The 6^th edition of the biennial charity auction of unique timepieces sold on behalf of research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy will take place in November 2015 in Geneva, under the auspices of Aurel Bacs who is now in charge of the watchmaking department of the Phillips auction house. The official launch of the promotional world tour of the 2015 vintage will take place at the Monaco Yacht Show from September 23^rd to 26^th. An interview with the founder Luc Pettavino is available on the Only Watch section of worldtempus.com

Horological tributes

Organized by the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie in collaboration with the Julius Baer bank, this year’s Hommage au Talent et Hommage à la Passion awards were respectively handed to Henry-John Belmont, former CEO of Jaeger-LeCoultre and head of industrial production for the Richemont Group, and to watchmaking artisan Philippe Dufour.