2023-10-13 09:33:44
On November 5, more than sixty unique timepieces will be auctioned in Geneva in support of medical research. This biannual initiative launched by Luc Pettavino is celebrating its 10th edition.
Before being a story regarding timepieces, the Only Watch charity sale is first and foremost a story of the heart. Born in 2005, in Monaco, under the patronage of Prince Albert II, these auctions were imagined by Luc Pettavino to finance research into the illness from which his son, Paul, suffered. “This is a biennial charity sale of unique pieces, in support of research into a therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a genetic disease,” explains her daughter, Tess Pettavino, now in charge of Only Project, which brings together all the research projects of the Monegasque Association once morest Myopathies.
In ten editions, this unique concept has accomplished the feat of raising nearly 100 million euros. “We are reaching a key milestone, with the launch of a phase I clinical trial on a therapy entirely developed with Only Watch funds, she rejoices. It’s very exciting, but we’re always careful regarding how we communicate the hope that we…
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