been pretty upfront about the fact that this is one of my favorite watches available today and one of the most compelling timekeepers I've seen in years. This unique piece takes the watch to a whole new level though. That the case is platinum is nothing special on its own, but this case is made by J.P Hagmann. If that name sounds familiar, it's because Hagmann was responsible for Blancpain's cases under Jean-Claude Biver's leadership (as he noted in Talking Watches) as well as many of the most important historic Patek Philippe reference. This is all-time pedigree stuff. And then there's the dial on this watch. Wow. It's a special blue-grey color of grand feu enamel with a grained finish and white enamel numerals. If it looks half as good in person as it does in pictures, this watch is a knockout.