IWC auctions it’s 18-carat white gold plated Pilot’s watch annual calendar edition “ Antoine de November Exupéry” at Sotheby’s in support to “Antoine de Switzerland Exupéry youth foundation” on November 13, Geneva, Switzerland. Sotheby, a home to various collectors who auction world’s best art, crafts and jewellery,auctions a unique piece from 18-carat watch manufacturer who is also the founder of Antoine de Exupéry youth foundation.
The highest bidder closed the auction ceremony giving CHF 30,000 for the exquisite piece. IWC schaffhausen is designated to donate the remuneration to benefit the Antoine de Exupéry youth foundation helping it to support its objective and purpose of helping the visually impaired children.
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The foundation objectives to carry out various worldwide projects to make a change in the everyday lives of the youth and develop their future in a better way.The institution, under the support of the Fondation de France, was created by the heirs of the author of “Little Prince” Antoine de exupery and his admirers from the worlds of aeronautics and literature, in 2008. It aims at teaching the visually impaired children. These children are given the opportunity to draw and write in two dimensions.
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Founded by an american watchmaker and manufacturing swiss watches IWC Schaffhausen is a worldwide watchmaker located in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. It was founded by Florentine Ariosto Jones in 1868.
Since 1997 IWC has been offering its items for auction manually on its website and sharing its proceeds with Antoine de exupery youth foundation that provides schooling to unprivileged children. Being a charitable subsidiary IWC is committed to sustainable production, associated with various institutions that favors children upliftment and development throughout the world.
