Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006
LOT 154
Titanium "Chronomètre Souverain" F. P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Chronomètre Souverain", No. 05/20. Made in a limited edition of 20 examples in 2005 and sold exclusively at the F. P. Journe Tokyo flagship store. Sold on November 8, 2005. Very fine and extremely rare, titanium gentleman`s wristwatch with double-barrel movement, power reserve for 56 hours, subsidiary seconds and a 18K red gold F.P. Journe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted F. P. Journe box and the original Certificate.
HKD 110,000 - 140,000
USD 14,000 - 18,000 / EUR 11,000 - 14,000
Sold: HKD 200,600
C. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent titanium case
back secured by 6 screws, crown engine-turned with
?cordes de Marseille? pattern, sapphire crystals.
D. Rutheniumwith radial Arabic numerals in red on a plain outer
reserve, hobnail-pattern guilloché in the center, subsidiary
seconds dial between 7 and 8 o`clock, power reserve at 3
o`clock, outer minute track. Red gold ?Journe? hands.
M. Cal. 1304, an 18K red gold, ?fausses côtes? decoration,
double barrel, 22 jewels, straight-line lever escapement at
21,600 vibrations per hour, 4-arm balance with 4
adjustable timing weights, adjusted in 6 positions,
shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung
balance spring.
Dial, case and movement signed.
Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 8.5 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 1 |
As new |
Movement: 1 |
As new |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |
Notes
was born in Marseille in March 1957. In 1976 he graduated from the Paris Ecole d'Horlogerie, and two years later he began working in an antique watch restoration workshop in Paris. Journe's first workshop was in the rue de Verneuil in Paris. Among his exceptional early creations are: a tourbillon pocket watch in 1978; a planetary pocket watch in 1985; an automatic chronometer pocket watch in 1986; a "sympathique" clock for the House of Asprey in London.
François-Paul Journe has received many distinctions for his work, among them: the prize of the Fondation de la Vocation Bleustein-Blanchet in 1987; the "Balancier d'or" at the Madrid Watchmakers' Convention in 1989; the Gaia "Watchmaker of the Year" award from the Musée de l'Homme et du Temps, in 1994; the special "Grand Prix de l'horlogerie de Genève" prize of the jury in 2002; the "Grand Prix d'horlogerie de Genève" for men's watches in 2003; the "Gold Hand" Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix in 2004; and the prize for the watch of the year in Japan in 2005. In 2006, he was made "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres" by the French Minister of Culture.
In 2000, Journe established the workshop of his brand in Geneva, and in 2003 the Japanese branch of "Montres Journe" was opened.