A Watch Auction In Aid for the Australian Bushfires - Watch & Act!
An online charity auction has been organized by Time and Tide, the Australian watch blog, to provide aid for the bushfire crisis that is taking place in the south east of Australia. 100 percent of the proceeds from the sales of the watches will be donated to assist in fighting the fires that are running rampant.
To give you some perspective of the effects of the bushfires, let us go over some statistics.
As of January 14, 2020, 18.6 million hectares of bush has been burnt.
5900 buildings have been destroyed.
At least 34 humans have died.
480 million animals have been killed.
1/3 of all koalas in new south wales have been killed and a third of their habitat is gone.
The air quality rating is 11 times worse than the ‘hazardous' rating.
To say this is a crisis is definitely an understatement. The founder of Time and Tide, Andrew Mcutchen organized what watches will be auctioned off online. Of the 16, there are 2 unique pieces and 9 limited editions. The watches that will be auctioned are:
H Moser & Cie Pioneer Centre Seconds Limited Edition owned by U2 bass guitar player Adam Clayton
Hodinkee’s collaboration Oris Diver Sixty-Five Limited Edition
Bulgari Serpenti Tubogas 18k Yellow Gold
Longines Heritage Diver 1967
Hublot Unique Piece Classic Fusion for ‘Watch & Act’
Nick Hacko Mark 1 Limited Edition, #1 of 200
Zenith Unique Piece Pilot Rescue, Australian Rescue’
Oris James Morrison Academy of Music Limited Edition
Seiko Prospex SPB101J
Bausele Pilot All Black Limited Edition, #3 of 75
Frederique Constant Classics Index Automatic
Doxa Sub 200 130 Years Limited Edition, #17 of 130
Alpina Full Black 4 Manufacture Flyback Chronograph
Frederique Constant Manufacture Moonphase Fratello Exclusive Limited Edition of 29
Rado HyperChrome Ashleigh Barty Limited Edition, Engraved 1 of 123
Bell & Ross Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons BR 03-92 Green Arabic Steel
Montblanc Heritage Automatic
This type of auction is the perfect example of what a positive influence the watch community can have on global issues. To see more information on the auction, check out Time and Tide here.
Enjoy!
