Live Auction 1417Rare Watches Including Nautilus 40 Part II
F.P. Journe. A very fine and very rare platinum tourbillon special edition wristwatch with constant force winding, power reserve, deadbeat second, box and certificate
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F.P. Journe. A very fine and very rare platinum tourbillon special edition wristwatch with constant force winding, power reserve, deadbeat second, box and certificate

Signed F.P. Journe, Invenit et Fecit, Remontoir d'Egalité avec Seconde Morte, Tourbillon Souverain, Black Label model, no. 680-TN, circa 2011

Closed14 November 2016

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CHF 106,250

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F.P. Journe. A very fine and very rare platinum tourbillon special edition wristwatch with constant force winding, power reserve, deadbeat second, box and certificate
Signed F.P. Journe, Invenit et Fecit, Remontoir d'Egalité avec Seconde Morte, Tourbillon Souverain, Black Label model, no. 680-TN, circa 2011
MOVEMENT: manual, Cal. 1403, 18K pink gold, 26 jewels, visible one minute tourbillon carriage
DIAL: eccentric engine-turned silvered dial with Arabic numerals, blued steel "Journe" hands, screwed onto the matte black dial plate, fan-shaped power reserve display, subsidiary dial for the dead-beat second
CASE: large circular, glazed display back secured by six screws, 40 mm. diam.
SIGNED: case, dial, movement
STRAP/BUCKLE: platinum F.P. Journe bracelet, 18K white gold F.P. Journe deployant clasp, overall length of the bracelet approx. 190 mm.
ACCOMPANIED BY: F.P. Journe certificate of origin dated 2016, presentation box with outer packaging, instruction manual and polishing cloth.

Specialist note

In 2011, Francois Paul Journe created the very exclusive "Black Label" line, available in Geneva, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Boca Raton. The name "Black Label" refers to the black colour of the dial. Each boutique could order a maximum of only 12 pieces per year from among the Tourbillon Souverain, Chronomètre à Résonance, Chronomètre Souverain, Octa Réserve de Marche, Octa Calendrier, Octa Lune and Octa Automatique, but could only sell a maximum of two pieces per model. Prospective buyers of the Tourbillon Souverain model were required to be personally approved by Mr. Journe himself. To the best of our knowledge the present watch is only the second example of an F.P. Journe Black Label Tourbillon Souverain to be offered at auction.