A Phenomenal Result During the Only Watch Auction
On November 6th, at the charity auction Only Watch, the BOVET 1822 Miss Audrey Sweet Fairy ONLY WATCH achieved the incredible result of 225,000.00 CHF (including buyer’s premium), from a starting bid of 30,000 CHF.
Thank you to Only Watch for a great event and to the brands who participated, and thank you to the collector who outbid all the others. You helped a phenomenal charity make true advances in the fight against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. With Only Watch, we are all in this together.
Only Watch started in 2005 with 34 timepieces, and that first year it raised almost two million Euros. This year, there were 53 timepieces, and the total raised was a fantastic 30 Million CHF. In total, Only Watch has raised 100 Million CHF.
“Only Watch is a charity near and dear to my heart, and we always work hard to develop something new and unique for every edition,” says Mr. Pascal Raffy, owner, BOVET 1822. “We are pleased to participate and make this contribution to what I consider the most important charity in the entire watch industry.”
Discover the Timepiece
Miss Audrey Sweet Fairy Only Watch
Born in the mind and heart of Mr. Pascal Raffy, the owner of the House of BOVET for 20 years this year, the Miss Audrey Sweet Art ONLY WATCH takes pure sugar and transforms it – all with the goal of capturing the sweetness of love and the purity of a child’s spirit. For ONLY WATCH, BOVET has used this new technique with miniature painting to produce a lovely, magical Fairy, pairing métiers d’art with a child-like innocence.
A Great Cause
BOVET's proud history with ONLY WATCH
Only Watch is a every-two-year charity auction of unique timepieces, with 99% of the proceeds going directly to fund research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a genetic disorder primarily affecting young boys. BOVET 1822 has been involved in ONLY WATCH since its very beginning, donating a unique timepiece made specifically for the auction.
The Craftsmanship
The Process Behind using Sugar Crystals
Thanks to a technological developments, innovation in materials and processes, and the masterful art of miniature painting, Bovet revolutionizes the way we see sugar and watch dials. Two years in the research, development and testing stages, the idea of using pure sugar crystals for the dial was conceived of by Pascal Raffy, owner of Bovet 1822 for the past 20 years.
Discover the
Miss Audrey Sweet Art
Representing sweetness and purity, the sugar crystals covering the dial of the Miss Audrey Sweet Art represents a breakthrough in engineering innovation, materials, and miniature painting – all hallmarks of the House of BOVET.
