After a drawn-out controversy, much of it playing out on social media, the Only Watch auction that had been scheduled for November 2023 was finally took place in Geneva today.Â
As we reported last month, during the delay the Only Watch organization completed a financial audit and revised its structure and governance. Meanwhile, 16 brands that had been slated to participate in this edition of Only Watch – including Audemars Piguet, Tudor, Chopard, and Biver – dropped out. Still, 47 pieces remained in the sale, headlined by the unique Patek Philippe 6301A Steel Sonnerie Minute Repeater, Rexhep Rexhepi’s Chronometre Antimagnétique, and unique submissions from Bulgari, Genta, Journe, Richard Mille, as well as indies like Petermann Bedat/Auffret, Voutilainen, and Grönefeld.Â