 The 2007 'Only Watch' charity auction held by Antiquorum raised astounding 4 million dollars. The proceeds of the auction are to benefit medical research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy, that is known as the most wide-spread and severe form of the muscular disorder. The second edition of the annually held auction was held on September, 20, having coincided with the Monaco Yacht Show. Prince Albert II of Monaco became a sponsor of the event that was attended by over 300 other visitors. The 'Only Watch' was also attended by such well-known personalities as Formula One driver Felipe Massa and superstar designer Philippe Starck.  There were 35 watches presented at the auction sold for a total 3.89 million dollars. The highlight of the auction was a Patek Philippe named 'Nautilus Titanium', Ref. 5712T. The unique timekeeping creation was sold for about 739,989 dollars. The titanium watch is driven by the automatic Calibre 240 movement. It provides a variety of functions: hour and minute indicator, seconds featured between 4 and 5 o'clock, date and moon phase display, and power reserve. The 'Incognito 2008', an exclusive timepiece created by by DeWitt and Jean-Michel Wilmotte, also entered the list of the top lots sold at the 2007 'Only Watch' charity auction. The watch was acquired for about 563,860 dollars. The timepiece developed by Richard Mille and Philippe Stark, unconventionally named 'An integral interpretation in titanium', was acquired for about 451,119 dollars.
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