After a swift battle between a Hong Kong and a Thai collector on the Net, and an American collector on the phone, the unique MB&F HM2 piece, created with artist Sage Vaughn, was sold 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. 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.
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