Dear Friends,
On Thursday September 24th evening, after a pretty Homeric but swift battle between a Hong Kong and a Thai collector on the Net, and an American collector on the phone, our HM2 piece unique created with artist Sage Vaughn went for 85'240 USD at the Monaco Only Watch auction ! It's new home is now Hong Kong !
The Only Watch charity auction, which has been created to fund research against muscular dystrophy, collected over 2,3 million Euros during this exceptional sale !
The Piece Unique HM2 created with Sage Vaughn featured a bright blue butterfly trapped in a movement surrounded by barbed wire. The timepiece also features the full gamut of HM2's indications: Instantaneous Jumping Hour, Concentric Retrograde Minutes, Retrograde Date, Bi-Hemisphere Moon-Phase plus Automatic Winding.
This emotionally charged piece, a one-of-a-kind interpretation of Horological Machine N°2, was signed by famed American artist Sage Vaughn. I wanted to work with Sage on this project because his paintings of gaily dressed children and bright birds or butterflies against bleak urban backgrounds had the tension between affirmation of life and a sense of desperation that I thought important and wanted to convey. Sage, a young artist whose solo shows have won widespread critical acclaim, has fought and conquered his own demon – a seven-year heroin addiction – and the pain of that struggle is felt in the emotional power of his work. Sage not only immediately agreed to work with us on this project; his enthusiasm and dedication were a driving power to its completion.
We owe a big thank you to Sage for having contributed his precious time, energy and creativity to this amazing project. And of course special thanks to all the Friends of MB&F who made the crafting of this special piece possible.
The MB&F adventure continues, so get ready for many more surprises to come !
With our very best regards,
Maximilian Büsser
Founder & CEO
