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Lot 38
F.P. JOURNE, CHRONOMETRE BLEU, A TANTALUM MANUAL-WINDING WRISTWATCH
CASE NUMBER: No.2 – 387CB
Closed27 October 2021
Price Realised
USD 87,500
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Specialist note
The Chronometre Bleu was launched in 2009 and was aimed at a new generation of watch connoisseurs. It’s choice of materials made it an unusual option in the dress watch category and it has been a runaway success for the brand, what with a waiting list of buyers that runs into years.
The case was made from tantalum, a heavy metal with greyish-blue tones that’s harder to machine than platinum and gold. This combined with a distinct chrome blue dial gives the watch its name – Chronometre Bleu. The watch is powered by Cal. 1304, designed and manufactured in-house by F.P. Journe, and is made of solid 18k rose gold.
The case was made from tantalum, a heavy metal with greyish-blue tones that’s harder to machine than platinum and gold. This combined with a distinct chrome blue dial gives the watch its name – Chronometre Bleu. The watch is powered by Cal. 1304, designed and manufactured in-house by F.P. Journe, and is made of solid 18k rose gold.