The auction takes place at 2.30 pm in the Salle des Nations of the Hotel des Bergues. Opportunity to discover the watches that will be on sale November 8 and 9 at the Hotel des Bergues in the Royal Suite from 10am to 18pm.
Every two years, the Only Watch association organizes an auction of watches of major watch brands in favor of research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy. For its 7th edition, the students of the Chair in Watch Design at HEAD Genève have created a unique piece of art, for the Agenhor watch AgenGraphe chronograph. It will go on sale November 11, 2017 at the Hotel des Bergues. This table chronograph project for Agenhor was conducted in collaboration with Only Watch. It gave rise to a workshop with students led by Valérie Ursenbacher, head of the Chair in Watchmaking Design, by Jean-Marc Widerrecht, CEO of Agenhor SA, Meyrin and Serena Trabalza . Among the seven projects in the competition, the selected student project entitled "Carpe Diem" is that of Bérénice Noel and Florian Wicki. "Carpe Diem" features an innovative chronograph movement, housed in a transparent ball, magnifying the beauty of the movement. It has been named in honor of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who live life to the fullest despite their illness. The sphere is presented in an angular box, symbolizing the need to protect what is precious.
The Carpe Diem table clock chronograph Only Watch 2017 pièce unique has been designed with the students of HEAD, the Geneva University of Art and Design. The concept and design by Bérénice Noël and Florian Wicki was selected from among the seven projects submitted. The innovative chronograph movement is housed in a transparent ball, magnifying the beauty of the movement. It was christened Carpe Diem as a reference to the vibrant personality and dreams of the children with Duchene muscular dystrophy, who live life to the fullest despite their illness.
The Carpe Diem table chronograph features a fully digital indication of time: five coaxial disks display the time and chronograph indications through the frosted Plexiglas center piece of the sphere: two outer disks display hours and minutes, while three inner disks respectively display chronograph hours, minutes and seconds. The magnificent sphere is presented in an angular box – a metaphorical way to emphasize the need to protect what is precious.