Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo held its fourth annual charity auction on Thursday, 3 September 2026, during the Geneva Watch Days exhibition. Following some passionate bidding, the sale raised the grand total of CHF 115,500 for l’École d’Horlogerie de Genève, Switzerland’s oldest watchmaking school. All proceeds will be donated directly to the institution.
The sale featured 16 one-of-a-kind lots, each a unique object or exclusive experience that was generously donated by one of the brands participating in the Geneva Watch Days event, achieving an impressive total of CHF 115,500 under the hammer of Phillips auctioneer Aurel Bacs.
The top lot of the evening auction was a unique watch design by Konstantin Chaykin, which achieved CHF 24,000.
Founded in 1824, l’École d’Horlogerie de Genève is among the world’s most respected institutions for horological education. Its distinguished alumni include Christophe Claret, Roger Dubuis, Franck Muller and Rexhep Rexhepi.
The complete sum of CHF 115,500 raised during the sale will go to the Pierre Amstutz Fund, a non-profit organization named after the former director of the Geneva School of Watchmaking. The fund provides scholarships for watchmaking and micromechanics apprentices who face financial hardship.
Since its inception, the Geneva Watch Days × Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo charity auction has raised CHF 519,400 across four editions.
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